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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: john_o on January 06, 2010, 08:11:02 pm

Title: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: john_o on January 06, 2010, 08:11:02 pm: happened twice now during extended driving in snow.
havent checked tyre pressures yet but reckon its just snow changing the RR enough.

anyone else?
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: stealthwolf on January 06, 2010, 08:14:20 pm: Not had this. But then again thr tyre pressure sensor isn't very sensitive - there has to be a large drop for it to trigger the sensor warning. One tyre had a drop of 10psi before the light came on.
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 06, 2010, 08:26:24 pm: No problem with mine.Might be worth a trip to a tyre place & get them to see if you have a nail or something in one ?. :driver:
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: Hurdy on January 06, 2010, 10:15:39 pm: You need one of these John :happy2:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ft8%2Fhurdy_album%2Ftyresurehardwired.jpg&hash=6ecd75715a6cadd0aaabdae79d40e82ea8664890)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ft8%2Fhurdy_album%2Ftyresurepic1.jpg&hash=4755c9c904f639acdc4f10ce94e45b9b17003aa2)
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: WhiteGTI on January 06, 2010, 10:24:47 pm: What is that contraption called and where can I buy it!?
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: Janner_Sy on January 06, 2010, 10:26:27 pm: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8314.0
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: Hurdy on January 06, 2010, 10:29:13 pm: Quote from: WhiteGTI on January 06, 2010, 10:24:47 pm
What is that contraption called and where can I buy it!?

It is a tyresure pressure monitor

Also does tyre temp

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ft8%2Fhurdy_album%2Ftyresurepic2.jpg&hash=131fbdd6f2995948257ad713e26cce9c4ec34519)

Amongst having a realistic user set alarm for upper and lower temps and upper and lower pressure settings :happy2:
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: WhiteGTI on January 06, 2010, 10:36:09 pm: Looks fantastic! I will get one when I change cars later this year! Sorry to take off topic.
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: RedRobin on January 06, 2010, 10:41:32 pm: ....

I've noticed that my TyreSure monitor will initially display a lower than normal reading when very cold like now, but quickly adjusts. I'd never seen my tyre temperatures reading 0Âº before! It's very reassuring to see pressures etc every time you start the car up.
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: lee s on January 07, 2010, 09:51:12 am: Quote from: john_o on January 06, 2010, 08:11:02 pm
happened twice now during extended driving in snow.
havent checked tyre pressures yet but reckon its just snow changing the RR enough.

anyone else?

yes my one has done it twice now - was going to check tyre pressures at petrol station but wanted a quid for the machine and didn't have any coins on me. Looking at them visually - doesn't appear to be low at all. Will check them this morning.
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: fenny on January 07, 2010, 11:10:37 am: My pressure monitor went off on Monday.... checked the pressures and they were all good...... I just put it down to the rapid change in temperature of the air in the tyres, from -9 to whatever they warmed up to on the motorway!
Title: Re: anyone elses tyre pressure warning going off in these snowy conditions?
Post by: dan.payne on January 07, 2010, 11:50:29 am: Quote from: Hurdy on January 06, 2010, 10:29:13 pm
Quote from: WhiteGTI on January 06, 2010, 10:24:47 pm
What is that contraption called and where can I buy it!?

It is a tyresure pressure monitor

Also does tyre temp

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ft8%2Fhurdy_album%2Ftyresurepic2.jpg&hash=131fbdd6f2995948257ad713e26cce9c4ec34519)

Amongst having a realistic user set alarm for upper and lower temps and upper and lower pressure settings :happy2:

John, it wouldn't surprise me if you had a flux capacitor in that tricked up Golf of yours :laugh:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thingamababy.com%2Fphotos%2Funcategorized%2F2007%2F06%2F02%2Ffluxcapacitor.jpg&hash=71a23d8b2b68898f9d64c86b0bda1cba094c37b3)

p.s. thanks for the info on Straddlers btw :happy2: