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MDX tire pressure?????

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

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John
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"John" wrote in news:rfvDg.11664$yE1.2958@trndny02:

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.

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Nobody

"John" wrote in news:rfvDg.11664$yE1.2958@trndny02:

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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