If you just purchased or were given your first vehicle, you need to know how to take care of your tires in order to stay safe on the road. Here are XXX things you need to know about how to take care of the tires on your vehicle: It Essential That Your Tires Are Properly Inflated You need to keep your tires properly inflated. There are numerous consequences that come with both under inflated as well as over inflated tires. Under Inflated Tires When your tires are under inflated, your tires will wear unevenly and could even blow out when you are driving. Additionally, under inflated tires negatively influence your vehicle’s fuel efficiency. Over Inflated Tires Having over inflated tires is also not good for your vehicle. Over inflated …show more content…
On the inside of your driver’s door or inside of your owner’s manual you should find the psi or pounds per square inch that your tires should be kept at. You can check the psi of your tires and refill your tires a couple of different ways. You can: • Purchase a psi instrument from your local auto parts store that will allow you to take off the cap and measure the psi for each tire. You can use an air compressor or pump to fill your tires properly. • Use the air fill station at your local gas station. Most air fill stations are equipped with psi readers as well. You will be able to add or release air from your tires in order and get an accurate reading at the same time. • Swing through your local oil change shop or tire shop, and ask the mechanics on duty if they can check your tire pressure and adjust it if necessary. You Don’t Want The Tread To Get Too Low Next, you need to pay attention to the tread on your tires. The tread on your tires is the textured surface that makes contact with the road. When the tread on your tires gets too low, you no longer have the traction you need to effectively stop. You can easily figure out if the tread on your tires is too low by doing the penny