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zafira 1.9cdti 150 - tyre pressure

14K views 2 replies 3 participants last post by  Ruperts Trooper  
#1 ·
i drive most days with a family of 5, an average sized wife, 3 kids under 4 a double buggy and a single buggy in boot at all times + or - shopping. what would you recommend i set my tyre pressures too? as you will have noticed there is a massive difference in full load and normal load pressures in users manual. i have been running them as full load but don't want to prematurely age my tyres. p.s kwik fit's online pressure check guide recommends -
Tyre SizeFront (BAR)Front (PSI)Rear (BAR)Rear (PSI)225/45W172.2 BAR31 PSI2.2 BAR31 PSI225/40W182.6 BAR37 PSI2.4 BAR34 PSI

totally different from user book!!???
 
#3 ·
i drive most days with a family of 5, an average sized wife, 3 kids under 4 a double buggy and a single buggy in boot at all times + or - shopping. what would you recommend i set my tyre pressures too? as you will have noticed there is a massive difference in full load and normal load pressures in users manual. i have been running them as full load but don't want to prematurely age my tyres. p.s kwik fit's online pressure check guide recommends -
Tyre SizeFront (BAR)Front (PSI)Rear (BAR)Rear (PSI)225/45W172.2 BAR31 PSI2.2 BAR31 PSI225/40W182.6 BAR37 PSI2.4 BAR34 PSI

totally different from user book!!???
For that load I'd use the normal pressures from the owners manual - that's not enough load to use fully laden - and you can't trust anyone else's figures.