| Periodically checking your tires is strongly | | | | steering wheel to the extreme right or left and check if |
| recommended to ensure full safety to you and your | | | | both the edges are equally worn. In case you notice |
| own car. Tires are fundamental for our safety but if | | | | tires are more worn on the inside or outside go to a |
| you ask someone how does he care of his tires he'll | | | | garage and let them know, they'll fix your tires |
| probably won't know what to answer if not "I just | | | | alignment. |
| replace them when they're worn out". | | | | Tires have wear bars: when the tread lugs are worn |
| This is not the best you can do for your safety: paying | | | | to the point that the wear bars connect across the |
| attention to your tires is just a matter of habits and | | | | lugs, your tires are fully worn and you should take |
| doesn't cost you a single buck, you should really be | | | | them out of service. |
| doing it. | | | | Tire Rotation |
| This is what you should do: | | | | Most tires have a rotation direction shown on the tire |
| Tire Pressure | | | | wall, make sure your mechanic mounted them |
| Tires should always be inflated as suggested on the | | | | correctly. |
| service book of your car. This will also make your tires | | | | Tires are made to rotate in that direction, opposed |
| last longer: driving with underinflated tires reduces the | | | | rotation could be dangerous in case of rain or high |
| contact area between the thread and the ground | | | | speed. |
| because the central part of the thread is pushed | | | | Rotate Front and Rear Tires |
| upwards so the edges will wear faster, moreover an | | | | Front tires wear quicker than rear ones due to steering |
| underinflated tire causes high fuel consumption and | | | | while parking and braking weight effect. This happens |
| produces vibrations and noise. Keeping your tires | | | | even more on front traction cars. Rotating them will |
| overinflated will cause the central part of the thread to | | | | make them last longer and in better shape, otherwise |
| wear faster. A correct inflation grants you and your | | | | you'll have your front tires fully worn and your rear |
| passengers the best safety in any standard driving | | | | ones still in good shape. You can to this yourself or go |
| condition. Tire pressure should be checked each 2-4 | | | | at your usual garage and have them do it for you. |
| weeks and before any long trip. | | | | Tires Storage |
| Tire Wall Damages | | | | If you own several tire sets you'll always have some |
| You should often check if your tires have damages on | | | | tires to store somewhere. Wrong storage can |
| the walls. These damages happen hitting the | | | | damage your tires. Store your tires in horizontal stacks. |
| pavement with a tire while parking. This can cause the | | | | If you store them vertical they will tend to get oval |
| tire wall to present bubbles and cuts. If your car has | | | | shape. |
| been exposed to hot and cold weather you could also | | | | As you can see there are few things to care of |
| find cracks: you might find cracks even if your tires are | | | | regarding tire maintenance, I hope you understand the |
| old; old tires should be replaced as a safety measure | | | | importance of tires in good conditions: imagine if one of |
| even if they have enough thread left. | | | | your tires exploded while you're driving on the highway |
| Tire Wear | | | | and think that you can do something to prevent it. |
| Make sure that your tires wear regularly: rotate the | | | | |