Opel Antara Owner's Manual page 152

152 Drivin g and operatio n
Tread dept h
Check tread depth regularly. Should the
front tyres show greater wea r than the rear
tyres, have both front wheels ex cha ng ed
with the rear wheels so that the tyres w ith
deeper tread are on the front ax le.
For information on how to change a wheel
- see page 179.
Check the tyre pressures - see p age 228.
For safety reasons, ty res should b e
replaced when their tread depth has worn
down to 2 to 3 mm. The leg al perm issible
minim um tread dep th (1.6 mm ) ha s b een
reached when the tread has worn down a s
fa r as one of the w ear indicators.
A number of wear indicators are sp aced at
equal interv als a round the tyre, within the
tread. Their position is indicated by
markings on the tyre sidewall.
General inform ation
N ote that the d anger of aquap la ning is
greater if the ty res are worn and if the tyre
pressures are not correct.
Tyres age, ev en if they are used only very
little or not at all. A spa re wheel which has
not been used for six y ears should be used
only in emerg encies: d riv e slowly w hen
using such tyres.
N ever fit used tyres the previous history
and use of which you do not know.