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graham 500 said:
Just noticed that in the passengers foot well that at night, there is a faint red light that goes on and off at approx 2 sec intervals. When I turn ignition off, light stops. Anyone know what this is?
Absolutely Graham,it's a feint red light that goes on and off at approx 2 sec intervals and stops when you turn off the ignition.I have one ,the light is emitted from a bulb,in the door at the bottom but mine goes off after a few moments.
That will be the tire pressure sensor panel in the passenger foot well. Have a look in the passenger foot well, under the glove box on the right hand side. You will see a little box with some lights on it. These are coded to your tyres, which have the same colour rings on the valves.
I think this is in the manual, if I remember correctly, then again I could be making that bit up! ;-)
I think this is in the manual, if I remember correctly, then again I could be making that bit up! ;-)
bomberh said:
That will be the tire pressure sensor panel in the passenger foot well. Have a look in the passenger foot well, under the glove box on the right hand side. You will see a little box with some lights on it. These are coded to your tyres, which have the same colour rings on the valves.
I think this is in the manual, if I remember correctly, then again I could be making that bit up! ;-)
I did say I think this is in the manual, if I remember correctly, then again I could be making that bit up! ;-)
Regarding the flashing lights. If you sit stationary for 5 minutes with the engine on, it will throw up a tyre pressure warning issue and the lights on the sensor panel will light up. All it needs is a 5 to 10 minute drive to get the sensors talking to the panel and all will be well. Best thing to do when you come back from the drive, is learn over and make sure that only the main light is green and the 4 other lights are not illuminated, which is correct.
bomberh said:
I did say
Regarding the flashing lights. If you sit stationary for 5 minutes with the engine on, it will throw up a tyre pressure warning issue and the lights on the sensor panel will light up. All it needs is a 5 to 10 minute drive to get the sensors talking to the panel and all will be well. Best thing to do when you come back from the drive, is learn over and make sure that only the main light is green and the 4 other lights are not illuminated, which is correct.
Plus - and this is the clever bit - the tyres warm up and the pressure increases !!Regarding the flashing lights. If you sit stationary for 5 minutes with the engine on, it will throw up a tyre pressure warning issue and the lights on the sensor panel will light up. All it needs is a 5 to 10 minute drive to get the sensors talking to the panel and all will be well. Best thing to do when you come back from the drive, is learn over and make sure that only the main light is green and the 4 other lights are not illuminated, which is correct.
Bingo. No more problemos.
If you get a TPMS warning light in the colder months, it will disappear once the pressure increases but it is telling you to top up the tyres. Best not ignore it.
I think I would like to meet the design genius who put the tyre pressure display under the passenger footwell so you can't see it unless it's dark, or you are enjoying the view of your lady passenger with your head in her footwell under the glove box.
I never saw James Bond crawl under the passenger footwell to check his monitor display.
The only good thing I suppose is that you can ignore it completely rather than having a bloody annoying warning display in your field of vision!
I threw all mine away when I fitted new wheels and tyres because after years of advanced training, I am capable of checking and adjusting my own tyre pressures.
Whatever happened to the fast fit outlets charging for pumping your tyres up with Nitrogen? I thought that was a great little scam?
And todays useless fact is..............for every 5 degrees Centigrade your tyre temperature increases, your tyre pressure will increase by 1 psi (approx), so when they say do your tyre pressures cold, how cold? Coz if you do them on a freezing day, they will still be 5 psi too high by the summer even before you drive it.
I never saw James Bond crawl under the passenger footwell to check his monitor display.
The only good thing I suppose is that you can ignore it completely rather than having a bloody annoying warning display in your field of vision!
I threw all mine away when I fitted new wheels and tyres because after years of advanced training, I am capable of checking and adjusting my own tyre pressures.
Whatever happened to the fast fit outlets charging for pumping your tyres up with Nitrogen? I thought that was a great little scam?
And todays useless fact is..............for every 5 degrees Centigrade your tyre temperature increases, your tyre pressure will increase by 1 psi (approx), so when they say do your tyre pressures cold, how cold? Coz if you do them on a freezing day, they will still be 5 psi too high by the summer even before you drive it.
Edited by 8Tech on Tuesday 5th November 17:58
If you need to buy new TPMS sensors they are circa £100+VAT from AM dealers.
There is a complete new set of four AM TPMS sensors currently on Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111206618118?ssPageName=...
There is a complete new set of four AM TPMS sensors currently on Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111206618118?ssPageName=...
Impasse said:
My (mid 2006 build) car bongs a written message on the dash as well as the flashy box of lights. Is that usual or am I special boy?
You'll find I am the special one around here - saves anyone else saying it!That is normal if you have a tyre fault. Last time I got it I had a puncture
Neil1300R said:
That is normal if you have a tyre fault. Last time I got it I had a puncture
Righto, good to know I'm normal! 
Mind you, it's only happened once and I ignored it for a few days, instead choosing to curse unreliable pointless technology.
Then I checked my tyre pressures and all four were stodgily low.
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