BMW X5 E53 owners manual page 136

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136nTire inflation pressures Tire condition Information for your safety moderate speeds and with only small The factory-approved radial tires are amounts of water on the road. matched to the vehicle and have been Do not drive on a deflated (flat) selected to provide optimum safety and tire. A flat tire greatly impairs driving comfort on your vehicle. steering and braking response, and can It is not merely the tire's service life, but lead to complete loss of control over also driving comfort and – above all else the vehicle. – driving safety which depend on the Avoid overloading the vehicle so that condition of the tires and the mainte- the permitted load on the tires is not nance of the specified tire pressure. 390de331 exceeded. Overloading leads to over- Incorrect inflation pressure is a frequent heating and causes damage inside the cause of tire damage. It also signifi- Tire tread – Tire damage tires. The ultimate result can assume cantly influences the roadholding ability Inspect your tires frequently for tread the form of a sudden air loss. of your BMW. wear, signs of damage and for foreign Unusual vibrations encountered during objects lodged in the tread. Check the normal vehicle operation can indicate a Check tire inflation pressures – tread pattern depth. flat tire or some other vehicle malfunc- including the spare wheel – regu- tion. The type of problem can be larly (refer to page 26), at least every Tread depth should not be allowed to caused by contact with curbs, etc. This two weeks and before beginning a go below 0.12 in (3 mm), even though is also true for irregularities in the longer trip. If this is not done, incorrect the legally specified minimum tread vehicle's handling characteristics, such tire pressures can cause driving insta-depth is 0.063 in (1.6 mm). Tread wear as a pronounced tendency to pull to the bility and tire damage, ultimately indicators (arrow) are embedded in the left or right. Should this occur, respond resulting in an accident.< base of the tire's tread. Their locations by immediately reducing your speed. are indicated by the legend TWI – Tread Wear Indicator – at various points on the tire's shoulder. When the tread reaches a depth of 0.063 in (1.6 mm), these indicators appear to signal that the tires have worn to the minimum legal level. Below 0.12 in (3 mm) tread depth, there is an increased risk of aquaplaning, even at relatively Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 416 - © 10/01 BMW AG

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