Hi there,
I'm after some advice please about tyre pressures for my 116ED. I have the stock fitted Michelin Energy Saver tyres fitted from new by BMW. They are 205 /55 R16 91W *.
Looking at the tyre placard on the drivers door it refers to two sets of tyres that don't match the factory fitted tyres specifically. They are:
205 /55 R16 91H M+S
with standard load being Front 2.3 (33.35 PSI) and Rear 2.5 (36.25 PSI)
or fully loaded; Front 2.5 (36.25 PSI) Rear 2.8 (40.61 PSI)
In addition there is another set of pressures for 205 /55 R16 91V:
for either standard or fully loaded as both being Front 2.8 (40.61 PSI) and Rear 3.0. (43 PSI)
Confusingly if I look on Michelin's website
here and enter the tyre details it states the front should be 29 PSI and Rear 32 PSI!!! A quick look on Kwik-Fit and
www.tyresafe.org states the same i.e. 29 PSI up front and 32 PSI on the rears!
As I'm sure you'll agree this is a considerable difference and I would like to know which to go for as the BMW placard doesn't match my specific tyres and there is a large difference in these tyre pressures which can affect handling. The BMW pressures seem pretty high which seems a little odd?