Tire Pressure for 2004 A6 S-Line
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Tire Pressure for 2004 A6 S-Line
Hi All,
I was wondering what you guys use for your tire pressure. I ask because my 2004 A6 S-Line's recommended tire pressure for normal load is 41psi, 49psi under full load. The manual also recommends you add 5psi if doing a lot of highway driving. Most of my driving is on roads where the speed limit is 70km/h or 80km/h. I decided to set my pressure to 43psi. Mainly because its a pain to constantly be adjusting my pressure based on how many passengers I may have or if I will be on the highway, so I set it "in the middle". In theory, if I hit the highway with 3 passengers and a full trunk Audi would recommend 54psi...that seems a bit much. I set it to 46psi for a long highway trip and when I would go over choppy sections (some of our highways are not very smooth) it felt like I was going over a speed bump.
Think its ok to just leave the tires at 43, or is it best to adjust the pressure depending on highway/passengers?
I was wondering what you guys use for your tire pressure. I ask because my 2004 A6 S-Line's recommended tire pressure for normal load is 41psi, 49psi under full load. The manual also recommends you add 5psi if doing a lot of highway driving. Most of my driving is on roads where the speed limit is 70km/h or 80km/h. I decided to set my pressure to 43psi. Mainly because its a pain to constantly be adjusting my pressure based on how many passengers I may have or if I will be on the highway, so I set it "in the middle". In theory, if I hit the highway with 3 passengers and a full trunk Audi would recommend 54psi...that seems a bit much. I set it to 46psi for a long highway trip and when I would go over choppy sections (some of our highways are not very smooth) it felt like I was going over a speed bump.
Think its ok to just leave the tires at 43, or is it best to adjust the pressure depending on highway/passengers?
Last edited by frizzlefry; 09-03-2009 at 03:02 PM.
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There is another recent thread discussion about this. You should have a sticker in your right rear wheelwell giving pressures for different tyres and loads. Mine shows 35 for normal and 46 for very heavy loads. I've never gone higher than 38. The higher the pressure, the greater the risk of wearing out the center tread of your tyre very quickly. Also, ride will be harder.
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There is another recent thread discussion about this. You should have a sticker in your right rear wheelwell giving pressures for different tyres and loads. Mine shows 35 for normal and 46 for very heavy loads. I've never gone higher than 38. The higher the pressure, the greater the risk of wearing out the center tread of your tyre very quickly. Also, ride will be harder.
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