Thanks TPMS- Good Job...!
11-24-2007, 04:52 PM
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Thanks TPMS- Good Job...!
Went for a ride today and after about 15 minutes I heard a chime and the message center said: "low tire pressure".
Stopped to take a look, and all 4 tires looked just fine so I mumbled to my wife something about "bloody overly-sensitive computers" and figured I'd have to take it in to the dealer be adjusted.
On the way back home however I noticed that my car suddenly pulled to the right when I stopped at a light, so I went into a service station to check the air, and even though they all looked fine, my right front tire had only 21 psi...!
The other three all had 30 psi, so I hope I don't have a slow leak (?), but in any case, I'm really happy that the TPMS warned me in time!
Stopped to take a look, and all 4 tires looked just fine so I mumbled to my wife something about "bloody overly-sensitive computers" and figured I'd have to take it in to the dealer be adjusted.
On the way back home however I noticed that my car suddenly pulled to the right when I stopped at a light, so I went into a service station to check the air, and even though they all looked fine, my right front tire had only 21 psi...!
The other three all had 30 psi, so I hope I don't have a slow leak (?), but in any case, I'm really happy that the TPMS warned me in time!
11-24-2007, 05:09 PM
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RE: Thanks TPMS- Good Job...!
Is this the first post telling us how good the TPMS is???
Way to go!
But the warning doesn't say WHICH tire is low? Kind of a rip off!
But yes, you need to do more than just look at a tire to tell if it's low! I don't know if pressing into the side would give you an idea it it was +10 psi low like that.
Way to go!
But the warning doesn't say WHICH tire is low? Kind of a rip off!
But yes, you need to do more than just look at a tire to tell if it's low! I don't know if pressing into the side would give you an idea it it was +10 psi low like that.
11-24-2007, 05:15 PM
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RE: Thanks TPMS- Good Job...!
ORIGINAL: Orion_240
Is this the first post telling us how good the TPMS is???
Way to go!
But the warning doesn't say WHICH tire is low? Kind of a rip off!
But yes, you need to do more than just look at a tire to tell if it's low! I don't know if pressing into the side would give you an idea it it was +10 psi low like that.
Is this the first post telling us how good the TPMS is???
Way to go!
But the warning doesn't say WHICH tire is low? Kind of a rip off!
But yes, you need to do more than just look at a tire to tell if it's low! I don't know if pressing into the side would give you an idea it it was +10 psi low like that.
Yep, it would have been even nicer if it had told me which tire was low, but this system is certainly a lot better than having no warning at all.
I actually pressed the sides of the 2 front tires but couldn't tell if either one was "soft"- so much for human vs. computer skills!
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