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My tire sensor light wont go off and i just had my tire pressure checked on my 2008 toyota rav4 what could it be?? some1 told me to check the spare tire pressure?
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Look in your owners manual and it should tell you how to re-set the pressure tire sensors. If one will next re-set it's usually a bad sensor. if that is the case the tire will need to be removed to replace the sensor. Hope this helps.
32 psi is the usualrecommended pressure but you may have to fill the tires to 35 psi to make the TPM system reset. That's how most systems recognize that you have serviced the tires. Most TPM systems will indicate low tire pressure around 26-28 psi.
Don't forget to check the full size spare tire pressure as well. I was pulling out my hair over this on my 06 rav, and then I suddenly remembered the spare. . .The colder weather had decreased the pressure in that tire to pop the alarm.
If it is the exclamation point, and it is colored red, this indicates either the handbrake (e-brake) or more importantly the brake fluid level is low.........i would be checking this ASAP !!
That symbol (tire tread) could mean a low tire pressure. The majority of vehicles today have the low tire pressure warning system, which indicates that one or more of the tires are below the minimum tire pressure. Have the tire pressure checked in each tire. As for turning the warning light off, some vehicles the light will go out after tires are inflated properly. Have them check the owner's manual for resetting warning light. Please inform me as to whether or not it was the tires...thanks.
Check the pressure in all five tires-spare included. You will have to
remove the spare cover, which takes some time if you have a soft cover.
Once all the tires are at the same pressure, the light should go out. I
did it with the car parked, so it seems driving it for reset is not
required. If the pressure is off between the tires after adding air, the
light may stay on. They must all be close or the same for the light to
go out. Use a real tire gage rather than the one at the gas station air
nozzle.
Do you have a full-size spare tire? If so, it too is checked via the Tire Pressure Warning System. Perhaps it is low, this is quite commonly omitted when setting tire pressures. If you have a temporary spare tire, it is not checked. If you have no full-size spare, one of the TWPS sensors may have been damaged by your tire changer. This can happen very easily, if the changer is not careful whilst dis-mounting the tires. A Toyota dealership has a special service tool that will check each of the sensors for output, while on the car. If a sensor is found to be bad, the tester will find it.
Some newer Toyota vehicles have a sensor in the spare tire. Tires loose air over time naturally. I would check out the spare.
When did this TPS light start coming on?
Have you had new tires put on, or had a flat repair done before the light?
Check the spare tire...The spare tire is also checked by the tire pressure warning system. Once the spare is inflated to the proper pressure, the light will go out.
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