R56 TPMS light never illuminates !
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TPMS light never illuminates !
Ive been loosing air pressures in my tyres and the tpms yellow light never illuminates
They told me at the mini cooper garage that I need to drive the car for a long while before the lights illuminates
Is that true ?
They told me at the mini cooper garage that I need to drive the car for a long while before the lights illuminates
Is that true ?
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how much loss?
I find I can have a tire almost 10 pounds low and the system won't kick on, but when I got a REAL flat it DID come on as advertised . . ..
Most complaints are from it being too sensitive!
I find I can have a tire almost 10 pounds low and the system won't kick on, but when I got a REAL flat it DID come on as advertised . . ..
Most complaints are from it being too sensitive!
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Something like from 35 psi to 25 Psi and no yellow light on
[QUOTE=Capt_bj;3578442]how much loss?
I find I can have a tire almost 10 pounds low and the system won't kick on, but when I got a REAL flat it DID come on as advertised . . .
I find I can have a tire almost 10 pounds low and the system won't kick on, but when I got a REAL flat it DID come on as advertised . . .
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i run a 6psi frt/rear differential, 42 psi front, 36 psi rear and get no tpms light
when i rotated the tires, i left the pressures where they were and drove the car to see if the tpms system would alarm when the tires suddenly went from 42F/36R to 36F/42R, nope, no alarm and no alarm when i adjusted the pressures back to 42F/36R
scott
when i rotated the tires, i left the pressures where they were and drove the car to see if the tpms system would alarm when the tires suddenly went from 42F/36R to 36F/42R, nope, no alarm and no alarm when i adjusted the pressures back to 42F/36R
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I used to have an '09, which I traded in for my '11 had. It had a problem with the right front tire. It would constantly lose air in the winter so I had to fill it every couple of days (no problem in any other season), but the light would come on when is lost about 10 lbs.
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Okay so here is what I have been told by the dealer. The pressure in the tire needs to fall below like 8 PSI for it to trigger. But this only helps if you reset the system after a tire pressure check. So here is what I did:
Checked and filled cold tires to my personal preference. Reset the system.
I bought new wheels and tires and the tire store (name omitted) did not tighten down the TPMS very well and by the time I reached about 15 miles out the red warning lights on the tach lit up like a Christmas tree. I ran back to the tire store and there was under 20 psi in 3 of the 4 tires.
If you find that you are filling up your tires all the time I would put a socket and a 1/4" drive on the valve stem and tighten them. The TPMS can be a very frustrating system.
Checked and filled cold tires to my personal preference. Reset the system.
I bought new wheels and tires and the tire store (name omitted) did not tighten down the TPMS very well and by the time I reached about 15 miles out the red warning lights on the tach lit up like a Christmas tree. I ran back to the tire store and there was under 20 psi in 3 of the 4 tires.
If you find that you are filling up your tires all the time I would put a socket and a 1/4" drive on the valve stem and tighten them. The TPMS can be a very frustrating system.
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Okay so here is what I have been told by the dealer. The pressure in the tire needs to fall below like 8 PSI for it to trigger. But this only helps if you reset the system after a tire pressure check. So here is what I did:
Checked and filled cold tires to my personal preference. Reset the system.
I bought new wheels and tires and the tire store (name omitted) did not tighten down the TPMS very well and by the time I reached about 15 miles out the red warning lights on the tach lit up like a Christmas tree. I ran back to the tire store and there was under 20 psi in 3 of the 4 tires.
If you find that you are filling up your tires all the time I would put a socket and a 1/4" drive on the valve stem and tighten them. The TPMS can be a very frustrating system.
Checked and filled cold tires to my personal preference. Reset the system.
I bought new wheels and tires and the tire store (name omitted) did not tighten down the TPMS very well and by the time I reached about 15 miles out the red warning lights on the tach lit up like a Christmas tree. I ran back to the tire store and there was under 20 psi in 3 of the 4 tires.
If you find that you are filling up your tires all the time I would put a socket and a 1/4" drive on the valve stem and tighten them. The TPMS can be a very frustrating system.
scott
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