How to Maintain Your Tire Pressure

It’s critical that your tires maintain proper air pressure before your Chicago and Skokie travels. When you maintain your tire pressure, it ensures a safe, comfortable, and fuel-efficient drive in Forest Park and Park Ridge.

Marino Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram wants to be sure you’re able to keep tires at the proper pressure. There are a few items you should keep at your side when it comes to taking care of your tires. Let’s take a closer look at maintaining tire pressure.

Checking Tire Pressure

If you’re going to be checking tire pressure, make sure you have a tire pressure gauge and air compressor. If you don’t have a photographic memory, it might help to have a pen and paper or your cell phone with you to take notes.

Always be sure to start with cold tires before checking tire pressure. If the car has been parked for three hours or more, tires can be considered cold. This will give you the most accurate tire reading. The recommended tire pressure can be found inside your driver’s side door jamb or in the owner’s manual. Check the tire pressure on all four tires.

Using an air compressor at home or at a gas station, fill up the tires to the proper level. If you’re at a gas station, that likely means your tires may be running a bit hot. Be sure to check the inflation pressure when they’re cold to see that you filled them up properly. Check tire pressure monthly to ensure they stay filled to the optimal level.

Why It’s Important to Maintain Tire Pressure

Your own safety is the most important reason to keep tires properly inflated. If you’re driving on underinflated tires, or tires inflated past the maximum inflation pressure, it can cause a tire blowout.

When tires are at the recommended pressure, it ensures the best possible ride quality, tire life, and fuel economy. Tire underinflation can end up costing you at the pump. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), if your tires measure 10 PSI fewer than the recommended pressure, you’re sacrificing two percent of fuel economy. This can lead to increased tire wear and more frequent tire changes.

We Take Care of Your Tires

Tire pressure is just one part of the equation. A tire rotation is a simple maintenance item, but it’s an important one. Generally, a tire rotation will be completed every 5,000 miles. When rotating the tires, the wear is more evenly spread across all four tires, maximizing tread life in the process.

If you have added air to your tires and your tire gauge is telling you that pressure is not being maintained, then there may be a slow leak. We’ll do our best to look for any debris or a nail stuck in the tires, offering tire repair service if needed. If the tires cannot be repaired, we will suggest a new tire that’s the perfect fit for your car.

Proper Tire Pressure Matters

Maintaining your tire pressure is one way to ensure your travels throughout the Chicago and Skokie area go smoothly.

At Marino Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, we know that proper tire pressure matters for drivers near Park Ridge and Forest Park. We’ll be happy to fill your tires during any service appointment, but if you have any pressing tire questions in the meantime, don’t hesitate to reach out to our service technicians today.