Tire pressure warning
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Once the TPMS warning light illuminates, you may need to set cold tire pressures at/above factory recommendations to turn off the light, and you may also have to drive a short distance to activate the sensors. Once the light is off, then you can drop the tire pressures a bit.
The actual trigger value appears to vary by truck model, tire size, and configuration. Our truck’s factory pressure specs are 55F/80R, but, for driving around lightly loaded, I have the tires set at 50F/65R cold with no apparent TPMS issues.
HTH,
Jim / crewzer
The actual trigger value appears to vary by truck model, tire size, and configuration. Our truck’s factory pressure specs are 55F/80R, but, for driving around lightly loaded, I have the tires set at 50F/65R cold with no apparent TPMS issues.
HTH,
Jim / crewzer
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The batteries in your TPMS sensors may have bit the dust. I had the same thing happen, 3 of the 4 did not respond when the tire shop held their scanner next to the wheels.
New TPMS sensors and the message went away. My truck is a 2013 and it happened about a year ago for reference.
New TPMS sensors and the message went away. My truck is a 2013 and it happened about a year ago for reference.
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Can forscan be set to turn the nuisance off completely?
Why run MORE pressure in rear tires? That makes it ride even rougher as the bed weighs a lot less than the engine. I like to run rear tire pressure at 10 to 20 psi less than the front tires. Unless towing fifth wheel or bed loaded down heavy of course. Can use chalk method to ensure correct contact patch and by inference correct tire pressures.
Why run MORE pressure in rear tires? That makes it ride even rougher as the bed weighs a lot less than the engine. I like to run rear tire pressure at 10 to 20 psi less than the front tires. Unless towing fifth wheel or bed loaded down heavy of course. Can use chalk method to ensure correct contact patch and by inference correct tire pressures.
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