Vauxhall 2010 Meriva, Owner'S Manual

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153 Driving and operation
Tyre condition, wheel condition
Driv e over edges slowly and at right angles
if possible. Driving over sharp edges can
cause tyre and wheel da mage. Do not trap
tyres on the k erb w hen parking.
Regularly check w heels for dama ge. Seek
the assista nce of a workshop if there is any
damage or unusual wear.
Tread d ep th
Check tread depth regularly.
For reasons of safety, tyres should be
replaced when their tread depth has worn
down to 2 to 3 mm (winter tyres: 4 mm).
The legally permissible m inimum tread
depth (1.6 mm) has been rea ched when
the tread has worn down as far as one of
the wear indica tors (TWI
1)
). A numb er of
wear indicators are spaced at equal
interva ls around the tyre within the tread.
Their p osition is indicated by markings on
the tyre sidewall.
9 Warning
If the pressure is too low, this ca n result
in considerable tyre warm-up and
internal dam age, lead ing to tread
separation and ev en to tyre blow-out at
high sp eeds.
1) TWI
=
T
read
W
ear
I
ndicator.