low tire inflation thingy

anyone have that issue in these freezing temps,
my low inflation guage lights up

 

Check your tire pressures??

 

ya sometimes when it gets below -25 mine would just turn on and i checked all my tires including the spare and they were fine.

 

I have my winter tires and rims on so the sensor is on my summer tires and rims, thus my light is a constant nuisance.

 

Hate that darn thing. I've lived almost 46 years (30+ yrs driving) and have been able to manage my tire pressure the old fashioned way with no incidents related to tire pressure.

Light was on when I bought the truck (lease turn in 2007 with 23K miles). When I got it home I adjusted tire pressure in all 5 tires and did the reset button thing and the light went out. Picked up a set of wheels with sensors for my winter tires, and haven't been able to get it to reset to the sensors on the winter tires/wheels. Every time I check the pressure, they're all good. I refuse to pay the "stealer" to reset the darn computer, or to buy the $100+ gadget to reset it myself. If I knew how to disable the light, I would.

Until then, I just refer to the light as my "good traction light".

 

I would have rather had the de-icing mirrors than the stupid tire inflation light on my SR%.

 

x2

 

Tell the gov't- The TPMS is mandatory...Heated mirrors- Not so much.

 

I've had the same temperature related problems with my 07 with the sensor in the spare. I think on cold mornings the tires heat up a bit and cause a different pressure reading than the spare which stays cold...at least that's what I think is happening. By the time I get home from work the temperature is warmer and when I check all 5 tires the pressure looks good.

 

Heated mirrors SHOULD be mandatory

Who needs an idiot light for tire pressure when a typical winter day here drops the temps enough to set the damn thing off?

 

tpms is mandatory in the u.s?

 

But not DTRL?

 

Odd . TPMS is not required in Canada as far as I know.

 

When airing your tires, if you are at higher temp than when your truck sets offthe low tire it is caused by the weather. For instance, you air your tires and it is 50 degrees out and the temp drops to 30 degrees, you are going to lose 2 pounds of air pressure. You lose 1 pound of air pressure for every 10 degrees in temeprature change. You may notice that when you drive the vehicle the tires heat up and the light goes off. For winter envirements I suggest setting your tire pressure 2 pounds hgher than you normally would.

 

Fill tires to 2 pounds below cold pressure , set TPMS , then add 2 pounds.

 

^ love it.

I've had mine for the less then a week and it won't go out. I guess my good traction light is here to stay

 

If you haven't tried the reset button procedure you can give that a try. I was able to get mine to stay off until I switched over to my winter tires on a set of rims a guy sold me from his 2009 Tacoma. The rims have sensors, but for whatever reason I can't get the system to reset to them. I've gotten used to the light and just ignore it now. Interested to find out what happens when I put my summer tires (mounted on the original wheels) back on in April.

Stupid system...but that's what comes from too much government!

Good Luck.