Yep exactly. TPMS is great until you have more than one set of wheels/tires. I think it’s smart they didn’t put TPMS on the FL5 with track days (and likelihood of an alternate wheel/tire set) in mind. It’s also helpful for folks who have a winter setup. Just check your tire pressures periodically…the same with checking the oil. It takes 5 mins and you get the pleasure of being more familiar with those aspects your car.
Isn't there a TPMS though? I think people said that its like motion based or something like that, also doesnt the system have to do with the irregular shaped valve stems?
Exactly. The system we have is great because it "just works" but it can't tell you what the pressures are or even if it's too high or too low. It's basically just an idiot light.
It also only works in straight sections of roads. In a curvy road it will ignore all readings until you get to a long straight section.
OK. Then how did you deal with resetting the TPMS sensors when changing wheels/tires? In my prior car I’d have to take it to a shop and recalibrate every time. Because that’s a pain, I decided to just ignore the TPMS on my winter set and the incessant beeping (for about a week until it stopped). I also had to ignore the constant TPMS warning light. I figured I should be checking my tires more often in the winter anyway…but, it would’ve been nice to have TPMS working if there was a simple solution as you suggest.
Right. All my wheels/tires had sensors too. The problem is that the TPMS system in the car could only calibrate to 1 set of sensors at a time. So to calibrate to my winter set, I’d have to go to the shop. Then when spring came along, I’d have to go back to the shop again to calibrate back to my spring/summer wheel/tire setup. The FL5’s TPMS “lite” system, negates these complications…which I guess you’ve never experienced?
