Tyre Pressure indicator. Gimmick?????

[shaneth]

OK i was in Tamworth this weekend. My brother was driving the car buy himself and hit a rock that punctured the inner side wall of the tyre. (ill take a photo tomorrow.) He said the light didnt come on when that he saw. Also when i changed the tyre with a spare which was new and the cars on there were 9000kms old the car still didnt tell me one was different. (the manual says it can tell when one is low buy the rolling diameter of the tyre by the ABS sensor.) Now what has everyone else experinced have you seen it work or is it just a Gimmick?

[Wand Weaver]

Just a question before we get too carried away here (no I haven't seen it work) - does your low tyre pressure light turn on when you start the car?

Just wondering whether it could be an instrument-cluster related problem and not a problem with the system.

[shaneth]

Fair enough question and no i donmt mean to bag the car just wondering what everyone else thinks (i love the car ).

the answer to your question is yes it comes on when i start the car for a couple of seconds and then goes off. So its working. What i may do is go to a servo and let one down say 15psi and see what happens.

[VWindahouse]

Yes mine has gone off before

[shaneth]

what happened?? audible sound or just the light. do you remember the tyre pressure difference.

[Kai]

I blew my tyre and it never went off. I did forget to reset it once i had the new one on there. And it went off.

[VWindahouse]

what happened?? audible sound or just the light. do you remember the tyre pressure difference.

Same as the low fuel warning. From memory it was about 4-5 psi less than what I set it at.

[RUS7Y]

Sorry to dig up and old Post.

I have just taken all my rims off on the weekend to sand and spray. My friend stupidly sprayed over the back of the Tyre which we marked the location of the Tyre on the car. lol idiot haha

Anyway i had noticed driving into work today that the car swayed a little which is to be expected and the steering wheel had a little and only a little shutter at 100k.

The Tyre Monitor display came on at about 105 on the freeway. I pulled over checked the tyres. All have perfect pressure and were not going flat. Only thing I can think off is that the wheels are out of balance which i knew would happen and this has set off the light.
It does turn on when I stop and start the car imediately now. I have not used the VAG on it yet as the laptop died.

Any thoughts?

[Guest001]

Sorry to dig up and old Post.

I have just taken all my rims off on the weekend to sand and spray. My friend stupidly sprayed over the back of the Tyre which we marked the location of the Tyre on the car. lol idiot haha

Anyway i had noticed driving into work today that the car swayed a little which is to be expected and the steering wheel had a little and only a little shutter at 100k.

The Tyre Monitor display came on at about 105 on the freeway. I pulled over checked the tyres. All have perfect pressure and were not going flat. Only thing I can think off is that the wheels are out of balance which i knew would happen and this has set off the light.
It does turn on when I stop and start the car imediately now. I have not used the VAG on it yet as the laptop died.

Any thoughts?

Is a wheel loose Had my wheels rotated once and car felt funny afterward. Turned out the **** that did them put one on crooked and it had come loose. Bl++dy Holdens with tight centres.

[RUS7Y]

Is a wheel loose

Its a possibility,
I thought we we dropped it the back left looked a little crooked but after staring at the back of the car and comparing it looked ok. Ill have to check the nuts when I get home as I don't have the tools with me. Still scattered all over my garage