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Two weeks ago I started on a two week trip from South Carolina to Pittsburgh, PA. I spent the first night in Princeton, WV and it got very cold (much colder than the car has been before). When I started out in the morning, the PMS light was on. I assumed that the cold weather has caused the tire pressures to drop, but when I checked them with a tire guage, they were all four at 31.5 psi. I then assumed that driving would warm them up and the light would go out further on in the trip. No joy. For the next several days, the light stayed on. On the way home yeaterday, just after going from WV to VA, i noticed the light was out and has so far stayed out. It almost seems that this alarm is more sensitive to latitude than anything else Any suggestions?
Drives: 2007 Kia Rondo LX I4 5 Seater, 2008 Kia Spectra5 SX
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Two weeks ago I started on a two week trip from South Carolina to Pittsburgh, PA. I spent the first night in Princeton, WV and it got very cold (much colder than the car has been before). When I started out in the morning, the PMS light was on. I assumed that the cold weather has caused the tire pressures to drop, but when I checked them with a tire guage, they were all four at 31.5 psi. I then assumed that driving would warm them up and the light would go out further on in the trip. No joy. For the next several days, the light stayed on. On the way home yeaterday, just after going from WV to VA, i noticed the light was out and has so far stayed out. It almost seems that this alarm is more sensitive to latitude than anything else Any suggestions?
I wish my wife had one of those PMS lights!!! I would know to stay away from her then!!!
Anyways, the way TPMS is made is, it is supposed to come on when there is a 15% difference in air pressure from the time the light was set. It will not come on for just .5 psi. It usually shouldn't come on until about 28 psi. You may want to take it by the dealer, tell them what happened, and have them reset the sensors.
Drives: 2007 Rondo LX - 7 Pass., 4 Cyl. and a 1995 BMW 318ti
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Did you check them cold or hot? You should check them first thing before you drive, if you have been driving on the highway for a while they could be significantly higher. They should be 32 psi first thing in the morning, then they might get up to 34 or 35 driving around. If they were 31 hot, they might very well be less than 28 cold. Also double check your gauge with another.
Also, I notice all my tires leak air relatively quickly on the Kia, I have to air them up every 2 or 3 months. My other car has tires that sat over winter that were still at same pressure as when I put them on the shelf. I imagine the air must diffuse through the tire more rapidly in some tires than others.
I checked them as soon as I saw the light was on before I left the motel in the morning. I put another 300 miles on that day and the light di not go off for amost two weeks. I did have the TPMS voluntary service performed.
My TPMS light came on for the first time this evening. I drove it this morning and it was fine. It was parked all day and when I started it up to go home, there it was. It was chilly today (low 40s F) but by no means freezing. I looked in the manual and it says it can come on in cold weather and if that's the reason it came on, it will shut off after a few driving cycles. I have not checked the pressure physically yet, but visually they look the same. I will monitor this closely and see if it shuts off or if there might be a problem.
It did it again! I was parked in an outdoor motel parking lot in Myrtle Beach. The temperature went down to 35F and when I left at noon, the TPMS Light was on. I guess I will have to get used to it.
It did it again! I was parked in an outdoor motel parking lot in Myrtle Beach. The temperature went down to 35F and when I left at noon, the TPMS Light was on. I guess I will have to get used to it.
Hmm, if the TPMS system in the Rondo is so touchy that it's activated when the temp drops to 35 F (2 C), one has to wonder how it would behave in our Canadian winters when the temp drops to -40 C (-40 F).
This problem is not limited to the TPMS in the Rondo. One of my sons has a 2007 Nissan Versa (without TPMS), and he was saying that a lot of American Versa owners with TPMS are also complaining about similar problems on the Versa Forums.
I for one am glad that the Canadian Rondo's do not have TPMS (or at least the 2007 models - don't know about the 2008's). I prefer to use my trusty tire pressure guage instead.
I for one am glad that the Canadian Rondo's do not have TPMS (or at least the 2007 models - don't know about the 2008's). I prefer to use my trusty tire pressure guage instead.
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Michael
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