Had to have a tyre replaced due to a slow puncture in the side wall would result in TPMS light coming on after about 36 hours after putting more air in.
Took the wheel in to ATS and then picked it up with the new tyre on and fitted it back on the car, checked all 4 tyre pressures and thought "done".
Next day drove the car expecting the TPMS light to go out (NB one light on dash - no display showing which tyre is low). Light stayed on and after about 3 miles started to blink. Owners manual says this a TPMS system fault, NOT a low tyre.
Spoke to ATS this morning, they said that normally they would get me to bring the car in and would check each tyre's sensor in turn. But their TPMS reader is broken and they have been waiting 2 months so they aren't really in a position to help.
Now the car is 8 years old and has only done 34k so it is possible that the TPMS battery is getting flat, but it seems like one hell of a coincidence that it choose now to go flat. My guess is that someone knocked/damaged the sensor when changing the tyre.
Could changing the tyre cause the sensor to use up the last of it's battery? Could having the sensor out of range for 48 hours cause it to use up battery faster or need to be reprogrammed to the vehicle?
Any ideas?
Took the wheel in to ATS and then picked it up with the new tyre on and fitted it back on the car, checked all 4 tyre pressures and thought "done".
Next day drove the car expecting the TPMS light to go out (NB one light on dash - no display showing which tyre is low). Light stayed on and after about 3 miles started to blink. Owners manual says this a TPMS system fault, NOT a low tyre.
Spoke to ATS this morning, they said that normally they would get me to bring the car in and would check each tyre's sensor in turn. But their TPMS reader is broken and they have been waiting 2 months so they aren't really in a position to help.
Now the car is 8 years old and has only done 34k so it is possible that the TPMS battery is getting flat, but it seems like one hell of a coincidence that it choose now to go flat. My guess is that someone knocked/damaged the sensor when changing the tyre.
Could changing the tyre cause the sensor to use up the last of it's battery? Could having the sensor out of range for 48 hours cause it to use up battery faster or need to be reprogrammed to the vehicle?
Any ideas?
