Improving tire economy
• Maintain correct tire pressure. See the tire inflation table on page 291.
• Drive smoothly: avoid fast starts, hard braking and tire screeching.
• Tire wear increases with speed.
• Correct front wheel alignment is very important.
• Unbalanced wheels impair tire economy and driving comfort.
• Tires must maintain the same direction of rotation throughout their lifetime.
• When replacing tires, the tires with the most tread should be mounted on the rear wheels to reduce the chance of oversteer during hard braking.
• Hitting curbs or potholes can damage the tires and/or wheels permanently.
See also:
Changing a wheel
1. Apply the parking brake and put the gear selector in P.
2. Take out the jack*, lug wrench*, the towing eyelet and the wheel cover removal
tool* stowed under the floor of the trunk.
3. Remove th ...
Volvo's recommendations
Why does Volvo believe that no child should sit in the front seat of a car? It's
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Tread wear indicator
The tires have wear indicator strips running across or parallel to the tread.
The letters TWI are printed on the side of the tire. When approximately 1/16" (1.6
mm) is left on the tread, th ...