Low Tire Pressure Light

Check for any signs of sagging or deformities in your tires shape.

Low tire pressure light. The tpms or tire pressure monitoring system uses sensors on the vehicle to determine when a tire has low pressure and alerts the driver with a warning light so the tires can be checked out. As discussed earlier the tpms is located on the rim of the tire. There are some situations whereby the tires are not underinflated or flat. A low tire pressure means that a larger area of the tire lies on the asphalt while driving.

Low pressure could result from a leak or simply from the tendency of a tire to lose about a pound of air pressure every month as well as a pound for every 10 degree drop in temperature. Thus there are chances that this electronic box gets. In addition the tire no longer has a round shape and can no longer roll cleanly. Also look for an egg in your tire sidewalls a tire with a damaged sidewall can fail without warning at any speed above 25 mph.

As a driver or car owner there are measures that you can follow to prevent the low tire pressure light from coming on when the tires are in good condition. If your low tire pressure warning light comes on while driving it s best to pullover and do a visual inspection. Sometimes however it just doesn t work. Reasons behind low tire pressure light but tires are fine.

The tire pressure monitoring system light will let you know when your tire pressure is low and when your sensors are malfunctioning. The technology made its way over to america and saw such great success here that it became mandatory on all new vehicles after 2007 as part of the tread. First and foremost always check the tire pressure. Tpms light vs tire pressure light.

Whenever you start your vehicle the pressure light may turn on permanently. However if it doesn t turn off measure the pressure of tires. To begin with you need to know the difference between the tpms light indicator and the tire pressure light. As a result this turns on the low tire pressure light but tires are fine for a while but disappear once the tires are warmed.

This may vary from car to car. The low tire pressure light on your car also known as the tpms light should turn off when you have filled your tires to the proper pressure in terms of psi pounds per square inch. The light doesn t always reset and that can leave you with an annoying orange light or with some newer vehicles a. In this video i show you.

Unluckily the tpms light is on at your dashboard. Faulty tpms tool tire 001. The tire pressure light comes on when the tire pressure is between 18 and 25 percent below its recommended value listed on the driver s door sticker.