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Hello all:

I have a 2006 MDX Touring. The correct cold tire pressure as indicated on
the panel of the drivers door says 32 PSI. The tires are the factory
standard Michelin 235/65/R17. I checked the tire pressure with my digital
gauge just a couple of weeks after I received the car from the dealer and
they all indicated 42 PSI. I am pretty sure my gauge is accurate. Should I
deflate these tires until it reads 32 PSI??? or is the indicated PSI on the
door not accurate??

any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

john

"John" <junk1a1@verizon.net> wrote in
news:rfvDg.11664$yE1.2958@trndny02:

> Hello all:
>
> I have a 2006 MDX Touring. The correct cold tire pressure as indicated
> on the panel of the drivers door says 32 PSI. The tires are the
> factory standard Michelin 235/65/R17. I checked the tire pressure with
> my digital gauge just a couple of weeks after I received the car from
> the dealer and they all indicated 42 PSI. I am pretty sure my gauge is
> accurate. Should I deflate these tires until it reads 32 PSI??? or is
> the indicated PSI on the door not accurate??
>
> any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
>
> john
>
>
>

Yes, deflate them. When the vehicles are shipped, they overinflate the
tires to 40-50psi to keep them from flat-spotting. The dealer failed to
set the tire pressure properly when they prepped it. I see this time and
time again. Maybe 25% of the time they set the tire pressures properly.

"John" <junk1a1@verizon.net> wrote in
news:rfvDg.11664$yE1.2958@trndny02:

> Hello all:
>
> I have a 2006 MDX Touring. The correct cold tire pressure as indicated
> on the panel of the drivers door says 32 PSI. The tires are the
> factory standard Michelin 235/65/R17. I checked the tire pressure with
> my digital gauge just a couple of weeks after I received the car from
> the dealer and they all indicated 42 PSI. I am pretty sure my gauge is
> accurate. Should I deflate these tires until it reads 32 PSI??? or is
> the indicated PSI on the door not accurate??
>


Keep the pressure at what it says on the door.

Check pressures when *cold*. First thing in the morning is good. Remember
that for every 10ºF, you gain or lose 1 psi up or down.

The wrong time to check pressures is after driving the car.

Also, it's an excellent idea to obtain a second tire gauge, to serve as an
accuracy check on your primary one.

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