Topic: Vehicle mechanics and maintenance · Nº 200 / 539

La presión de los neumáticos se debe comprobar...
Tyre pressure should be checked...
- ADespués de un trayecto largo por autopista.After a long motorway journey.
- BEn caliente.When the tyres are hot.
- CEn frío.When the tyres are cold.
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Correct answer
- CEn frío.When the tyres are cold.
Explanation
Tyre pressure must be checked with the tyres cold or after driving only a short distance. Otherwise, the temperature of the air in the tyre rises, and so does the pressure, which would give a wrong reading.
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