What brand is MileagePlus tires?
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It is a Hankook Tire brand, the first tire company in South Korea, established in 1941. As the first tire manufacturer in Korea, it provides radial tires for passenger cars, light trucks (SUVs, RVs, etc.), trucks, buses, and special racing vehicles. Hankook has five R&D centers worldwide. Hankook tires are often used under complex and demanding conditions, enduring various deformations, loads, forces, and high-low temperature effects during driving. Therefore, they must possess relatively high load-bearing performance, traction performance, and cushioning performance, while also requiring high wear resistance and flex resistance, as well as relatively low rolling resistance and heat generation. They are in direct contact with the road surface and work together with the car suspension to mitigate the impact during driving, ensuring good ride comfort and smooth driving, maintaining excellent adhesion between the wheels and the road surface, improving the car's traction, braking, and maneuverability, and bearing the weight of the car. Hankook Tire Maintenance: Increase awareness of tire safety and inspect tires more frequently. Regularly correct wheel balance. Unbalanced wheels can cause high-frequency oscillations during high-speed driving, leading to uneven tire wear. Perform regular tire rotation. To ensure even wear across all tires on the same vehicle, rotate the tires every 5,000 kilometers. In daily use of Hankook tires, pay attention to the following points: Regularly check the tire surface for cracks, deformations, or other defects. Due to driving wear, the tread grooves gradually become shallower. If the tread wears flat, it will lose its drainage and anti-slip functions, significantly reducing the car's performance. Small cracks can be potential hazards for tire blowouts at high speeds. Additionally, immediately remove pebbles from the grooves. Try to park on flat ground. Avoid parking on roads with thick, sharp, or pointed stones. Do not park near or in contact with petroleum products, acids, or other materials that may deteriorate rubber. After parking, the driver should not turn the steering wheel, as this accelerates tire wear. Do not splash water to cool down. In hot weather or during high-speed driving, tires can easily overheat, and pressure may increase. In such cases, stop to allow the tires to cool naturally. Never release air to reduce pressure or splash water to cool down, as this can cause abnormal aging of the tread rubber. Avoid sudden braking. Try to minimize frequent use of brakes and emergency stops to prevent accelerated tread wear caused by dragging between the tires and the ground.
