funny. I owned a car once that had some 'personality.' it had no TPMS sensors in any of the wheels. But, occasionally, the low pressure light would come on. only way to turn it off, i thought, was to go to a tire shop.
nope. with the ignition on, turn on & off the parking lights 3x, and it'll turn that light off. i've done it while driving down the road. it only happened once every couple months tho, so not a major issue, once i knew it was part of that car's personality.
[–] Gringojones [S] ago
My dad told me that he found a random code on his key fob that remote started the car. That's a nice feature to accidentally find.
[–] Stinkybeans ago
This is especially true for toyotas. Most after the mid 2000s have a sensor in the spare, even a donut. Many other brands only put them in full sized spare, which are now the exclusive domain of trucks and full framed SUVs, and even those sometimes have a donut.
[–] Gringojones [S] ago
I'm in a Toyota. I'm not dropping the spare so the lights going to have to stay on for a while
[–] Stinkybeans ago
yeah, the winch only holds it tight if you face the valve stem up and away from where you can easily fill it. We have people come by our shop all the time for a quick tire pressure check, only to get mad when I won't drop their spare. Niggers can't be choosers, cheapskate!
[–] Maroonsaint ago
I been watchin this guy on jewtube Doug demuro I’m not real into cars but this guy is really interesting to watch. I want a green van. I want a car I can sleep it. Like my Durango. Before I totaled it. I always assume I’ll be homeless one day.
[–] slumbermachine 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
So many regulations on cars, so many mom/pop truck transport lost their business with the carb diesel rules. The diesel laws since 2008 are just insane, they do nothing to improve the environment, and if anything make it worse
[–] drakesdoom2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
As much as you all hate on shit tire pressure sensors are the right direction. They don't control anything just display information. Use that information to improve your fuel economy and avoid flat tires and blow outs or don't. You can still choose to drive around on low tires if you can ignore that light.
[–] Ihateyuppies 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
No not true many manufacturers will make the car go in limp mode when the tps light comes on. Some even disable the traction control.
[–] drakesdoom2 ago
Well that's retarded.
[–] rejectedfromreddit ago
Yep. Proper tire pressure is one of the most cost effective ways to improve fuel economy. If I ruled the world, every gas station would be required to provide customers with free access to an air compressor
[–] sn0wbawl 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Many do. For the rest of us, $20 gets us there. The real trick is getting people to read the label in the door instead of filling the tire to max pressure
[–] Gringojones [S] ago
They aren't bad until the spare tire is monitored too. Now I have to drop it, pull it out, fill it, lay under the car to hook it up and then crank it back into place. The good thing is that its my wife's car and I don't have to look at the light for the next 6 months while it doesn't get fixed.
[–] drakesdoom2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The other alternative is you bitching you had to go rescue your wife because she had a blow out from low tire pressure and her spare was flat.
Speaking of which why does she drive? Is your kitchen that far away?
[–] sn0wbawl ago
Heaven forbid you actually keep the spare aired up