Revision question · Vehicle condition

You're checking your vehicle's tyres before starting a long motorway journey. What check should be made on each tyre?

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Air pressure

Tracking

Valve clearance

Tyre profile

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Check each tyre’s pressure for the load, preferably when cold, together with its condition and tread. Correct maintenance reduces failure risk but does not guarantee a tyre cannot fail during a motorway journey.

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Prevent heat damage with correct tyre pressureReviewed guidance summary · Sustained operation and under-inflation can overheat a tyre; the corrected small-wheel question no longer invents a universal size ranking.

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