Tire Pressure Reading

Yeah, for those very few drivers who really want/need performance, they should spend their money on anyway to mod the stock car. But why make the larger stock wheels on higher trim of Prius and Pathfinder?

 

Pavement princess version.

 

I got the 2010 Canadian touring with 17", mainly cus I couldn't stand the 15" with wheel covers.

The steering feel was night-and-day better too: not just the wheels, the mechanics were different. Not sure if that's still the case, with later years.

 

Looks sell.
In some cases, the car design included the larger, or at least alloy, wheels. The entry level 2WD Tacoma with smaller wheels looks like the truck's proportions are wrong.

 

I like the look of smaller rims and deeper sidewalls, looks purposeful. And you know you'll have an easier time on rough roads.

 

How long do the batteries in the TPM sensors in the wheels last?

 

7 years average, but it could go anytime between 5-10 years.

 

Ok thanks that’s good to know.

 

To clarify, do you mean the OE wheels or the $30 aftermarket TPMS sensors ?


Rob43

 

The OE wheels.

 

Does it need to be programmed to the TPMS's?

 

Old thread being revived today

Personally, I wouldn't bother with that. I would use the Carista app and a Bluetooth OBD2 adapter. vLinker MC+ works very well if you don't already have one. It's a useful little device to have anyway. The app is free if you only want to read the tire pressure (and the TPMS IDs).

If you swap winter and summer tires yourself, buying the premium version for a month will allow you reset the TPMS system with the new TPMS IDs. That's what I'll do next fall. One caveat, you will have to have the TPMS reprogrammed at a shop at least once so you can get the IDs of all eight wheels with the app. Get the TPMS IDs of the wheels already on the car, have the tires swapped and get the IDs of those TPMS too. Once that's done, it's just a matter of inputting the new IDs when swapping tires. If you read the pressure with a gauge and look at the pressure in the app, you can identify which wheel is at which position.