reaper31
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- 2005 explorer XLT
Hey guys,
I am new here, i just got my first explorer yesterday
It’s a 2005 XLT (came from a passat...)
Anyway, when i drove it off the lot, the tire low pressure light was on. The garage told me to drive at for a while at low speeds (sounds like the manual says the same thing) but the light did not go off.
i have been doing some reading on the forum, and did learn about the transmitters in the tires. according to the garage the tires where all at about 40psi, but i can tell you right now that they did not check the spare, is there a pressure sensor in the spare? (Seems that there were some conflicting answers on that one in the forum)
Also, how important are those metal caps? The dealership put in nitrogen and then put on those green caps so that i would not forget. Could that be a reason for the warning? i do not think so because it seems that its getting a low reading, not a faulty sensor reading (in only mentioned it because i want to paint the whole picture for you guys so i can find the help i need.
Thanks for any help guys, just want to know what is going on before i go back to the garage.
I am new here, i just got my first explorer yesterday
It’s a 2005 XLT (came from a passat...)
Anyway, when i drove it off the lot, the tire low pressure light was on. The garage told me to drive at for a while at low speeds (sounds like the manual says the same thing) but the light did not go off.
i have been doing some reading on the forum, and did learn about the transmitters in the tires. according to the garage the tires where all at about 40psi, but i can tell you right now that they did not check the spare, is there a pressure sensor in the spare? (Seems that there were some conflicting answers on that one in the forum)
Also, how important are those metal caps? The dealership put in nitrogen and then put on those green caps so that i would not forget. Could that be a reason for the warning? i do not think so because it seems that its getting a low reading, not a faulty sensor reading (in only mentioned it because i want to paint the whole picture for you guys so i can find the help i need.
Thanks for any help guys, just want to know what is going on before i go back to the garage.