Recommendations
Check tire pressure regularly (tab. 1). Maintaining nominal air pressure in tires provides the best combination of tire durability, handling and vehicle comfort.
We recommend using a foot pump with a built-in pressure gauge.
Every time you check the air pressure in the tires, carefully inspect them for mechanical damage to the tread and sidewalls, small stones, nails stuck in the tread, signs of severe tread wear. Pay special attention to the following tire defects:
- local swelling or bulging of the carcass in the tread area or on the sidewalls. A tire with a similar defect must be replaced;
- cuts, cracks or delamination of the sidewall frame. Replace the tire if the carcass cord is exposed.
In order for the tires to wear out evenly, rearrange the wheels every 10,000 km in accordance with the diagram in Fig. 1.
In addition, every 20,000 km, balance the wheels and check the alignment of the front wheels. To do this, contact a specialized workshop.
Pic. 1. Scheme of rearrangement of wheels
Table 1. Air pressure in tires, kgf/cm2
Tire size | 3 people in the cabin and cargo (comfort) | 3 people in the cabin and cargo (saving) | Full load | |||
Front wheels | rear wheels | Front wheels | rear wheels | Front wheels | rear wheels | |
205/60 R16, 215/60 R16, 215/50 R17, 225/45 R18, 235/40 R19 | 2,2 | 2,2 | 2,6 | 2,4 | 2,3 | 2,7 |
T115/70 R16 | 4,2 | 4,2 | 4,2 | 4,2 | 4,2 | 4,2 |
Note. On the central pillar of the body in the opening of the driver's door there is a sticker that indicates the air pressure in the tires at various vehicle loads.
1. Unscrew the cap from the valve.
2. Check tire pressure. To do this, reset the pressure gauge to zero by pressing a special button on the pressure gauge housing..
3.... connect a pressure gauge to the valve and press the valve spool with the tip of the pressure gauge.
Note. Air pressure should only be checked with cold tires. The tires can be considered cold if at least three hours have passed since the car was stopped, or if after a long parking of the car you have driven a distance of no more than 1 km. After driving a car for a distance of several kilometers, the tires will have time to heat up and the air pressure in them will increase by 30-40 kPa (0.3–0.4 kgf/cm2) compared to the cold state. This is not a malfunction. Do not reduce the air pressure in warm tires to bring it to the nominal value that is set for cold tires. Otherwise, the tires will run at reduced air pressure.
4. If the pressure is less than required, connect the tip of the pump hose to the valve and pump air, controlling the pressure on the pressure gauge on the pump.
5. If the pressure is more than required, press the special protrusion of the pressure gauge on the tip of the spool and release the air from the tire. Measure the pressure with a manometer. By repeating these operations, bring the pressure to normal.
Note. Remember to check the air pressure in the spare tire at the same time as checking the pressure in the other tires.
6. If you notice that the air pressure in the tires is constantly dropping, try tightening the spool with a cap with a key.
Note.
This is what the protective cap looks like A with key for tightening the spool and spool B wheel valve.
Attention! In order to avoid contamination of the spools, do not operate the vehicle without protective caps. If the caps have been lost, be sure to install new ones.
7. Apply liquid to the valve so that it fills the valve cavity. If bubbles continue to form and the spool cannot be tightened, replace it. If the replacement does not help, replace the valve.
8. Measure the residual tread depth with a caliper. If the tread depth is 1.6 mm or less, replace the tire.
9. If there is no caliper at hand, then the tread depth can be checked visually by tire wear indicators in the form of continuous transverse stripes that appear on the tread at its maximum wear.
Attention! The tires that the car is equipped with are equipped with wear limit indicators molded on the tread. With significant tread wear, smooth transverse strips about 10 mm wide appear on its surface, located with a certain step along the circumference of the tire. Their appearance indicates a decrease in the depth of the tread pattern to 1.6 mm. Worn tires do not provide sufficient grip when driving on wet road surfaces. Therefore, if three wear indicators are visible on the tread (or more than three), the tire must be replaced.
Indicator locations are marked on the sidewall of the tire with a triangle or letters «TWI».
10. Remove the decorative cap..
11.... and check the tightness of the wheel nuts and, if necessary, tighten them to 90 Nm.
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