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Tyre wear/ mileage > < Care and maintenance of alloy wheel rims
Tyres with rim protectors
Tyres with rim protectors
The tyre industry produces tyres with rim protectors for light alloy wheels. The rim protectors are intended to protect the light alloy wheels against damage due to kerbing.
A combination of a tyre with rim protector, a steel rim and a full-size wheel cover can lead to the loss of the wheel cover while the vehicle is in motion. The wheel cover becomes unseated due to the flexing of the tyre.
  WARNING
When fitting tyres on steel rims, make sure not to use tyres which have rim protectors.
   
The illustration shows the inadmissible combination of steel rim, full-size wheel cover and a tyre with rim protector.
A - Rim protector
B - Flange of a steel rim
C - Full-size wheel cover
  WARNING
This combination must not be fitted!
  N44-0243

Tyre wear/ mileage > < Care and maintenance of alloy wheel rims