False TPMS Alert
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TGCOTF-dewey said:
You obviously have no idea what you're talking about.
In pretty much every bit of guidance you will find on the design of safety critical systems, frequent false alarms is considered a big no no for very obvious reasons. They actually make the system less safe.
Nope, you're the one being an idiot if you think no alert at all for a runflat tyre when it is deflated is a good or safe idea. In fact, idiot is being overly kindIn pretty much every bit of guidance you will find on the design of safety critical systems, frequent false alarms is considered a big no no for very obvious reasons. They actually make the system less safe.
stevieturbo said:
TGCOTF-dewey said:
You obviously have no idea what you're talking about.
In pretty much every bit of guidance you will find on the design of safety critical systems, frequent false alarms is considered a big no no for very obvious reasons. They actually make the system less safe.
Nope, you're the one being an idiot if you think no alert at all for a runflat tyre when it is deflated is a good or safe idea. In fact, idiot is being overly kindIn pretty much every bit of guidance you will find on the design of safety critical systems, frequent false alarms is considered a big no no for very obvious reasons. They actually make the system less safe.
If you were to re-read my posts, you'd see that not ONCE did I actually state that. EVERY post has been about TPMS false alarms.
TGCOTF-dewey said:
Been drinking chap? Doubling down on the insults is not a good look.
If you were to re-read my posts, you'd see that not ONCE did I actually state that. EVERY post has been about TPMS false alarms.
I've read...have you ?If you were to re-read my posts, you'd see that not ONCE did I actually state that. EVERY post has been about TPMS false alarms.
TGCOTF-dewey said:
The Honda systems are utterly awful. They're a well known issue. Mine goes off on EVERY long drive.
They're more dangerous than not having one.
A false alarm is not dangerous in any way whatsoever. Annoying perhaps, but not dangerous.They're more dangerous than not having one.
One of us has maybe been drinking, and it certainly isn't me.
stevieturbo said:
TGCOTF-dewey said:
Been drinking chap? Doubling down on the insults is not a good look.
If you were to re-read my posts, you'd see that not ONCE did I actually state that. EVERY post has been about TPMS false alarms.
I've read...have you ?If you were to re-read my posts, you'd see that not ONCE did I actually state that. EVERY post has been about TPMS false alarms.
TGCOTF-dewey said:
The Honda systems are utterly awful. They're a well known issue. Mine goes off on EVERY long drive.
They're more dangerous than not having one.
A false alarm is not dangerous in any way whatsoever. Annoying perhaps, but not dangerous.They're more dangerous than not having one.
One of us has maybe been drinking, and it certainly isn't me.
Say you stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway (exactly where speed based TPMS tend to false alarm) because you think you have a puncture... Is that dangerous?
Or what happens if you stop on a twisty unsighted road shortly after a blind bend... Is that dangerous?
Given folks will follow a sat nav down a bridle way and into rivers, those same folks are likely to quickly pull over and stop if they think they have a puncture.
I agree it can be dangerous and that is why I made this thread.
All I do now is check me pressures regularly, make a note of them, and before any motorway or long journey check the tyres with a digital gauge then ignore the light if it goes off.
Seem to get less false alerts when the weather is warmer. But even when I do get them it's always always on long journeys
All I do now is check me pressures regularly, make a note of them, and before any motorway or long journey check the tyres with a digital gauge then ignore the light if it goes off.
Seem to get less false alerts when the weather is warmer. But even when I do get them it's always always on long journeys
Seems as though I was not calibrating it properly.
The correct procedure is to pump the tyres up to the desired pressure, hit the TPMS button, then go for proper drive ( ideally 50mph for 15mins ) and that should sort it.
What I was previously doing, was hitting the TPMS button then driving 10 mins down the road and therefore was not calibrating properly.
IF anything was off with the ABS sensors, then there would be error lights and the TPMS light would come on at random times, not just when on a longer journey down the motorway.
Seems alright now but will keep an eye on it.
The correct procedure is to pump the tyres up to the desired pressure, hit the TPMS button, then go for proper drive ( ideally 50mph for 15mins ) and that should sort it.
What I was previously doing, was hitting the TPMS button then driving 10 mins down the road and therefore was not calibrating properly.
IF anything was off with the ABS sensors, then there would be error lights and the TPMS light would come on at random times, not just when on a longer journey down the motorway.
Seems alright now but will keep an eye on it.
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