TPMS - Wireless or not
Hello. I have a 1996 Monaco Dynasty and although I do all the right maintenance and change tires every 6 years I would feel more comfortable keeping an eye on the tires to ensure they dont blow. Re...
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msmith1199 wrote:
My wife's Mercedes has a built in tire pressure monitor that displays they pressure in each of the tires. I have no idea how it works, but we've never had to replace the battery in anything so I assume they are somehow hardwired into the rim.
Edit: I got curious and looked it up. It is a wireless system after call with a sensor attached to the rim inside the tire. Apparently the batteries in them last up to 10 years. We only do four year leases so that's why we've never had a change a battery.
Makes you wonder why the aftermarket TPMS can't be that way. Our last Expedition went 12 years and never needed any batteries in the TPMS. The one I have on the coach seems to eat them up pretty fast.
