| The tire pressure on your car is very important and | | | | 35 PSI if you're carrying a lot of weight. |
| you need to keep it at the right level. I will go | | | | 3. Adjust the PSI. For example, if you check your |
| through what you need to do to have your tires | | | | tires and they are at 28 PSI, then you need to add 4 |
| properly inflated. Don't worry, it's very simple. | | | | pounds to reach 32. Rule of thumb is that if you're |
| 1. Get a tire pressure gauge. These gauges are very | | | | using a electric air pump at the gas station, they |
| cheap, usually around a dollar, and to be found in | | | | pump about 1 pound per second. If your car is at 28 |
| almost every gas station, department store, and | | | | PSI, then pumping air in the tire for about 4 seconds |
| definitely at any auto parts store. Some even have | | | | should put your tire to 32 PSI. |
| digital readings. | | | | So all you have to do is get a tire gauge that |
| 2. Check your tires. Unscrew the cap on the valve | | | | measures PSI. They're very cheap and easy to find. |
| that's coming out of your tire rim, and connect your | | | | Check the pressure through the valve. Then adjust |
| gauge. Tire pressure is measured in PSI. PSI means | | | | the pressure to 32 - 35 PSI. That's it! Wasn't that |
| Pounds per Square Inch. Your tires should be at 32 | | | | easy? Sometimes your tires might look low, but if |
| PSI. That's the standard for all cars and light trucks. | | | | your gauge says 32 PSI, then you are fine. |