How often do you inflate your tires?

I don't have this sticker on my door panel and was wondering if they weren't putting them on anymore. I had to llook through the manual to get the recommended tire pressure :)
Perhaps something to ask the service team to take care of!
Odd, mine has it on the door. I always tell the guy at Discount Tire to fill it to 49psi, but they never believe me and look at the door to confirm.
 
I don't have this sticker on my door panel and was wondering if they weren't putting them on anymore...
It's the white sticker in this photo. On the driver's door jamb, not the door panel.
 

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I don't have this sticker on my door panel and was wondering if they weren't putting them on anymore. I had to llook through the manual to get the recommended tire pressure :)
Perhaps something to ask the service team to take care of!
It is the law.

S4.3 Placard. Each vehicle, except for a trailer or incomplete vehicle, shall show the information specified in S4.3 (a) through (g), and may show, at the manufacturer's option, the information specified in S4.3 (h) and (i), on a placard permanently affixed to the driver's side B-pillar. In each vehicle without a driver's side B-pillar and with two doors on the driver's side of the vehicle opening in opposite directions, the placard shall be affixed on the forward edge of the rear side door. If the above locations do not permit the affixing of a placard that is legible, visible and prominent, the placard shall be permanently affixed to the rear edge of the driver's side door. If this location does not permit the affixing of a placard that is legible, visible and prominent, the placard shall be affixed to the inward facing surface of the vehicle next to the driver's seating position. This information shall be in the English language and conform in color and format, not including the border surrounding the entire placard, as shown in the example set forth in Figure 1 in this standard. At the manufacturer's option, the information specified in S4.3 (c), (d), and, as appropriate, (h) and (i) may be shown, alternatively to being shown on the placard, on a tire inflation pressure label which must conform in color and format, not including the border surrounding the entire label, as shown in the example set forth in Figure 2 in this standard. The label shall be permanently affixed and proximate to the placard required by this paragraph. The information specified in S4.3 (e) shall be shown on both the vehicle placard and on the tire inflation pressure label (if such a label is affixed to provide the information specified in S4.3 (c), (d), and, as appropriate, (h) and (i)) may be shown in the format and color scheme set forth in Figures 1 and 2. If the vehicle is a motor home and is equipped with a propane supply, the weight of full propane tanks must be included in the vehicle's unloaded vehicle weight. If the vehicle is a motor home and is equipped with an on-board potable water supply, the weight of such on-board water must be treated as cargo.

(a) Vehicle capacity weight expressed as “The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed XXX kilograms or XXX pounds”;

(b) Designated seated capacity (expressed in terms of total number of occupants and number of occupants for each front and rear seat location);

(c) Vehicle manufacturer's recommended cold tire inflation pressure for front, rear and spare tires, subject to the limitations of S4.3.4. For full size spare tires, the statement “see above” may, at the manufacturer's option replace manufacturer's recommended cold tire inflation pressure. If no spare tire is provided, the word “none” must replace the manufacturer's recommended cold tire inflation pressure.

(d) Tire size designation, indicated by the headings “size” or “original tire size” or “original size,” and “spare tire” or “spare,” for the tires installed at the time of the first purchase for purposes other than resale. For full size spare tires, the statement “see above” may, at the manufacturer's option replace the tire size designation. If no spare tire is provided, the word “none” must replace the tire size designation;

(e) On the vehicle placard, “Tire and Loading Information and, on the tire inflation pressure label, “Tire Information”;

(f) “See Owner's Manual for Additional Information”;

(g) For a vehicle equipped with a non-pneumatic spare tire assembly, the tire identification code with which that assembly is labeled pursuant to the requirements of S4.3(a) of 571.129, New Non-Pneumatic Tires for Passenger Cars;

(h) At the manufacturer's option, identifying information provided in any alphanumeric and or barcode form, located vertically, along the right edge or the left edge of the placard or the label, or horizontally, along the bottom edge of the placard or the label; and

(i) At the manufacturer's option, the load range identification symbol, load index, and speed rating, located immediately to the right of the tire size designation listed in accordance with S4.3(d) above.
 
Hey team!

AT, 19" all season here. I've been told to keep the tires at 49, and noticed yesterday they're already down to like 46 psi all around. It shouldn't be a hot/cold thing...it's been cold the whole time! Just wondered what y'all have been seeing on pressure loss, etc. With my other vehicle I've just aired them up in Nov/Dec and then I do a check like every 4 months and never have issues.

Just because the car is so much heavier?
I still have my original 19” Pirelli tires on my 23 AT with good tread ware after 36K miles. My mobile service tech rotated the tires as part of my annual maintenance. That being said I have noticed a loss of pressure from 49 to 43 psi or lower over the last several months on two of my four tires. I was having to air up each week using my portable Lucid air compressor, so much that it is no longer pushing air past 45 psi. Then I decided to get a valve stem tool and check if I might have loose valve stems. Sure enough the valve stems on both tires were about a quarter turn loose. I will pay more attention to my air pressure retention on those tires to see if my theory might be valid…
 
Am of aware of that, I still had issues getting to the stem cap and getting off/on - arthritic hands
I keep a small needle-nose pliers with the stuff. Some days, like when it's cold, old folk need a hand.
In my other car, I have used Nitrogen in all tires and have seen it can sustain extreme cold weather (below freezing) without any need to inflate often. Thinking of doing the same in Lucid. Anyone already tried it? any concern with Lucid tires?
Using dry nitrogen is nice. It has higher heat capacity than air so it's more stable in temperature swings.
Air can be saturated with water which is not a great environment inside the tire, especially if there's temperature swings from hot to sub-freezing.

General Gaslaw wants me to add that these recommended tire pressures are measured "cold" which means
at least 6 hours of not driving and
not in the sun.
"Cold" just means the tires are at the same temperature as the air.
 
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as needed. with the onset of cooler weather tires will lose TP, it is imperative to monitor your tires and add air as needed
 
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