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Haven´t checked the manual yet, too lazy I guess...But, is there an adjustable lower limit for when that annoying pos starts to BEEP? Something I could adjust on the computer, without taking the car to the stealership?

The reason I ask, is that now winter has set in and I´m currently running with 2,2 bar in my tires, and when the temp drops below <5 degrees celcius, the pressure in the tires (of course) drops a bit during the night (cold tires).
To just about 1,8-1,9 bar, to be more exact.
This is in my opinion NOT a "dangorous" pressure level, and therefore that little raveparty that I get in my dash every morning, when I tired and grumpy as h... stumbles into the drivers seat, spilling coffee all over myself :doh: and starts my joyfull ride towards work, just p..... me off and seems totally unnecessary.

*pfeww* :blah::pepper:

Allrightythen...
I´m not interested in increasing the pressure in my tires just to try to compensate for the dropped pressure and the following "FLASH-DING-DING" - seems to me that to avoid that I have to increase pressure to about 3 bar and thats out of the question.

So, Is there an easy fix to this problemo, hombres?
 
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I am interested too! In the desert, we are 70-80s in the days and 30-40s at night. So I have the warning for the first part of the morning, but am at a good pressure in the afternoon. I am considering overinflating so I don't have to hear it (below the max suggested but above normal).
 
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i had this problem and i live in southern california... a place that has probably smaller temperature changes annually than anywhere else in the northern hemisphere. i've had my jeep for approximately 3 months, and just a couple weeks ago i got that tire pressure warning in the morning. and our nights are not THAT cold. and yeah, by the afternoon the tire pressure was fine again. and it was fine for the next week or so and then i got the warning again. so i decided to just add air to the tires so i wouldn't have to deal with it anymore. now i haven't had a problem again (yet).

now i wonder what it must be like for those of you who live in cold climates...
 
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I keep mine at 38psi for better fuel economy and to avoid hearing the low tire pressure alarm. I take the measurement in the morning before I leave the driveway. Tire pressure should always be taken before driving, and fluctuation is normal. The maximum pressure for my tires is 44psi cold, so 38 is a happy medium between a slightly harder ride and better economy.
 
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I keep the pressure around 2.2 - 2.5bar. no alarms yet, even with the temp changing a lot with the snow and rain..
 
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Thomas said:
Why not just raise the pressure 0,1 - 0,2 bar? :notworthy: hehehe
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:flipoff2: :D
Read my post again, doofus. :zzz:


I know that if I put in a little more air, it won´t do any significant changes to tire wear, but I just think it´s plain stOOpid that the factory settings for the Ibiza Disco Alarm is set at 2.0 bar. That´s probably what´s bugging me the most and why I won´t increase the pressure.
 
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Tire Pressure Monitor Alarm

I'm thinking about buying Winter Tires & Winter Rims - does anyone know what kind of alarm the Compass / Patriot has if it doesn't detect tire pressure?

Is there a chime? Does the chime stop?
Just an error message on the readout screen?
 
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Neely2005 said:
I'm thinking about buying Winter Tires & Winter Rims - does anyone know what kind of alarm the Compass / Patriot has if it doesn't detect tire pressure?
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If you're going to the expense of winter tires and wheels, you might consider simply spending a bit more and put in the sensor modules. I'm pretty sure I saw a set on EBay for under $100... just a thought.
 
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NoneRequired said:
If you're going to the expense of winter tires and wheels, you might consider simply spending a bit more and put in the sensor modules. I'm pretty sure I saw a set on EBay for under $100... just a thought.
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I'm looking @ Basic Winter Tires & Basic Steel Rims for the winter. I think the monitoring system is $90 Per Tire from the dealer.
 
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Neely2005 said:
Is there a chime? Does the chime stop?
Just an error message on the readout screen?
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Warning light for tire pressure lights up, and stays on until you fill up or drive a few miles until the tires get warm and the pressure goes up by itself. You get a chime when starting up, and this "DING" comes on in intervalls until pressure is back.
The display on the comp also shows the "Tire Pressure" menu with blinking sensor readings.

Now, I´m a picky bastard when it comes to cars and some details (hence this whole thread...), but even though the warning light in the dash isn´t big, it looks like DCM has put a 100W light bulb in there... When it´s dark outside, you can´t avoid to be annoyed by it (guess that´s intentional from DCM, but by the grace of God! They´ve should have given out sunglasses with the car aswell...).
 
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Just put my winter tires and rims on, it took 43kms before the computer detected low readings, a chime came on for a few seconds and a warning light in the dash. The chime only comes on once, with every new key start.
The light went out after a few kms also. Didn't drive any further to see if it relit.
But noticed when it was on, the park, reverse, drive indicators were brighter than normal, but returned to their setting when the low tire light went out.
 
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frdrk said:
Haven´t checked the manual yet, too lazy I guess...But, is there an adjustable lower limit for when that annoying pos starts to BEEP? Something I could adjust on the computer, without taking the car to the stealership?

The reason I ask, is that now winter has set in and I´m currently running with 2,2 bar in my tires, and when the temp drops below <5 degrees celcius, the pressure in the tires (of course) drops a bit during the night (cold tires).
To just about 1,8-1,9 bar, to be more exact.
This is in my opinion NOT a "dangorous" pressure level, and therefore that little raveparty that I get in my dash every morning, when I tired and grumpy as h... stumbles into the drivers seat, spilling coffee all over myself :doh: and starts my joyfull ride towards work, just p..... me off and seems totally unnecessary.

*pfeww* :blah::pepper:

Allrightythen...
I´m not interested in increasing the pressure in my tires just to try to compensate for the dropped pressure and the following "FLASH-DING-DING" - seems to me that to avoid that I have to increase pressure to about 3 bar and thats out of the question.

So, Is there an easy fix to this problemo, hombres?
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I just checked the service manual and there is no adjustment for this systems
lower limit so you'll have to put in a little more air.
 
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I had this problem also. When I checked the tire pressure, it was showing a couple of psi difference from what the tire pressure indicater on the dash showed. The warning light would not go off even after driving for a while.
My son took my Pat into the BIG box wholesale store where he works in the tire dept. and changed the air for nitrogen. The light hasn't come on since, even with a big drop in temperature.
 
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For some odd reason, I've found that if you plug in the block heater a few hours before you use the Jeep, the tire pressure readings default back to the readings it had before I put on my winter tires with no monitoring stems. When I got it back from the dealership after they fixed my clogged drain tubes for the sunroof, the system had a reading from each tire (they were all magically at 213kPa), and it didn't bother me on the drive at home... It's a weird system.
 
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Very good post Mac, nitrogen is a far more stable element with regards to temp. Also nitrogen has a larger molecular size so it doesn't bleed out through cast rims and tires eliminating long term pressure drop. F1 teams have been using nitro for years because it doesn't cause pressure rise with heat, So when you fill them cool to X psi or Bar it stays very very close though huge temp changes. Only down side is if you air down off road often you would either need to top up with air or go back to BigBoxco to get more nitro.
 
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mackneth said:
I had this problem also. When I checked the tire pressure, it was showing a couple of psi difference from what the tire pressure indicater on the dash showed. The warning light would not go off even after driving for a while.
My son took my Pat into the BIG box wholesale store where he works in the tire dept. and changed the air for nitrogen. The light hasn't come on since, even with a big drop in temperature.
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Nitrogene is THE solution since its expansion due to cold or heat is minimal (inert gas). The pressure will be stable. I brought this up in another thread a few months ago. My Jeep dealer offers that possibility. Don't know what the charge is for inflating with nitrogen, guess it's well worth a few $$$ when monitoring your tires if you want acurate readings.
 
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