Re:Solving my truck’s TPMS sensor problem with the help of a...
by rconti on Monday August 22, 2022 @06:04PM
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Generally the cars that have direct TPMS with sensors in each wheel report pressures (and also throw a warning when one is low) whereas the indirect systems that infer it from rotational speed only throw the warning and give you no more information (eg, which tire is low).
My wife's 2008 Subaru Impreza had the worst of both worlds -- the cost of direct TPMS and no more information than the idiot light.
Re:Solving my truck’s TPMS sensor problem with the help of a...
by Johnny555 on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:05PM
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My Ford Transit van shows the numerical pressure of all 6 tires. Haven't had a low pressure warning yet so I'm not sure what level of detail it gives, but with a few clicks I can pull up the pressures on the instrument panel display.
It also sends the data to Ford so I can see the last read tire pressure on the FordPass app.
Re:Solving my truck’s TPMS sensor problem with the help of a...
by protomyth on Monday August 22, 2022 @04:44PM
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Kia Niro also has numerical pressure for four tires. It really helped when I noticed one tire dropped a couple of pounds before the actual TPMS warning on the dash. Took it in and they patched the slow leak. I am now inclined not to buy a car without a numeric display of the pressure in individual tires. It is way too useful a feature.
Re:Solving my truck’s TPMS sensor problem with the help of a...
by loeg on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:12PM
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That’s really cool.
Re:Solving my truck’s TPMS sensor problem with the help of a...
by toast0 on Monday August 22, 2022 @11:51PM
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The 2017 Chyrsler Pacifica shows numeric tire pressure at each tire in one of the info screens in the gauge cluster. Also has engine and transmission temperatures. No indicator about which gear the automatic transmission is in though (it does show PRNDL, but not 1-9). I forget what it showed when a tire was low; it might have said which tire it was, or I mighr have flipped to the info page quickly, anyway it notified me promptly when I got a wheel weight embedded in my tire.
Also, when the brake lights go out, it tells you in the info screen, and it says which one. Which is pretty neat.
Might vary by trim, I've got the 'Limited'
One thing a family member has that I'd like is seat belt indicators for every seat in a recent Toyota Highlander. Otoh, I don't like the lane departure warning (it does audible first, the Pacifica is more subtle, it only beeps if you don't respond to the nudges on the wheel)
Re:Solving my truck’s TPMS sensor problem with the help of a...
by UniverseHacker on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:19PM
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Lots of higher end cars will show a diagram with the pressure of each tire labeled.
Re:Solving my truck’s TPMS sensor problem with the help of a...
by pkaye on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:41PM
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My Toyota Camry reports the pressure reported on each TPMS sensor. Only drawback is I don't know when one matches which tire so when refilling the air, I have to guess a bit.
Re:Solving my truck’s TPMS sensor problem with the help of a...
by FireBeyond on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:23AM
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My Audi RS 5 on the MMI has a screen that shows real time all four pressures, and all four tire temperatures.
Re:Solving my truck’s TPMS sensor problem with the help of a...
by slaw on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:30PM
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2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2015 Jeep Cherokee show tire pressure in each tire.
What car do you have that reports this level of detail? It's much more common for cars to pop a generic "low pressure" icon with zero other details.