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03-27-2007, 11:52 PM
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I was at the dealers the other day, as i am most days! And a guy came in and asked for his tyres to be checked as he had a puncture warning. So just for the record, i have had my flat tyre warning come on 3 times now and never a puncture. I suppose it must just pick up a little inbalance and switch on. I now just stop at a garage check my pressures and reset.
So if any of you get the warning dont go running to the dealers too quickly. CAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO BE THERE FOR 2 HOURS!
So if any of you get the warning dont go running to the dealers too quickly. CAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO BE THERE FOR 2 HOURS!
03-28-2007, 12:37 AM
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Always carry a tyre pressure gauge and a digital compressor in the car anyway, as I do my pressures at least once a fortnight, if not weekly.
As tyre pressures are supposed to be done on the cold tyre, I don't have to go to a garage and use their mostly inaccurate gauges.
Mine never triggered without reason in 2 years now. Tested it once, dropping one tyre by about 4 psi and it did the job after a few hundred yards.
As tyre pressures are supposed to be done on the cold tyre, I don't have to go to a garage and use their mostly inaccurate gauges.
Mine never triggered without reason in 2 years now. Tested it once, dropping one tyre by about 4 psi and it did the job after a few hundred yards.
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Originally Posted by olli_535d' post='407886' date='Mar 28 2007, 09:37 AM
Always carry a tyre pressure gauge and a digital compressor in the car anyway,
03-28-2007, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by fraseman999' post='407877' date='Mar 28 2007, 10:52 AM
And a guy came in and asked for his tyres to be checked as he had a puncture warning.
So just for the record, i have had my flat tyre warning come on 3 times now and never a puncture.
So just for the record, i have had my flat tyre warning come on 3 times now and never a puncture.
But driving on dirt- and/or snowy roads this will happen, from time to time.
You need to understand how the RPA system works.
It's a low brain system that measures wheel spinning using the ABS censors...
It loves the brikhard RF tyres.
With my non-RF, very-soft winter tyres, I need to reprogram it every week - in the wintertime
With the Dunlops - one time in three summers.
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