Tire Pressure Sensor

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  1. stangdude2000 Founding Member

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    As I was driving to the airport this morning, I got a low tire pressure warning. Of course I never put my pressure gauge in my car, so I couldn't check it at the airport, and I won't see the car again til Friday. Assuming the tire(s) still have air by Friday morning, is there a way to get the computer to tell you which tire is low? None of them look visibly low (although I haven't checked pressure for a while), and they all look approximately the same level.
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    Remember...looking at a low profile tire will never give you an idea of a tire getting low. My recommendation is that you check your pressure (cold) at least once a month and set it to 32/33 PSI.
    Also check it during weather changes...remember for every 10 degree change in temperature, your tire pressure will adjust 2-3 PSI (checked cold -- i.e. sitting for at least 4 hours).
    The only other thing would be that you have a defective tire sensor in one of the tires...as usual, another gimmick and another item that can break.
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    No there is no way to have the computer tell you which tire is low, you're going to have to use the Obama method and check them all with a pressure gauge.

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