All that You Should Know Before Purchasing Winter Car Tyres

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Tyres are important and hence when you are on the lookout for buying a new set, the whole experience could be overwhelming for some. If you are consulting the right experts and looking at the right places, you might get spoilt for the number of choices you get. However, it is best to analyse your requirements before proceeding splurging onto buying the perfect tyres for your car. Winter car tyres are a good investment for smoothly driving your car in the winter season. When it comes to your safety, spending the right amount of money is always a wiser choice.

What are Winter Car Tyres?

  • If the weather in the area you reside in experiences a drop in temperature that is less than 7 degrees Celsius, you must plan to purchase winter car tyres. It is a legal requirement in a few countries. This would ensure the safety of you, your loved ones, and the other people on the road as winter car tyres would offer increased control on the road’s surface.
  • It is important that the tyres adhere to the international compliance guidelines at all times. The winter car tyres have a snowflake symbol with a 3-peak mountain and also a marking saying ‘M+S’ on the tyre’s sidewall. 
  • The car’s traction and handling could be maximised by installing winter car tyres on all four positions of the wheels on your car. This helps prevent any risk on the front or rear axle while the car is being driven on roads that are slippery. Winter and summer car tyres should never be mixed on the same car.
  • Check the pressure in your Yokohama tyres Newport, record and tally them with the levels mentioned as a recommendation in your owner’s manual. This would help in enhancing the safety and performance levels of your car.

Why are Winter Car Tyres Most Effective In Cold Temperatures?

The key characteristics that distinguish excellent winter car tyres are the pattern of the tread, the compound in the tyre, and the tyre sipes. As soon as the weather becomes cooler and ice starts to accumulate on the road, these tyres exhibit their qualities to help the driver tackle the unforeseen conditions that may arise.

The pattern of the tread offers great traction on wet, icy, and snowy road surfaces. The rotating wheels would press the snow into the wider grooves and produce more traction. The tread of the tyre also has small slits that offer extra traction by letting the blocks in the tread bite deeper and flex in the ice or snow. 

Markings on the Sidewalls of Winter Car Tyres 

Winter car tyres could be identified by two kinds of symbols as per the standards of the industry. 

  1. The symbol M+S: This indicates a pattern of tread, structure, or compound that is developed to provide good performance in snowy weather conditions than a standard car tyre. 
  2. The Snowflake symbol with a 3-Peak Mountain: These tyres compulsorily adhere to the regulations laid by UNECE and regulatory bodies in Canada and the USA. The performance, control and safety aspect of these tyres has been tested on icy, snowy and normal roads at colder temperatures.

Winter Car Tyre Pressure and Size 

The size of the tyre must be checked before buying them for your car. The specifications are mentioned in your car’s handbook provided by the manufacturer. This information could also be found on the frame of the door on the side where the driver sits or even beneath the cap of the fuel tank. The size of the new tyre should be the same as the OE car tyres. 

The pressure of the tyres is also mentioned in PSI by the manufacturer in the manual. This information would also be available in the same places as mentioned above. The pressure should be inspected once every month and filled in when necessary. It is always better to avoid over or under-inflation of the cheap tyres Newport which could have a negative impact on the wearing of the tyres and the consumption of fuel, ultimately leading to a punctured tyre.

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