Tyre Traction; Tyre Maintenance - Kia Carnival Manual

Maintenance
Compact spare tyre replacement (if
equipped)
A compact spare tyre has a shorter
tread life than a regular size tyre.
Replace it when you can see the
tread wear indicator bars on the
tyre. The replacement compact
spare tyre should be the same size
and design tyre as the one provided
with your new vehicle and should be
mounted on the same compact
spare tyre wheel. The compact
spare tyre is not designed to be
mounted on a regular size wheel,
and the compact spare tyre wheel is
not designed for mounting a regular
size tyre.
Wheel replacement
When replacing the metal wheels
for any reason, make sure the new
wheels are equivalent to the original
factory units in diameter, rim width
and offset.
WARNING
A wheel that is not the correct size
may adversely affect wheel and
bearing life, braking and stopping
abilities, handling characteristics,
ground clearance, body-to-tyre
clearance, snow chain clearance,
speedometer and odometer calibra -
tion, headlight aim and bumper
height.

Tyre traction

Tyre traction can be reduced if you
drive on worn tyres, tyres that are
improperly inflated or on slippery
road surfaces. Tyres should be
replaced when tread wear indicators
appear. Slow down whenever there
is rain, snow or ice on the road to
reduce the possibility of losing con -
trol of the vehicle.

Tyre maintenance

In addition to proper inflation, cor -
rect wheel alignment helps to
decrease tyre wear. If you find a
tyre is worn unevenly, have a pro -
fessional workshop check the wheel
alignment. Kia recommends to visit
an authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
When you have new tyres installed,
make sure they are balanced. This
will increase vehicle ride comfort
and tyre life. Additionally, a tyre
should always be rebalanced if it is
removed from the wheel.
Tyres and wheels
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