Oh, I dunno. While tread wear monitoring isn’t the goal of the system, it isn’t a bad thing to have monitored as a side effect of the system.
But do not rely on the TPMS to notify you of worn tires. Measure that manually. You can buy a measuring tool to do so for no more than a few bucks at any parts store. Once you get familiar with what constitutes a too-worn tire, you can pretty much tell visually. It also gets you to look for signs of abnormal wear, which can indicate more serious problems.
Franz Star, you yourself ia a post told us your rear tires measured between 2 and 3/32. That is worn out. It doesn’t matter what kind of miles other people have run up on the same tires, yours are shot!
oldtimer, Go back and read my post again. I did not say my tires measured between 2 and 3/32. My exact post was “There is 2 to 3/32 inch LESS tread on the front tires” The tires, now on rear, pass state inspection and are ok for as much as I drive this car.
I believe the confusion of a false TPressureMS indicator is a bad thing especially for most people (90+%) like me who had no idea there was more than one kind of TPMS when purchasing a new car. This is especially true when there is no indication on the window sticker, no explanation from the car salesman or no explanation of the quirks of a indirect TPMS in the owners manual. To be conned into buying 4 new tires before they are actually worn out or forced return to a dealer and be charged for a full calibration is a terrible thing. This smacks of door to door home repair hucksters taking advantage of the ill informed elderly.
mountainbike, I have 2 similar tread measuring tools. I also have a Lincoln penny and a quarter. I also am aware of the 2/32 inch tread wear indicator molded into each tire tread which is still beneath my tread.
How many times has this vehicle failed the calibration procedure? I have initiated the calibration process for a number of customers that had one or two tires installed at a tire shop and have never experienced a problem.
BTW we don’t charge the customer for pushing the buttons.
That’s good to hear. I wish everyone would somehow monitor their tires. It’d be a safer world. We’d have fewer people spinning their cars out and sliding into other cars in bad weather.
My pennies and quarters all get spent immediately…
Thank you for the Don Quixote cartoon shadowfox. I also identify with Hamlet,
“The TPMS is out of joint. O cursed spite, that I was born to set it right.”
