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Now it is going to be cold and dark all the time, they want topping up a bit.
Make sure the TPMS is set to "comfort".
Annoying isn't it? It keeps coming back and making the dash angry red- mine is angry red most of the time anyway with "Danger!-Danger! Crash imminent!" I'm glad it doesn't talk- or scream in fear
It takes 10 minutes to go away, but comes on instantly too.
As an aside, my brother works for ATS, and he says company policy is not to blow up a tyre if it is more than 10% down, they are supposed to dismount it and check for internal damage. Considering you can loose 10% between yesterday afternoon in the sun and this morning with a cold snap, it seems a bit too 'Elf and Safety".
The pressure of an ideal gas is proportional to its Kelvin temperature, so the formula is
P2 = (T2 +273)/(T1+273) x P1
eg, 26 psi @ 25 degrees and now it is 2 degrees P2= 275/298 x 26 = 23.99 psi
This assumes you paid for the expensive dry nitrogen fill, it is probably miles worse with "ordinary" air all full of water vapour.
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Only asking as if it's 26 psi as per G3 then a trigger level of 24 psi or just below on the TPMS is awfully close to normal operating pressure. I googled and the web (it must be correct ) suggested a typical 25% from recommend pressure is the normal trigger point. So at 26 PSI that's 19.5 psi, or at 32 psi it's 24 psi - that's an interesting coincidence.
So is 32 psi correct operating pressure or have Suzuki incorrectly set the trigger point as per the Swift etc?
Just over thinking it for fun.
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Scimike wrote: What's the actual Suzuki recommend PSI for tyres on the G4?
Only asking as if it's 26 psi as per G3 then a trigger level of 24 psi or just below on the TPMS is awfully close to normal operating pressure. I googled and the web (it must be correct ) suggested a typical 25% from recommend pressure is the normal trigger point. So at 26 PSI that's 19.5 psi, or at 32 psi it's 24 psi - that's an interesting coincidence.
So is 32 psi correct operating pressure or have Suzuki incorrectly set the trigger point as per the Swift etc?
Just over thinking it for fun.
Mike
It is 26 psi for the Gen4 with a light load
I think it triggers at 23.00, I had 4 23s but only the NSF, which catches the sun on the drive flashed, logically the NSF would be the warmest, and in the cold darkness therefore it will drop to the lowest, the other 3 must have been 23 and a big enough bit not to trigger it.
90% of 26 is 23.4, so 23.00 is more than the 10% difference that should have the ATS fitter taking them off the rims!
25 % would be better I agree, but I just want the warning to stay off- I normally check the pressures with a swift kick, and get the gauge out only if I'm going hundreds of miles on the motorway (but I'm a Bad Driver )
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For the reason that facade explained above.
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I negative is that some could possibly over inflate tyres just to avoid getting temperature based warnings. I know my Jimny gets more lively (bouncy) if the pressure goes much above 26. I would think the device just sends back a representation of the tyre pressure, so the trigger level must be in Software????
Possibly something Suzuki could adjust?
Who knows, it's easier just to put 32 psi in the tyres like ATS.
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Bill Portland wrote: The 1st coolish morning this morning (5°C) and within 100 yds of setting off the dashboard lit up with tyre pressure warnings. All tyres showing as 23 or 24psi on tpms. A short trip and the tyres were showing 24 or 25psi, warnings still lighting up the dash. I know that, when warm, the tyres are all where they should be - 26 or 27psi. Does this mean that every cool morning the dashboard's gonna be lit up for a few miles til the tyres get warm?
Had this happen on Wednesday morning. All showing 23psi., but the warning was for NSF only. Pressure readings increased to 25psi all round, but warning did not clear, even after stopping and restarting.
The car was parked for several hours, and when started, the low pressure warning still showed. After driving a few miles, it cleared.
It will be a pain if this is the norm on a cold morning.
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