Low tyre pressure warning

[woofy]

Just a big warning about the TPM. Do not under any circumstances rely on it, it's not a good way of measuring and this type (compared to what is req'd in the US) can have quite big variances before it will even go off. I had mine go off last year after about 3 mths of owning the car, stopped checked them all quickly by sight and feel to make sure none were drastically low, before going straight on to somewhere I could check them properly. 3 tyres were in vicinity of each other (36psi) but the 4th was 21psi and was the culprit. Now assuming that the dealer set it up right on pickup (somehow I think not) it had lost at least quite a bit of pressure. I should have checked them manually myself but wasn't sure how to reset the TPM so kept putting it off. But at least 8psi before it does anything seems to be quite normal with this type of monitoring.

And no I didn't notice anything up with the steering etc, it was the passenger rear.

The TPM will probably prevent a shredded tyre, but I don't like them getting more than 1-2psi out from each other, so make sure you all check them regularly.

[dodgey]

Happened on my old GTI after a new set of tyres, on the drive down to Canberra from Sydney. No real issues, and didn't have any since (even after the car was sold)

[pwcar]

All symptoms were put down to a faulty connector on the throttle pedal wiring, even the tyre pressure sensor which seems odd, but given the fact that it is all computer controlled not implausible.
It's nice to be driving without a dash full of warning lights again