The easiest, yet most important part of tyre care is maintaining the correct inflation pressure as recommended by the car manufacturer. Since it’s best to get the pressure checked when the tyre is cold, it’s worth investing in a tyre pressure gauge so that you can do the check at home. Ideally, inflation pressure should be monitored every week and corrected if needed. This should be checked more frequently in cars just out of the box until you clock the first 3,000km; new tyres tend to expand during this period resulting is pressure drops inside. Apart from this, the tyre pressure must be checked every time you set out on a long trip. It’s also advisable to keep the spare tyre filled with more air than recommended — 5psi or so.
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