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Originally Posted by drgoodtrips
I bought a new car in '04 for something like $25K and it doesn't have anything like that. Hell, my dad has a newer model Mercedes, and I don't think it has a low tire pressure indicator (I could be wrong - I've driven it before, but it isn't as if it's my car)
And, my understanding is that those systems, when implemented, are designed more to alert people when the pressure is dangerously, potentially accident-causingly, low.
This is kind of interesting:
Tire Tech Information - Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems |
We've got a Jeep Liberty w/the sensors. It's pretty cool and quite accurate, it warns when you lose about 10% pressure, plenty early. It's an especially good reminder and has saved me a lot of hassles with slow leak punctures (We drive a lot).
But my Mazda 3 doesn't have it, I don't think it's common yet.