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You also can take a tip from truck drivers who typically check tires every time they fuel up. As they walk around their rigs they strike the tread of each tire once or twice and listen. Experience quickly teaches them—as it will teach you—what a properly inflated tire sounds like. Driving can be cramping to the body, so consider taking an extra moment to squat down and look under the wheels for anything hanging or leaking. The exercise can be good for you—and your car.
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Once fueling begins, walk slowly from fuel filler toward the front of the car, looking at tires. Later I’m going to recommend that you buy a tire pressure gauge or periodically visit a tire store as most will check tire pressure for you at no charge. Once you’ve done that you’ll know what the tires should look like. Unless you’re having problems with your tires, a quick look at each tire for inflation every time you fill up is all you’ll need. Look over the tires for damage as well.
