OutdoorsTried-and-true tip
Check the tread depth with a coin
Check your tyre tread with a one- or two-euro coin.
- Time
- ⏱ 2 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- 1-euro coin
- 2-euro coin
How to do it
- Stand the coin upright in a tread groove.
- Summer tyres: the rim of the 1-euro coin must vanish completely. Winter or all-season tyres: the rim of the 2-euro coin must vanish completely.
Sources
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- camperstyle.de (opens in a new tab)
Bei Sommerreifen muss der kupferfarbene Rand einer Ein-Euro-Münze ganz im Profil verschwinden
