Recommended tyre pressures
| Recommended tyre pressures |
The gauging of tyre pressures should normally be done on cold tyres, which means that the tyre temperature is the same as the surrounding temperature. Pressure rises in warm tyres (e.g. fast driving on motorways), and drops with the temperature.
The values below for air pressures apply at 20°C . For every 10°C the air pressure rises or falls below by 0.1 bar (2 psi).
| Summer tyres |
| Tyre size | Load | Speed km/h (mph) | Front | Rear | ||
|
185/65 R15 88T all season LRR US/CA market
|
1-3 occupants
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.1 bar
|
30 psi
|
2.1 bar
|
30 psi
|
|
Max. load
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
|
|
Max. load
|
160-190 (100-120)
|
2.4 bar
|
35 psi
|
2.4 bar
|
35 psi
|
|
|
185/65 R15 88H
|
1-3 occupants
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.1 bar
|
30 psi
|
2.1 bar
|
30 psi
|
|
Max. load
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
2.2 bar
|
30 psi
|
|
|
Max. load
|
160-210 (100-130)
|
2.4 bar
|
35 psi
|
2.4 bar
|
35 psi
|
|
|
195/60 R15 88V
|
1-3 occupants
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
|
Max. load
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.4 bar
|
35 psi
|
2.4 bar
|
35 psi
|
|
|
1-3 occupants
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
|
|
205/50 ZR16
|
1-3 occupants
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.3 bar
|
33 psi
|
2.3 bar
|
33 psi
|
|
Max. load
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.5 bar
|
36 psi
|
2.5 bar
|
36 psi
|
|
|
Max. load
|
160-230 (100-145)
|
2.7 bar
|
39 psi
|
2.7 bar
|
39 psi
|
|
|
215/45 ZR17 (Viggen)
|
1-3 occupants
|
0-190 (0-118)
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
|
Max. load
|
0-190 (0-119)
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
2.0 bar
|
29 psi
|
|
|
|
Max. load
a
)
|
190- (118-)
|
2.9 bar
|
42 psi
|
2.7 bar
|
39 psi
|
|
|
Max. load
b
)
|
190 (118-)
|
2.6 bar
|
38 psi
|
2.4 bar
|
35 psi
|
a) EU countries
b) Other countries
Max. load = 5 persons with luggage. Air pressure can be lowered with 0.1 bar for each person less in the car.
| Winter tyres |
| Tyre size | Load | Speed km/h (mph) | Front and rear | |
|
185/65 R15 T M+S
winter tyres |
1-3 occupants
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.1 bar
|
30 psi
|
|
Max. load
|
0-160 (0-100)
|
2.2 bar
|
32 psi
|
|
|
Max. load
|
160-190 (100-120)
|
2.4 bar
|
35 psi
|
|
a) EU countries
b) Other countries
Max. load = 5 persons with luggage. Air pressure can be lowered with 0.1 bar for each person less in the car.
| Spare tyre |
| Tyre size | Load | Speed km/h (mph) | Front and rear | |
|
115/70 R15
spare tyre |
1-5 occupants
|
Max 80
(Max 50) |
4.2 bar
|
60 psi
|
|
185/65 R15 H
spare tyre, certain markets |
1-5 occupants
|
Max 80
(Max 50) |
2.5 bar
|
36 psi
|
a) EU countries
b) Other countries
Max. load = 5 persons with luggage. Air pressure can be lowered with 0.1 bar for each person less in the car.
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