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[Sir Tigger KC]

TPM is a pain in the arse.

The system in my old Jag would always show an error message when the weather was  very hot or very cold.

Before I changed the battery, mine used to come on every time it went sideways.  With new battery, I only see it if the car has been left standing for a couple of weeks.

You really should go for black and round type tyres for a bit more excitement and the added driving experience! 

[Andy B]

A lot of these 'driver aids' are just  to pander to drivers who are to idle to check their car once a week. I also know when it's raining ,because i see these funny wet spots all over the windscreen. 

Who honestly checks their cars' tyre pressures weekly ... or even at all, unless they think a tyre is soft
I like the auto wipers on my ML .... but I manage quite well with our other cars that don't have it 

[Andy B]

TPM is a pain in the arse.

The system in my old Jag would always show an error message when the weather was  very hot or very cold.

the only time I've had a problem with the indirect system on my car was when I had a wheel that wasn't balanced very well (or it threw a weight  ) It was forever telling me to check tyre pressures when there was next to nothing between them & the system had been reset. Had the wheels/tyres rebalanced & that was it .... sorted!

No idea what the relationship between ABS sensors & unbalanced wheels could be 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

A lot of these 'driver aids' are just  to pander to drivers who are to idle to check their car once a week. I also know when it's raining ,because i see these funny wet spots all over the windscreen. 

Don't get me started on lane departure avoidance. It's dangerous.

Also front collision warning which likes to apply the brakes every time a sharp bend is taken at more than 10 MPH. I can't switch this off so I have set it to spring into action as late as possible.

It's all nanny state crap.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

TPM is a pain in the arse.

The system in my old Jag would always show an error message when the weather was  very hot or very cold.

the only time I've had a problem with the indirect system on my car was when I had a wheel that wasn't balanced very well (or it threw a weight  ) It was forever telling me to check tyre pressures when there was next to nothing between them & the system had been reset. Had the wheels/tyres rebalanced & that was it .... sorted!

No idea what the relationship between ABS sensors & unbalanced wheels could be 

My car would give  a low pressure warning that could be made to go away if the car was driven for a mile or two. Presumably because the tyres became warmer.

[Doctor Gollum]

A lot of these 'driver aids' are just  to pander to drivers who are to idle to check their car once a week. I also know when it's raining ,because i see these funny wet spots all over the windscreen. 

Who honestly checks their cars' tyre pressures weekly ... or even at all, unless they think a tyre is soft
I like the auto wipers on my ML .... but I manage quite well with our other cars that don't have it 

I have to remember to turn them off when I park at work. Otherwise, there's so much crap on the screen that they come on as soon as the ignition goes on, smearing detritus everywhere

[Rangie]

A lot of these 'driver aids' are just  to pander to drivers who are to idle to check their car once a week. I also know when it's raining ,because i see these funny wet spots all over the windscreen. 

Who honestly checks their cars' tyre pressures weekly ... or even at all, unless they think a tyre is soft
I like the auto wipers on my ML .... but I manage quite well with our other cars that don't have it 

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I do check mine weekly & always have done since I started driving in 1971 , basic stuff really tyres oil screen wash etc.

[Andy B]

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I do check mine weekly & always have done since I started driving in 1971 , basic stuff really tyres oil screen wash etc.

and do you regularly have to top your tyre pressures up? My tyre pressures rarely alter ....

 .... and you've been driving not that much longer than me 

[Andy B]

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My car would give  a low pressure warning that could be made to go away if the car was driven for a mile or two. Presumably because the tyres became warmer.

direct or indirect system?

[Rangie]

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I do check mine weekly & always have done since I started driving in 1971 , basic stuff really tyres oil screen wash etc.

and do you regularly have to top your tyre pressures up? My tyre pressures rarely alter ....

 .... and you've been driving not that much longer than me 

Only very occasionally, one of the Subaru tyres has recently started losing about 3PSI over about a week but is due for a set of new tyres shortly, I won't change my habits of a lifetime though .

[Andy B]

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 I won't change my habits of a lifetime though .

I never said you needed to ..... 

[Marks DTM Calib]

TPM is a pain in the arse.

The system in my old Jag would always show an error message when the weather was  very hot or very cold.

the only time I've had a problem with the indirect system on my car was when I had a wheel that wasn't balanced very well (or it threw a weight  ) It was forever telling me to check tyre pressures when there was next to nothing between them & the system had been reset. Had the wheels/tyres rebalanced & that was it .... sorted!

No idea what the relationship between ABS sensors & unbalanced wheels could be 

Pretty sure the indirect system is no longer allowed as it was shown to not give the intended warnings (I am told it never met the original regs).

[Sir Tigger KC]

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 I won't change my habits of a lifetime though .

I never said you needed to ..... 

I expect old Mick is a bit stuck in his ways, so he could do.....     

[Andy B]

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Pretty sure the indirect system is no longer allowed as it was shown to not give the intended warnings (I am told it never met the original regs).

so another money making plan ... £100 a corner pressure/temp sensor on each wheel! 

the indirect on mine has high lighted a slow puncture

[ronnyd]

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I do check mine weekly & always have done since I started driving in 1971 , basic stuff really tyres oil screen wash etc.

and do you regularly have to top your tyre pressures up? My tyre pressures rarely alter ....

 .... and you've been driving not that much longer than me 

Only very occasionally, one of the Subaru tyres has recently started losing about 3PSI over about a week but is due for a set of new tyres shortly, I won't change my habits of a lifetime though .

My fronts used to lose about 3psi over a couple of weeks, so had the rims cleaned when i had new Nexens fitted. Solved the problem, so had the rears done when the became due. £25 a corner as i seem to remember.