heavily laden? – Adjust tire pressure and check it regularly!
Be honest: every now and then the car has to serve as a pack donkey and swallow a distance of over 100 km with a lot of payload. The maximum weight limit is quickly reached and anyone looking at the vehicle from the outside will see that the car has been lowered without major modifications. In many cases, drivers do weight limit still in mind, the need to measure tire pressure regularly is often forgotten.
Since November 2014 are tire pressure Monitoring systems (TPMS) are mandatory in all new vehicles, which help to identify low air pressure or incorrect tire pressure in good time. However, it is the tires that really suffer under the load. The tire quality initiative of the German Road Safety Council therefore calls for the tire pressure to be checked before loading and to be checked regularly. The heavier a car gets, the higher the air pressure has to be. Otherwise, you risk next to a rising fuel consumption also a worse performance of the Tubes and in the worst case even damage to the tires.
Under-inflated tires can be dangerous, especially at higher speeds. At the same time, the lateral guidance with incorrect tire pressure. The result: The Fuel consumption increases, the tire wears more and can with the higher Temperatures also suffer damage. With a low air pressure of 0,4 bar, for example, the rubber can soften due to the temperatures, which affects braking performance. Because of its weight, the heavy load already requires a longer braking distance, which is even greater as a result.
The correct tire pressure is a matter of a few minutes. The air pressure can usually be checked at the nearest gas station and filled up directly. How much air in the Tires belongs can be found on a sticker in the Glove compartment or on the inside of Fuel cap. With a full load, higher tire pressure may be required, for example an increase of 0,2 to 0,3 bar. Hence a regular Control the tire pressure is essential to ensure safe driving behavior.
