If you look after your tyres properly, they will perform well for many years, right until the day you need to replace them. You can look after your tyres with some very simple tyre maintenance:
1. checking tyre pressure
2. checking tyre treads
3. keeping your wheels aligned
4. maintaining good driving habits
5. not overloading your car
6. rotating your tyres
7. using seasonal tyres
In this guide we will touch on all of these points of tyre care in more detail. If you have noticed that your vehicle doesn’t handle or brake how it used to, you may need to take a bit of a closer look at your tyres and keep on top of your tyre care and maintenance.
Get into the habit of checking your tyre pressure regularly. Here’s why it’s important.
Ensure that your tyres wear evenly by having your tyres rotated every 10,000 to 12,000km, or every six months. Here’s how you do it.
Look at your tread wear patterns regularly. Here’s how you do it.
Regularly checking and maintaining your tyres will prolong their life, but all tyres will wear out eventually. Here’s when to replace them.
