How to maintain car tires in winter

The maintenance of tires is very important, because aside from driving skills and vehicle braking performance, as well as the vehicle’s auxiliary safety system, the tires of your car are in direct contact with the road and are tested, and their conditions and performance directly affect it. To every moment you drive in winter, then we can start with the winter tire inspection below.

The inspection of tires is particularly important. The inspection of winter tires

Ensure the inflation pressure. The temperature in winter is low. According to the principle of thermal expansion and contraction, winter car owners should appropriately increase the tire inflation pressure to reduce tire wear. However, if the tire inflation pressure is too high when driving on icy roads, it will affect the tires. Under normal circumstances, in the cold winter, use 10-15% higher than the standard inflation pressure. In addition, in the cold winter, the car should always check the tire inflation pressure. When the tire pressure is insufficient, please add it in time.

When driving in winter, ensure that the inflation pressure shows tire bulges, tire cracks, and tire cuts. Please replace or repair them in time. Pay special attention to the wear of the tread and tire edges. Early detection and replacement are beneficial to the safety of our winter travel. .

Pay attention to the condition of the tires. The traction and grip of the new tires and the old tires are very different. Those tires that are very worn, even winter tires cannot function on icy and snowy roads. Therefore, the tires should be replaced in time according to the wear and tear. The tire has a wear mark at the pattern depth of 1.6 mm. Under the premise of normal use, the tire wear reaches this raised area, which means that the tire needs to be replaced.

Pay attention to the degree of tire wear to control the driving speed. In the cold winter, if it is restarted after parking, because the tires are relatively rigid, it must be driven at a lower speed for a period of time after starting to drive at normal speed. Of course, driving in winter The most important thing is to control the driving speed, especially when driving on high roads, do not accelerate or brake suddenly, so as to ensure safety.

In winter, do not accelerate or brake to strengthen protection and cleaning. Pay attention to the cleaning of tires before and after driving in winter. Before driving, check whether the tire groove is covered by ice and snow. If it is, clean it up. If the ice in the tire is very hard, do not pry or pour water on the tire forcibly. Use normal temperature water to pour the tread surface of the tire. At the same time, check whether there are any foreign objects such as stones, iron blocks, nails, etc. in the tread groove. If so, clean up in time.

Clean the tires in time. In winter, the traction of narrow tires is greater than that of wide tires. When driving in snow, the traction of tires is not obtained by friction, but by the tire pattern going deep into the snow and getting into the ice and snow. On the contrary, the wide tire has a large contact area and a small pressure, and its tread pattern is difficult to penetrate into the ice and snow. How to choose the tire depends on the situation. If we really need it, we can choose winter tires or snow tires.

Pay attention to the choice of tires when driving in snow. In addition, when driving in winter, everyone will install snow chains in icy and snowy weather, but everyone must know that snow chains will damage the tires and shock absorbers. If your tires are flat, they will damage the wheels, If the tires are bulging, the life of the tires will be greatly reduced. Please pay attention to all car owners.

We can summarize, when driving in winter, we should pay attention to:

1. Proper tire pressure can ensure the safe driving of the vehicle.

2 Check the condition of the tires, and if they are damaged, they should be repaired or replaced in time.

3 Pay attention to the tire wear indicator, and replace the tire in time when the indicator exceeds the indicator.

4 Control the speed of the vehicle, do not accelerate or brake suddenly.

5 Before and after the trip, we must strengthen the cleaning of the tires, and pay special attention to the inspection of the tire pattern.

6 Choose the width of the tires according to the road conditions. If necessary, we can choose snow tires to travel.

Winter is the most demanding season for tire performance. In addition to paying attention to daily maintenance, it is recommended that the majority of car owners, especially those in northern China, should replace special winter tires for safety reasons when traveling in snow.

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