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Information for your safety
Th e f a ctory- a p prov e d ra dial tire s are
m atc h e d to th e v e hicle a n d h a v e b e e n
s e l e ct e d to provid e o p tim u m s af e ty a n d
drivin g c o mf ort o n y o ur v e hicle .
It is n ot m erely th e tire's s ervic e lif e, b ut
als o drivin g c o mf ort a n d – a b ov e all
els e – d riving s af e ty th at d e p e n d o n th e
c o n ditio n of th e tire s a n d th e m ainte -
n a n c e of th e s p e cifie d tire pr e ss ur e .
In c orre ct inflatio n pre s s ure is a fre q u e nt
c a us e of tire d a m a g e . It also sig nifi-
c a ntly influ e n c e s th e ro a dh ol din g a bility
of yo ur B M W .
B e s ur e to c h e c k th e tire inflatio n
pre ssure – in clu ding th e s p a c e -
sa v e r s p are tir e – o n a re g ular b a sis, i. e.
at le a st t w i c e a m onth a n d b e fore
b e gin nin g a lo n g er trip. R ef er to
p a g e 2 8. If this is n ot d o n e , in c orre ct
tire p re ssure s c a n c au s e drivin g insta -
bility a n d tire d a m a g e, ultim at e ly
re s ultin g in a n a c cid e nt. <
Tire tread – tire damage
In s p e ct yo ur tire s fr e q u e ntly f or tre a d
w e ar, sign s of d a m a g e a n d for fore ig n
o bje cts lo d g e d in th e tre a d. C h e c k th e
tre a d d e pth.
Tre a d d e p th sh o uld n ot b e allo w e d to
g o b elo w 0. 1 2 in (3 m m), e v e n th o u g h
th e le g ally s p e cifi e d minim u m tre a d
d e pth is o nly 0 . 0 6 3 in (1. 6 m m). A t a
tre a d d e pth of 0. 06 3 in (1. 6 m m), tr e a d
d e pth in dic ators (arro w) in th e tre a d -
gro o v e b a s e in dic ate th at th e le g ally -
p ermis sibl e w e ar limit h a s b e e n
re a c h e d . B elo w 0. 1 2 in (3 m m) tr e a d
d e pth, th ere is a n in cre a s e d risk of
a q u a pla nin g, e v e n at rela tiv e ly
m o d e rate s p e e d s a n d with o nly s m all
a m o unts of w at er o n th e ro a d .
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D o n ot d riv e o n a d efla t e d (fla t)
tire . A flat tire gre atly im p airs
ste erin g an d bra kin g r e s p o ns e, a n d c an
le a d to c o m plete lo ss of c o ntrol ov er
th e v e hicle.
A v oi d o v erlo a din g th e v e hicl e so th at
th e p ermitte d lo a d o n th e tire s is n ot
e x c e e d e d . O verlo a din g c an l e a d t o
ov erh e atin g a n d in cre a s e s th e rate a t
w hic h d a m a g e d e v elo ps insid e th e
tire s. Y o u c o uld h a v e a blo w o ut a s a
re s ult.
U n u s u al vibratio n s e n c o u ntere d d urin g
norm al v e hi cle o p eratio n c a n in di c a t e
tire failure or so m e oth er v e hicle d ef e ct.
This is als o tru e f or irre gularitie s in th e
v e hicle's h a n dlin g c h ara ct eristic s, su c h
as a pro n ou n c e d t e n d e n c y to p ull to th e
left or rig ht. S h o uld this o c cur, re s p o n d
by im m e di at e ly re d u cin g y our s p e e d .
Pro c e e d c arefully to th e n e are st B M W
c e nt er or prof e ssio n al tire c e nter, or
h a v e th e v e hi cle to w e d in to h a v e it a n d
its tire s ins p e ct e d.
Tire d a m a g e (u p to a n d in clu din g blo w -
outs) c a n e n d an g er th e liv e s of b oth th e
v e hicle o c c u p a nts a n d oth e r ro a d
us ers. <
Tire inflation pressure Tire condition
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