Tyre Pressure

[cmd]

Just swapped the wheels around on my Fr TDI Altea to get even tyre wear, and went for a short burst and the tyre pressure monitor came on on the dash...

Went to check type pressure notes in Hand book but does not give PSI - Bar readings in any of the pages given.

Can someone advise me what the tyre pressure's are for front and rear.
I have 225/45/17 ....

 

[Bogwoppit]

Have a look on the inside of your Fuel flap, VAG cars usually have them there.

 

[cmd]

Good point will check the flap.

 

[klawit]

Great ... same question just the other day on the alternate UK-board ...

my answer there:
if you like to print out the label from my Sporty's fuel filler cap and stick it onto yours, feel free to do so ...

=> http://markus.multinet-admin.de/uploadservice/bilder/Tankstutzten5417.jpg

btw ... the spare wheel mentioned is a full 205/55/16 ...

greets ... Klaus

 

[Bogwoppit]

You picture link isn't working, klawit.

 

[klawit]

You picture link isn't working, klawit.

just a matter of 5 sec. .... it's working now

 

[Tell]

klawit jpeg also shows the diagram of where you support the filler cap during re-fueling. Another undocumented feature.

 

[klawit]

klawit jpeg also shows the diagram of where you support the filler cap during re-fueling. Another undocumented feature.

Absolutely right, Tell ... but we better not recommend that feature, as it's not worth even the printing of the diagram ...
at least it has to be absolutely calm and noone should be moving inside the car when trying to balance the cap on top of the flap ...

=> http://markus.multinet-admin.de/uploadservice/bilder/Tankstutzten_064952.jpg

greets ... Klaus

 

[Tell]

It took me about six months to find out about that when I was told on here. It can drop down, I keep my key in it and lean it into the car so it's sort of prompted up.

I know Fiats have undocumented places on their filler caps to hang the key, was surprised to find this system.... when told.

 

[loadswine]

Cool, didn't know about that one. Does diesel drop down the face of the fuel flap?

 

[Bogwoppit]

My 6 year old Ibiza Cupra has this feature, but I put the cap on the otherway so it it drips down the inside of the flap.

 

[klawit]

My 6 year old Ibiza Cupra has this feature, but I put the cap on the otherway so it it drips down the inside of the flap.

Hi peter,
tried this as well ... balancing it out is just the same, but the cap and especially the connecting plastic strap (way too short, always under strain) is constantly in the way when fuelling up ...

=> http://markus.multinet-admin.de/uploadservice/bilder/Tankstutzten_056602.jpg

greets ... Klaus

 

[cmd]

All is well now checked pressures on all 4 tyres ALL well out .2 front's were
38 and 36 the 2.rear's were 29 and 27/28. Sorted.

 

[Tell]

That's good... the other undocumented feature when filling up is to park just ahead of the filler so that the jump pipe outlet and the filler is six inches or so further on, if you don't then the flap cuts into the back of your hand pressed on by the weight of the pipe hanging.

Saying this over the place to put put the cap, I don't have a problem with it, I do keep the key in.

 

[loadswine]

Going back to the start of the thread, is it a good idea these days to swap tyres around? I'm sure I read somewhere that you shouldn't. You need to be careful with unidirectional tyres to make sure the direction of rotation is correct. Swapping from one side to another will make it incorrect I think.

 

[Tell]

But then the luck of the draw is that you will always get a puncture in the newest tyre. I stopped swapping mine around about fifteen years ago. I think you'll find they are directional on the Altea, although I will stand to be corrected. After you have swapped them, it won't handle too well until they have been warn back in again where the wear isn't in the place you want it to be. I think it's a bit cheap skate to swap tyres around these days unless you are getting on a bit and have been doing it since the 50s with your Morgan etc ..... the four wheel type for any bright sparks out there.

 

[robint]

One reason to even out wear a bit (between front and rear not side to side) is that the rears generally wear much more slowly - particularly on the 2.0FSi and the sidewalls on the rears can crack (and MOT fail) before they need replacing. Depends how you drive and where you live (lot of sun worse for cracking sidewalls) and how long you want to keep the car.

Also if going to get 4 tyres you will get a better deal than 2 tyres twice. The lump sum is of course bigger but you have longer to put pennies in the bank!

 

[Tell]

I work on the basis to buy two new tyres for the front, then change all four together after about four years when the rubber starts to go as you say on the rears, that's if any thing doesn't happen in the meantime, then that mucks up everything since you have to have what tyre they have at the time and makes don't match etc etc. You don't really want you old ones on the front that may blow out or puncture. But it does depend on the mileage.