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Originally posted by DarthKarl:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by f5fstop:
System is doing what it is supposed to do, warn you when the temps drop. Appears 29-30 is the point where the system goes on.
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I agree. But it seems that the software that looks for the low pressure limits should have wider/longer checking parameters. At start up, if the tire is substantially under inflated, then fine - it ought to set off the warning. But if the tire is only slightly off pressure, the software shouldn’t send off a warning until the tire has had some driving time to warm up.
I live in a part of the country where can be a huge difference in temperatures during the day. This morning its was 32 degrees or so and now its nearly 70. So tire pressures are going to be all over the place. It just seems that the pressure warnings need to be a little more flexible than they presently are. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Sounds like a nice feature, if the startup ambient temp is around 40 or below, give a five mile warmup cycle before setting off the system. But I guess due to the litigious society we live in, the auto manufacturers will err on the side of safety.
We, on this forum, have to remember, the majority of drivers out there are stupid, and never check their tire pressure, unless something tells them to, or someone does it for them, or the police check it after they have rolled. NHTSA did a study about five years ago, and per their study, roughly over 70% of the drivers were driving on underinflated tires.
Honestly, the system turning on and just putting a message in my DIC did not bother me. I was actually expecting it to happen sooner or later. Made me run out on Friday and get a compressor.