The weather has started getting colder, we even had our first snow of the season today
Noticed one of the tires on the Touareg looked a little low on pressure so tonight, after the tires had a couple hours to cool off, I went out with the pressure gauge and it had a whopping 20.3 PSI in it. Now the colder temps will lower the pressure, but not that much! All the other tires were sitting right around 32 PSI.
According to the sticker on the door frame, 51 PSI was recommended when carrying a load, a little less when hauling the family. It also recommended lower pressures for the front tires. According to the imprinting on the tires, 51 PSI was the recommended max when measured cold. So I took the rears up to 50 PSI and the fronts up to 45.
While I was out I also checked the lovely Mrs_B's car. Her tires were sitting at 35-36 PSI on all 4 corners. Took them up to 45. The tires on her XC-90 recommended 51 as the maximum. I didn't want to run them up that high and make the ride too rough, I figure the 10 extra PSI will be a little harsher, no need to go to full pressure.
Given that the temperatures will drop another 50 degrees this winter it seems prudent check the pressures again as the temps continue to drop.
Noticed one of the tires on the Touareg looked a little low on pressure so tonight, after the tires had a couple hours to cool off, I went out with the pressure gauge and it had a whopping 20.3 PSI in it. Now the colder temps will lower the pressure, but not that much! All the other tires were sitting right around 32 PSI.
According to the sticker on the door frame, 51 PSI was recommended when carrying a load, a little less when hauling the family. It also recommended lower pressures for the front tires. According to the imprinting on the tires, 51 PSI was the recommended max when measured cold. So I took the rears up to 50 PSI and the fronts up to 45.
While I was out I also checked the lovely Mrs_B's car. Her tires were sitting at 35-36 PSI on all 4 corners. Took them up to 45. The tires on her XC-90 recommended 51 as the maximum. I didn't want to run them up that high and make the ride too rough, I figure the 10 extra PSI will be a little harsher, no need to go to full pressure.
Given that the temperatures will drop another 50 degrees this winter it seems prudent check the pressures again as the temps continue to drop.