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Topic: Vehicle mechanics and maintenance · Nº 525 / 539

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¿Qué elemento del neumático hace que el agua del pavimento se desplace hacia los lados?

Which part of the tyre pushes the water on the road surface out to the sides?

  • ALaminillasSipes
  • BTubelessTubeless
  • CMSMS
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Correct answer

  • ALaminillasSipes
Explanation

Sipes are small cuts in the tread pattern that, together with the grooves, collect water from the road and push it out to the sides, keeping the tyre in contact with the asphalt. Tubeless means a tyre without an inner tube, and MS means a mud and snow tyre.

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