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Dear forum members,
First time poster and new owner. My NB is a 2005 GLS 1.8T automatic. It was supposed to have 17 inch wheels coming from the factory, but at some point (who knows when), it got 16 inch wheels put on.
The problem is the tire pressure label on the driver doorjamb is for 17" (front 30 psi and rear 39).
The question is what is the correct pressure for my model with 16" wheels? Car has Michelin Energy 205/55R16 tires.
I had to take it in for service on something else and asked the service department folks, but they only gave me one "average" number and didn't want to look up the info. Even after I insisted there are different numbers for front and back. VW customer care line couldn't tell me either.
So I thought I would ask here, since someone with the same model could simply look at their own label, or if they are sufficiently obsessive, just recite the numbers!
VW designed the vehicle a certain way and specifies certain values for a reason, so an average or guess would seem to be beside the point.
Many thanks.
First time poster and new owner. My NB is a 2005 GLS 1.8T automatic. It was supposed to have 17 inch wheels coming from the factory, but at some point (who knows when), it got 16 inch wheels put on.
The problem is the tire pressure label on the driver doorjamb is for 17" (front 30 psi and rear 39).
The question is what is the correct pressure for my model with 16" wheels? Car has Michelin Energy 205/55R16 tires.
I had to take it in for service on something else and asked the service department folks, but they only gave me one "average" number and didn't want to look up the info. Even after I insisted there are different numbers for front and back. VW customer care line couldn't tell me either.
So I thought I would ask here, since someone with the same model could simply look at their own label, or if they are sufficiently obsessive, just recite the numbers!
VW designed the vehicle a certain way and specifies certain values for a reason, so an average or guess would seem to be beside the point.
Many thanks.