Check Your Tire Pressure for Safety and Good Tire Wear

We tend to ignore our tires until something happens that gets our attention. Correct tire pressure is crucial to top performance, and the article that follows provides some good tips on how to assure that your vehicle is riding on well maintained rubber.

How to Adjust Car Tire Pressure

Having the right tire pressure is crucial to driving performance. It is as important as having water and oil in the car, but it is often neglected because it is out of sight and out of mind. There are no flashing lights to let you know when your tire pressure is too low or too high, so it is up to you to stay on top of it.

Failure to ensure correct tire pressure can lead to:

Decreased Fuel Efficiency

This can be a killer in today's economy. Adjusting your type pressure is a free way to make your fuel go further, and it only takes ten minutes at your local gas station.

Premature Wear

Unless you've got money to burn you're not going to want to buy new tires more often than you have to.

Accidents

A blowout, or a loss of grip caused by prematurely worn tires can lead to fatal consequences.

How To Check Tire Pressure

Step One

Ascertain what the correct pressure for your tires is. This information can be found on the side of the tyre. Tyre pressure is often expressed in an acceptable range of pressures rather than a single specific number. Filling your tires to the lower end of this number range will give you greater grip by making your tires a little 'softer'.

Step Two

Your tire stems will have rubber caps on them. Remove these before attempting to change your tire pressure.

Step Three

Set the gauge on the air compressor to your desired number.

Step Four

Connect the nozzle to the tire. You will hear a rush of air when it first connects. This should stop when a seal is formed.

Step Five

Let the air compressor do its thing. When your tire is at the correct pressure, remove the nozzle swiftly.

Step Six

Screw those rubber caps back on the stem, repeat three times, and drive safely.

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