Tire Pressure Monitor saying to inflate a tire after deep snow
12-09-2013, 06:16 PM
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Tire Pressure Monitor saying to inflate a tire after deep snow
Went through a few feet of snow in my 13 JKUR after hitting the slopes. The passenger side tires were the ones in the snow, the front driver side tire is now saying that it needs to be inflated. My tire pressure for all tires was somewhere in between 33-36 (different altitudes and temperatures). Has anyone had this problem, and should I really even worry since the PSI is the same? This was over the weekend and it still is showing that it needs to be inflated.
12-09-2013, 09:59 PM
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12-09-2013, 10:16 PM
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According to the owner's manual in my '09, the alert is activated if the pressure drops to more than ONE POUND below the tires' max rating.
For me, that annoyance translates into keeping my stock SR-As at 44 psi. (Can't get a Procal soon enough!)
For me, that annoyance translates into keeping my stock SR-As at 44 psi. (Can't get a Procal soon enough!)
12-10-2013, 03:11 AM
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JK Jedi
spare does not effect anything.
I found that once you drop 4psi below the recommend pressure (on mine it is 37psi 14 jkur) it will trigger the dash light. The only way to get it to reset is to inflate all tires back up to 37psi. once it resets you can again drop down to 33 psi and it won't trigger until one goes below 32psi. cold of course makes pressure drop. I have an aev procal and have set mine not to trigger until 21 psi. I normally run at 30psi on the street.
I found that once you drop 4psi below the recommend pressure (on mine it is 37psi 14 jkur) it will trigger the dash light. The only way to get it to reset is to inflate all tires back up to 37psi. once it resets you can again drop down to 33 psi and it won't trigger until one goes below 32psi. cold of course makes pressure drop. I have an aev procal and have set mine not to trigger until 21 psi. I normally run at 30psi on the street.
12-10-2013, 04:16 AM
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Went through a few feet of snow in my 13 JKUR after hitting the slopes. The passenger side tires were the ones in the snow, the front driver side tire is now saying that it needs to be inflated. My tire pressure for all tires was somewhere in between 33-36 (different altitudes and temperatures). Has anyone had this problem, and should I really even worry since the PSI is the same? This was over the weekend and it still is showing that it needs to be inflated.
~30 psi would be better for road (better for the tires and more comfy). Less than that for snow.
My Jeep is programmed to start nagging at 5 psi or so, so it never "complains" when aired down for offroading.
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12-10-2013, 04:53 AM
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JK Jedi
ditto, I guess jeep is setting psi so high for mpg but I do not notice any difference between 28-30psi and 35-37psi other then it rides and handles 10X better at 28-30psi. .
12-10-2013, 05:15 AM
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JK Junkie
I thought the spare was part of the system, but learned otherwise. I had a puncture on my left rear. I swapped that out with the spare and drove it for a few days with zero pressure on the spare. The warning light did not come on. It was working because the warning light did come on when the rear tire first became flat. This is on a 2012.
12-10-2013, 06:17 AM
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It's the tire manufacturers. For some reason, they recommend pressures which are way over what chalk tests show as the psi which makes the tread sit flat.