WHY Your Tire Light is ON & EASY FIX

Reset your tire light also known as TPMS quickly and easily. Save money and trouble going to a dealer when you can see the most common issues that you can easily do yourself. If your tire light is on this can help you turn it off and make sure your tires are correctly inflated. Works great when your tire light comes on in cold weather.

Always inflate your tires to the proper pressure as specified in your owners manual of label inside the drivers side door.

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[jameswittholt]

4 years later your video is still helping people. Learned something new, never even dawned on me that it could be the spare...and it was! Thank you.

[jpc]

Watch this video! Thank you for the video. It was simple and to the point and it solved my problem. I could not believe that the spare tire pressure was set at 60 pounds, but my door sticker confirmed it. The spare had dropped to 27 lbs, so I set it to 60lbs as you mentioned. I went for a drive and at 20 minutes the LIGHT went out. I stopped twice and shut the car off and restarted it. Hallelujah, the light stayed off. Thank you very much. My mechanic had estimated $200 to replace a sensor and to recalibrate it. jon

[RobBeaglesRock]

Watched this video yesterday because the tire light has been on in spite of me going to the gas station and checking all 4 tires. Went to the spare and it was down by 20%. Added air and within 15 seconds of turning the car back on, the light went off. Thanks for posting this video. This was great advice.

[michaelpavia]

I'd like to offer a tip. Every car manufacturer mounts the spare tire with the valve stem in an inaccessible place. I bought steel braided 12" valve stem extenders for each of my cars and routed the hose through one of the lug holes. Most extenders will provide a clamp to secure the valve stem so it doesn't rattle and to make it easy to fill the tire. Now I can access the spare on my mini van and cars without removing it. If you have a setup like the Subaru above, you'll be able to fill the tire without dropping the tire down. I think I paid $12ea for the extenders at NAPA. Be sure to get the steel braided type. Hope this helps...& thanks to Silver Cymbal for the great videos!

[jeffphakenewz]

One of the best investments I've ever made was to purchase a Kobalt Inflator. It plugs into a home electrical outlet or car's 12V (which I've never tried.) I've had it for years. Had others on the past that did not last near as long. Not expensive. Easy to use at home. Super glad I've had it as I've had a slow leak that didn't get fixed when I took it to the tire store.

Hot or cold weather... check your tires routinely. Can prevent uneven tire wear. Also helps maintain better gas mileage.

[bekf]

Wow great timing. I was scratching my head trying to figure that light when all of my tires are set correctly. Its the spare tire! Thanks dude! I subscribed to you for the garden tips but you really helped me on this one.

[johnlone]

One of the most important point here is checking the spare tire. One of the most overlooked part of vehicle emergency readiness (out of sight - out of mind); especially if your car has an external-mounted spares. I remember assisting a lady who had a flat, and her spare was mounted under the trunk - the spare was rusted-stuck and the tire was dry-rotted. I even tried kicking it, and it won't budge. I used my emergency flat tire slime and advised her to to go straight to a tire service asap to get her tire and spare checked and replaced.

[vulcanxh]

For the first 45 years, I had to check them once every week 😊😊👍👍, no tpws .in those days but its one of the best safety features to be developed in my opinion . Thanks for your Video Sir👍👍

[jaymzmeh]

Bonus tip: if the light still doesn't go out, put a piece of black electrical tape over the ding dong light. 🤔😀

[lovswr]

You, my good Sir are an Officer AND a Gentleman. I never would have thought of the spare (60lbs!), but that is what set the TPMS alert off on my 2012 Impreza. Thank you

[carolyn]

Thank you for your help! I have been driving for over 50 years, and have never needed an electronic tire sensor. I have one now and it is a pain.

[doomsdayZen]

I watched quite a few YouTube videos and read quite a few blog posts about this issue, and you are the only person who mentioned the spare tire. Thank you for posting this!!

[MoSportsUSA]

My TPMS recently lit up for the first time. It was, however, around 27'F and tire pressures, that are considered correct at 70'F, will lower approx. 1lb/10'F of temp drop. This is normal. As I drove a bit the light turned off because as the tires warmed the pressures increased. TPMS can be an extremely helpful feature, and yes I would re-check the tire pressures, but it's just possible there could be another temperature-related and fairly benign explanation.

[tomryan]

I've found this feature to be very helpful. Every time it's lit up, I actually did have a slow leak, or a nail stuck in the tire. It might be a pain in the butt, but it's good to have it to get the tire repaired before it goes flat!

[jamesramsay]

I don't mind the warning light at all on my Saturn Vue. Mainly because I love the season of Christmas, and one less light on the dash just takes away more of that holiday cheer.

[northerndrifter]

What most DON'T tll you is that different tire manufacturers sometims have different pressures from what is on the label on the vehicle. For example, my Ridgeline sticker says 34 frt and 32 rear, BUT when you mount BF Goodritch all terrain TA KO's, The recommended pressure for these tires is 60-75 psi because of the 10 ply sidewall and 12 ply tread wall. I was told by the michelin tire rep that the actual tire pressure should be the rated maximum ON THE TIRE, regardless of what the vehicle sticker says.

[septembersapphire]

If the light is on because of a bad sensor, it's still perfectly safe to drive your car. A legit mechanic shop told me that I could pay the $60 for a new one if I wanted to but other than the light being on, as long as it didn't drive me nuts to see it on, then I could keep on driving as normally as I always had and that what I've been doing for two years now. However once a week I check all my tires pressure to make sure it's where it's supposed to be.

[emilyboggie]

The "you are going to die comment".... hilarious! Priceless! .... exactly how this dang light is doing me lately

[Bullzeyeyds]

Remember, every 10 degrees Fahrenheit drop, will decrease tire pressure by 1 psi.

[huskiesgo]

Up here in snow country, we alternate between winter and summer tires. The tire shops around here are notorious for trying to sell you tire pressure monitors when you don't need them. Their tool will say the sensor(s) is bad when it is not. Decline to replace it and drive around a little while.