Maintaining proper tire pressure is crucial for vehicle handling, fuel efficiency, and tire durability. The tire pressure monitoring system or TPMS helps drivers practice proper tire care by leveraging sensors to alert them to drops in tire inflation levels.
Its easy to forget about your Nissans TPMS, but its a vital vehicle component built into most modern vehicles. As a matter of fact, the benefits of a TPMS are so remarkable that road safety laws in many countries require automakers to add it to every new vehicle sold in the country ever since 2012.
There are two types of TPMS systems: direct and indirect; the first one directly gauges the pressure inside each tire, while the latter measures tire rotations to detect imbalances in your tirescircumference.
If you have a direct TPMS, your vehicle relies on a Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor mounted inside of each of the tires to constantly monitor PSIs and activate a dashboard alert when something is off. Like other vehicle components, your Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor can malfunction if it is damaged due to impact, wear, age, or if installed incorrectly after a tire service.
In most cases, the dash light that notifies you of low tire air pressure levels will power on when somethings amiss with the TPMS itself. In some cases a reset can fix the issues, in other cases, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor replacement is required.
Unless you have a background in automotive care, removing and installing a new Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor can be a complicated repair. The process can involve unscrewing the faulty sensor from the corresponding valve, dismounting the tire bead from the rim to remove the faulty sensor, and installing the new one. Once the replacement sensor is mounted, the tires need to be inflated to appropriate pressure levels and, in most cases, re-balanced! Also, depending on which Nissan model and year you own, you will likely need to go the extra mile when calibrating the sensor.
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