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Tire pressure Idiot light really works

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by spinjunkie53, Sep 12, 2006.

  1. spinjunkie53

    spinjunkie53 New Member

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    Got in my Prius, idiot light that I thought was the brake light (parentheses with exclamation point in the middle) was on. I read manual and it seemed to indicate if the red brake light was also not on, the yellow brake light may stay on a while (and that was okay). I figured I would take to Toyota the next day if it was still on. Well, I drive 25 miles, light stays on. Get back in car after the errand and light is still on; not good. Drive another 10 miles or so and I get a flat tire. Only then did I go back to the manual and saw the tire pressure light on the following page and I realized that is what the car was trying to tell me; I had a slow leak... arrghh... idiot driver driving a smart car and I dont listen to it.
     
    #1 spinjunkie53, Sep 12, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(spinjunkie53 @ Sep 12 2006, 02:00 PM) [snapback]318489[/snapback]</div>
    I thought the TPMS indicator was separate from the braking system indicator and it was a icon of a cross section of a tire?

    I've never really paid attention to my display, I'd better take a look.
     
    #2 glenk, Sep 12, 2006
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    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    the two lights can easily be confused- i don't think they look different enough.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(glenk @ Sep 12 2006, 03:44 PM) [snapback]318521[/snapback]</div>
    The TPMS indicator is separate from braking system indicator. However, when your vision is not perfect (I am both nearsighted and farsighted!) they look very similar. NOW I know the difference for the next time.
     
    #4 spinjunkie53, Sep 12, 2006
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    Thank you for posting this! I was just doing a search for what the brake light meant as my car is only 2 months old. I, like you, confused the lights. The tire warning light is the same as the brake warning light, except there are tire treads on the bottom- very confusing.

    Thanks!
     
    #5 cjmebm, Oct 22, 2006
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    I need some information on the TPMS. Before you start flaming me with RTFM comments, I have a 2004, so it's not covered in my manual. My Dad is having conniptions over the warning light on his 2006 Prius. He has tried pushing the reset button as it says in the manual, but it doesn't seem to be working for him. Am I correct in my understanding that the reset button is intended for when you get new tires, and that you have to tell the system to anticipate the wheels to rotate more rapidly than they had been? I've also told him to check the tire pressures, because it might just be a slow leak and one of the tires is actually low.

    Thanks for your help.
     
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  7. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    I'm under the impression that the reset button is to tell the computer that whatever the current pressure in your tyres is, that's what you want it to be set at and therefore when the pressure is 25% below your set pressure, the LTP warning light will come on. That way, some people can have their Integritys at 35/33 and others can have it at 42/40.
     
    #7 Tideland Prius, Oct 22, 2006
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