1. Get into the habit of checking their pressure at least once a month
If you don't have a gauge or are reluctant to get your hands dirty, a tire retailer's attendants will be happy to do so. Always check the pressure when the tires are cold: in other words, avoid doing so when you've driven a lot. Warning: tires can be cold, even during hot weather! To find out the pressure required, rely on the label usually attached to the rim of the driver's door. It also indicates the size of the tires, which must always be respected. Again, a specialist can enlighten you in case of disparity.
2. Well-inflated tires will wear out less quickly
Which is not to say that they will not wear out at all! In other words, with each pressure check, take a few extra seconds to also check their wear. In this regard, when it comes to maintenance, your eyes and hands are your best informants! Each tire is equipped with wear controls: 1.6 mm thick rubber strips, arranged crosswise. When the tread is too worn, these marks appear, a sign that it is urgent for you to buy new tires! To find out where these controls are located, just spot the small arrows on the side of each tire. Be aware that a new tire has a tread about 7 mm thick. On a wet road, a car with such tires will travel about 50 metres to slow down from 100 to 60 km/h. With tires one millimetre thick, the distance covered is around 90 meters.
3. Your tires are worn out unevenly
We all know that the drive wheels are used faster than the other two. To fix this, swap your tires every 5,000 to 10,000 km.