Tire Light Pressure Help Please...??
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Tire Light Pressure Help Please...??
so i have about 3250 miles on my 05 6mt. i'm driving along and i hear this loud beep that goes on for about 10 seconds or so....i look on my dash and see this symbol light up..i later look up what it is and it's a low tire pressure warning light....should i be worried? or do i just need to go put some more air in? and is it just one tire or all of them? and how low does the pressure have to be in order for it to go off in the first place? thanks in advance!
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it usually has to drop to about 28 psi to trigger it.. but i've had it go off at 30 as well..
you don't necessarily have to be worried.. just go check your tire pressure.. then again, two weekends ago, i had a nail in my tire and the leak caused the sensor to go off.. by the time i reached the wedding reception area, my tire was pretty much flat..
some people have had to have their sensors reset by the dealership because they were reading incorrectly.. so that could be another issue..
you don't necessarily have to be worried.. just go check your tire pressure.. then again, two weekends ago, i had a nail in my tire and the leak caused the sensor to go off.. by the time i reached the wedding reception area, my tire was pretty much flat..
some people have had to have their sensors reset by the dealership because they were reading incorrectly.. so that could be another issue..
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it could be one tire or more... you would only know when u check the pressure yourself... funny thing is i never get a beep when my light has come on.
And it must have come on due to many factors... cold temperature, you hit something, driving in the rain (its happened to me - must be due to temps changing when going thru water clogged roads) or the air is leaking for some reason.
And it must have come on due to many factors... cold temperature, you hit something, driving in the rain (its happened to me - must be due to temps changing when going thru water clogged roads) or the air is leaking for some reason.
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anyone know what it is when the light comes on but there's no beep? last weekend i took a 1.5 hour trip to visit my friend. about half way there (and back) my tp light came on but there was no beep. i've checked my tires and the pressure is fine. i'm currently running my snow tires (which have bigger rubber) and am wondering if maybe they just expand more when they heat up after a drive or something. i was thinking of mentioning it to my service rep when i take it in to the dealer for my next oil change (just to make sure it's not a faulty sensor or something). anyone else encounter this problem? ps. when driving around the city this week i have not encountered this problem. i'm also going on another long drive this weekend and am assuming the same thing is gonna happen again.
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Originally Posted by giddyup69
anyone know what it is when the light comes on but there's no beep?
Do you have tire pressure sensors on your winter wheels? If not, just ignore the light.
If you do have a second set of sensors on your winter wheels, did you get them registered with the car when you put them on this winter? Every time you change sensors, they must be re-registered with the car. And this has to be done with a special tool. Typically only the dealers have the tool.
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Originally Posted by dave
Yes. That means that the car is not getting a signal from your tire pressure sensors. It does that to let you know that something is wrong with the system. It normally doesn't come on until 30-60 minutes of driving.
Do you have tire pressure sensors on your winter wheels? If not, just ignore the light.
If you do have a second set of sensors on your winter wheels, did you get them registered with the car when you put them on this winter? Every time you change sensors, they must be re-registered with the car. And this has to be done with a special tool. Typically only the dealers have the tool.
Do you have tire pressure sensors on your winter wheels? If not, just ignore the light.
If you do have a second set of sensors on your winter wheels, did you get them registered with the car when you put them on this winter? Every time you change sensors, they must be re-registered with the car. And this has to be done with a special tool. Typically only the dealers have the tool.
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Originally Posted by dave
Yes. That means that the car is not getting a signal from your tire pressure sensors. It does that to let you know that something is wrong with the system. It normally doesn't come on until 30-60 minutes of driving.
Do you have tire pressure sensors on your winter wheels? If not, just ignore the light.
If you do have a second set of sensors on your winter wheels, did you get them registered with the car when you put them on this winter? Every time you change sensors, they must be re-registered with the car. And this has to be done with a special tool. Typically only the dealers have the tool.
Do you have tire pressure sensors on your winter wheels? If not, just ignore the light.
If you do have a second set of sensors on your winter wheels, did you get them registered with the car when you put them on this winter? Every time you change sensors, they must be re-registered with the car. And this has to be done with a special tool. Typically only the dealers have the tool.
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