Can tire pressure light come on hot?
TPMS lights don’t activate when tires are overinflated. They only come on when your tires are below the recommended tire pressure. If you didn’t see your TPMS light come on in the heat of the summer, that’s why.
What does it mean when your TPMS light comes on?
If you’re a new driver, this light may come as a shock. You may be wondering what triggered it and how urgent this particular situation could be. As the name suggests, your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) light coming on typically means your tire pressure is low. However, sometimes it turns on due to a drastic drop or rise in temperature.
What does TPMS stand for in tire monitoring system?
What is TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System)? TPMS stands for Tire Pressure Monitoring System. It’s a safety system built into your vehicle (or retrofitted) that monitors your tire pressure, and alerts you when the pressure in one or more tires falls to an unacceptable levels. Why are underinflated tires such a big deal?
Why is my TPMS light on Pep Boys?
Your dashboard will display either the official TPMS symbol or a graphic indicating which tire is in need of air. It can be tough to tell if the air in a tire is too low or too high just by looking at it. When you see this light, bring your vehicle into Pep Boys for a tire pressure check.
Why does my tire pressure light come on?
As the name suggests, your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) light coming on typically means your tire pressure is low. However, sometimes it turns on due to a drastic drop or rise in temperature.
What could cause TPMS light to come on?
Your TPMS light will typically come on when the weather has gone from somewhat warm to stark cold. Drastic changes in temperature could deplete or inflate air pressure in your tires causing your TPMS sensor to trigger. Waiting a day or two after the light comes on to get your tires checked won’t be the end of the world.
What to do when your TPMS light turn on?
- Fix the Inflation. You need to get an air gauge at a gas station and then have the tire inflation checked out.
- Drive 10 Miles at 50mph. Another very simple and easy way to fix the TPMS light on problem is to drive at a steady 50mph for 10 miles.
- Use the TPMS Reset Button.
- Plug Out and Plug In the Car Battery.
What does it mean when the TPMS light come on?
As the name suggests, your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) light coming on typically means your tire pressure is low. However, sometimes it turns on due to a drastic drop or rise in temperature. So, when do you know to act urgently? If your light turns on merely because of a temperature change, your light will turn off within one day.
Why would a TPMS light keep coming on?
When the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) light on your dash comes on, it usually means that the air pressure in one or more of your tires has dropped below the expected level . The light can also be triggered erroneously by a bad sensor, and it can also come on, and go back off, seemingly at random.