Date:         Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:54:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: flashing coolant light purpose
Comments: To: mcneely4@cox.net
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hi,
nice to see your post ..
perhaps your TP monitoring system is simplier than what I have read about in
professional automotive repair trade magazine articles.

I suspect your car has an indirect TP warning system..
the actual pressure in the tire is not tracked by any system,
instead the ABS system can tell when a tire is low, since it'll turn faster
than the other ones..
and sets a warning that way.

so you just leave a Maint. Reminder light on ........bad consumer, bad
driver !
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From: <mcneely4@cox.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>; "Scott Daniel - Turbovans"
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: Re: flashing coolant light purpose


> ---- Scott Daniel  - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>> and don't try to rotate your tires yourself  on that car Dave.
>> You can't do that right without also 'teaching' the system what new
>> position
>> each tire is in.
>
> Hmmmm........ .  I've heard that, but there is nothing in the owner's book
> saying it.  The tire pressure monitoring system has to be reset when the
> tires are rotated because they call for different pressures front and
> rear.  But that is simple to do, just hold a button down.  The low
> pressure indicator blinks three times, and the gizmo is reset.  Now, the
> "maintenance required" indicator, which is just turned on by the odometer
> 5K miles since it was last reset to remind one to change the oil and
> filter, is goofy, and requires a series of steps involving the buttons for
> the trip odometers.  Why not just a simple switch (or why have the damned
> thing period)?  I've just decided to leave it on rather than look up the
> turn off procedure again.  That gives occasional passengers or persons I
> lend the car to something to get concerned about, and make conversation
> around ;-).
>
> mcneely