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meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standard No. 109. Grades B and A represent

higher levels of performance on the laboratory

test wheel than the minimum required by law.

The temperature grade for this tire is

established for a tire that is properly

inflated and not overloaded. Excessive speed,

underinflation, or excessive loading, either sep-

arately or in combination, can cause heat

buildup and possible tire failure.<

RSC – Run-Flat Tires

You will recognize Run-Flat Tires by a circular

symbol containing the letters RSC on the side of

the tire, page 104.

M+S

Winter and all-season tires.

These have better winter properties than sum-

mer tires.

XL

Designation for specially reinforced tires.

Tire condition

Inspect your tires regularly for tread wear, signs

of damage and for foreign objects lodged in the

tread. Check the tread depth.

Tread depth

The tread depth should not drop below 1/8 in/

3 mm, although, for example, European legisla-

tion only specifies a minimum tread depth of

1/16 in/1.6 mm. At tread depths below 1/8 in/

3 mm there is an increased risk of high-speed

hydroplaning, even when only small amounts of

water are present on the road surface.

Winter tires

When winter tires wear down past a tread depth

of 1/6 in/4 mm, they become perceptibly less

suitable for winter conditions. In the interest of

safety, new tires should be installed.

Minimum tread depth

Wear indicators in the base of the tread groove

are distributed around the tire's circumference;

the letters TWI, for Tread Wear Indicator, on the

tire's sidewalls identify tires that incorporate

these wear indicators. When tire tread is worn

down to the level of the wear indicators, the

remaining tread depth is 1/16 in/1.6 mm.

Tire damage

Please note that low-profile tires cause wheels,

tires and suspension parts to be more suscepti-

ble to road hazard and consequential damages.

Unusual vibrations encountered during normal

vehicle operation can indicate tire failure or

some other vehicle defect. This can, for exam-

ple, be caused by driving over curbs. The same

applies to any other abnormal road behavior,

such as pulling severely to the right or left.

In these cases, reduce speed immediately

and have wheels and tires thoroughly

checked. To do so, drive carefully to the nearest

MINI Dealer or tire shop that works according to

MINI repair procedures with correspondingly

trained personnel. If necessary, have the vehicle

towed there.

Otherwise tire damage can be extremely dan-

gerous for vehicle occupants and other road

users.<

Tire age

The manufacturing date of tires is contained in

the tire coding:

DOT ... 4707 means that the tire was manufac-

tured in week 47 of 2007.

For various reasons, such as the development of

brittleness, the manufacturer of your MINI rec-

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