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- Narpy
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- 747_JK
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- Mole HD
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Beat me to it JK
Mine is the same as the vid...but it's basically vehicle info, tyre info, TPM settings and tyre pressures settings on the centre dash menu. -
- Narpy
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- Mole HD
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The TPMS system doesn't, no. It only monitors tyre pressures and displays a centre dash warning if one or more tyres drop below a set level, usually 30psi (2.7 bar). If a tyre has a puncture or is losing air, it'll tell you 'Front Left tyre low pressure' etc. Handy if you pick up a nail in a tyre or something.
However...being a posh Land Rover with electrickety magic, the ride handling and suspension is handled by computer so there's very little button pressing or knob fiddling required
I usually ignore the 'recommended' TPM settings and just fire in 40psi all round...seems to suit the tyres, my own preference and the ride handling just fine. I'm dragging trailers about a bit though, as well as occasionally shoving heavy stuff in the boot, like my tool box, so having the 40psi all round does for everything road wise, loaded or unloaded.
The only time I change that is for off-road, dropping it down to 26psi all round...but I've got an ARB compressor fitted so I can pump the tyres back up to road pressures once I'm done chasing cows around muddy fields. I get the TPMS warning but just ignore it.
The best way to view the TPMS thing is to use it as a guide...not a hard rule that must be adhered to. It's handy for detecting slow punctures and the like...but besides the information side of things being handily displayed on the dash, I rarely pay attention to it. -
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- Mole HD
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Keeping an eye on it the old fashioned way with a tyre pressure gauge will do just fine if it's just the phone app chucking out weirdness.
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- Wolfpack
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- terryall
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- Wolfpack
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Hmm…Will have a try.
Wound it down
Checked pressure…still 40psi
Rotated it 120deg…..not sure if valve needed to be in specific position relative to the car?
Wound it up
Started engine
Low pressure light came on at start up…then went off with the other lights.
I made the mistake of breathing!
It came back on.
It went off again (as per normal) after a couple more minutes …..when it clearly gets a sulk on if I haven’t responded to its warning.
Think I will let “sleeping sensors lie”.
But on a positive note …the tyre pressure IS still ok.
Mental note to self: Check old forum threads before starting a new one.
Off to inflate to 50 and position wheel to 9 o clock.
Questions for JLR …..why hide access to the spare wheel under a floor flap that requires boot contents to be removed so it can be lifted to lower the spare? Why not have a hole with a bung in the floor to enable the hooked rod to engage with the lowering lug direct?
I’ve now got to empty the wife’s mobility scooter out of the back (having just reinstated it there) to try the above 9o lock manoeuvre. Wouldn’t like to do that on a hard shoulder for real!! -
- Mole HD
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I much preferred the older style winch hub that you could fit a 21mm socket onto it and wind the spare up and down with a cordless impact driver or a 1/2" drive rachet and extension...rather than hooking the jack winder handle into it. It's already hard enough crawling under the damned car to unhook the spare once it's lowered
It seems more like a regression rather than progression.
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