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Old 06-28-2017, 06:51 PM
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I don't know if it a coincidence or what, but every time my tires deflate, all 4 of them deflate and around the same amount of pressure is lost. My tires are usually inflated to 45 psi. Whenever the low pressure light comes in, it's always for all 4 of them, and pressure is usually around 35 psi.
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How many days does it take to deflate from 45 psi to 35 psi?
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It was a month ago that I last inflated the tires. I'm not sure if this is normal or not, but I'm more surprised that all 4 tires list the same amount of pressure at the same time. And every time when the light come on, it's always all 4 tires.
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Default Tire pressures

Originally Posted by gta1216
I don't know if it a coincidence or what, but every time my tires deflate, all 4 of them deflate and around the same amount of pressure is lost. My tires are usually inflated to 45 psi. Whenever the low pressure light comes in, it's always for all 4 of them, and pressure is usually around 35 psi.
My dealer & owners manual specify 33psi all around. I know that the drivers door says 45psi. I believe that 45 psi is max tire pressure.
As for tire psi going down on all 4 tires. Sounds like ambient temp change . An up or down change of ambient temp of every 10 degrees will raise or lower tire psi 1lb. Example: A drop of 30 degrees in temp will lower each of your tires 3 psi .Sames goes for hot or cold tires. ALWAYS take tire pressure readings when tires are cold. Also set TPM when tires are cold.

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45 psi on the door jamb sticker is the tire pressure when the car is fully loaded. For up to 3 passengers, the Owners Manual specifies a tire pressure of 32 psi all around (for 17- and 18-inch wheels) and 33 psi all around (for 19-inch wheels).

For a full load:

17" and 18" wheels: 33 Front / 36 rear
19" wheels: 44 front / 46 rear
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Originally Posted by plat27265
45 psi on the door jamb sticker is the tire pressure when the car is fully loaded. For up to 3 passengers, the Owners Manual specifies a tire pressure of 32 psi all around (for 17- and 18-inch wheels) and 33 psi all around (for 19-inch wheels).

For a full load:

17" and 18" wheels: 33 Front / 36 rear
19" wheels: 44 front / 46 rear
Correct. As I have 19" wheels & not a full load 33psi works for me.
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I'm happy with the simpler indirect measurement employed by Audi. It's much easier to swap out snow tires/wheels and much less to go wrong!
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Odd, my 2020 Q3 with 19” wheels states 38 psi
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