10.4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING / 10.5 TYRE ROTATION
10.4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND
BALANCING
NOTE
Wheel alignment and balancing are
important for safety and to optimize drive
range.
Check the wear on your tyres at least once a
month.
If your tyres are wearing unevenly, e.g. inside
shoulder of tyre wearing faster than rest of
the tread, or if you detect excessive vibration,
get your wheel alignment and balancing
checked immediately. These conditions not
only effect life of tyres but also adversely
affect handling characteristics of car.
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Tyres
Replacement of tyre is needed when:
1. Wear indicators are seen at three or
more places around tyre.
2. Cord / Fabric can be seen showing
through tyres rubber.
3. Tread or sidewall is cracked, cut, or
snagged deep enough to show cord or
fabric.
4. Tyre has a bump, bulge or split.
5. Tyre has a damage, puncture or cut, that
can't be repaired well because of size or
location of damage.
INDICATOR
LOCATION MARKS
TREAD WEAR
INDICATOR
10.5 TYRE ROTATION
For uniform tyre wear, rotate tyres periodically as
shown in figure. Purpose of tyre rotation at
specified intervals is to get best mileage from all
tyres in vehicle. First rotation is most important.
When rotating tyres, always use rotation pattern
as shown below. Make sure that wheel nuts are
tightened to specified 70Nm.
Vehicle Front
Spare Wheel
3
2
1
4