Tyre Wear Indicator And Wheel Replacement - Skoda Citigo Operating Instructions Manual

Tyre wear
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Tyre wear depends on the pressure, driving style, and other circumstances.
Attention to the following factors can reduce tyre wear.
Driving style
Fast cornering, sharp acceleration and braking increase the wear of your tyres.
Wheel balance
The wheels of a new vehicle are balanced. When driving, however, there are a
range of factors that may result in an imbalance. This may become apparent by
a "vibration" in the steering. If this is the case, have the wheels checked by a
specialist garage.
Have the wheels likewise rebalanced after replacing the tyres.
Setting the vehicle geometry
Incorrect wheel alignment at the front or rear leads to excess wear on the
tyres and impairs driving safety. With a distinct tyre wear pattern, we recom-
mend that you check the setting of the vehicle geometry in a specialist work-
shop.
WARNING
An incorrect wheel alignment at the front or rear impairs handling.
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Unusual vibrations or pulling of the vehicle to one side could be a sign of
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tyre damage. If there is any doubt that a wheel is damaged, immediately re-
duce your speed and stop! If no external tyre damage is evident, drive slow-
ly and carefully to the nearest specialist garage to have the vehicle
checked.
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General Maintenance

Tyre wear indicator and wheel replacement

Fig. 106 Principle sketch: Replace tire tread with wear indicators /
wheels
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Wear indicators
The base of the tread of the tyres contains has a 1.6 mm high wear indicator
» Fig. 106 - . In some countries, different tyre wear rates may apply.
Markings on the walls of the tyres through the letters "TWI", triangular sym-
bols or other symbols identify the position of the wear indicators.
Replacement of wheels
For uniform wear on all tyres, we recommend that you change the wheels ev-
ery 10 000 km according to the scheme
proximately the same life for all the tyres.
After a wheel has been replaced, the tyre pressure has to be adjusted.
In vehicles with tyre pressure monitoring, save tyre pressure
WARNING
You must have your tyres replaced with new ones at the latest when the
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wear indicators have been worn down.
Worn tyres impair necessary adhesion to the road surface, particularly at
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high speeds on wet roads. This could lead to "aquaplaning" (uncontrolled
vehicle movement – "swimming" on a wet road surface).
» Fig. 106- . You will then obtain ap-
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