Checking tyre pressures

[mawallace]

So the plate on my Golf says for the 225/45r17 tyres

Two people and small amount of luggage - 35 in every tyre

Five poeple in car and full luggage - 38 in front and 44 in rear.

A few questions:-

i. Should you check the pressures when the car is fully loaded?

ii. I drive around with myself (i.e driver only) with unloaded boot. - what the most appropriate tyre pressure?

[TooMany2cvs]

mawallace said:

So the plate on my Golf says for the 225/45r17 tyres

Two people and small amount of luggage - 35 in every tyre

Five poeple in car and full luggage - 38 in front and 44 in rear.

You're over-thinking slightly.

Think of those as "normal" and "heavily loaded".

mawallace said:

A few questions:-

i. Should you check the pressures when the car is fully loaded?

Makes no difference whatsoever.

mawallace said:

ii. I drive around with myself (i.e driver only) with unloaded boot. - what the most appropriate tyre pressure?

"normal" = 35psi all round.