Step 1- Take A Look At The Owner’s Manual
In the owners’ manual or the inside of the driver’s side door you will find information concerning the pressure standard for cold tyre inflation for your type of car. Note that tyre inflation pressure may be higher in bigger and heavier vehicles and that front and back tyres may need different pressures so it is important that you consult the owners manual.
Step 2- Check Tyre Pressure
Having inaccurate air-pressure in your tyres can cause poor mileage, uneven wear, or a tyre blow-out. So in order to prevent any of this from happening to your tyres, it’s important to frequently check your tyres for adequate air-pressure. Check your tyre pressure at least once a month to ensure that you’re getting the most out of your tyres.
The best way to check your tyres for accurate air-pressure is by making sure the tyres are cold in temperature. Meaning that you haven’t driven your vehicle for more than 2km before you check. Carrying out a tyre air pressure check when your tyres are cold, ensures that the air in them hasn’t expanded from the heat, giving you a more accurate reading.
Once you have properly inflated all of the tyres on your vehicle, you can now carry out a series of tyre checks to determine the state of your tyres.
Check The Air Pressure On Your Tyres
Step 1- Find A Safe And Level Parking Area
Because this check requires you to walk around your vehicle a few times, try to park in a safe and leveled area away from traffic if possible. Make sure there is sufficient lighting so that you may be able to see your tyre threads clearly to determine whether you need to buy new tyres or not.
Step 2- Look For Things Embedded In Your Tyres
This could be nails, stones or debris. Note: Do not remove an embedded nail from your tyre without checking the state of your spare tyre first, try to determine if you can use your spare tyre as a replacement.
Step 3- Check Your Sidewalls & Threads
Look out at your tyre threads for deeply scuffed or worn areas, small slits, holes, bulges or bubbles. Do all of your tyres fit evenly and snuggly around your vehicles wheel rims?
Some tyres have tread-wear indicators. Normally, these bars of hard rubber are invisible but if they creep up across threads, that means that your tyres have been worn down to 1.5mm of its surface and that is the legal limit. If these tyre indicators are visible in two or three different places, with less than a 120 degrees of separation on the circumference of your tyre, its time to replace it.
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