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Old Oct 8, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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I notice that 2013 mazda 6 i grand touring doesnt have digital tire pressure display for each tire.

Is there a way to add one in (seperate digital guage to read)????
 
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Old Oct 10, 2013 | 05:13 AM
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Why do you need one?
 
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Old Oct 10, 2013 | 05:16 AM
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You can buy aftermarket units than has sensors that screw onto each tyre valve and a wireless receiver display to stick to your dash.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 07:38 PM
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I want one because i only have the warning when a tires low. And for some reason when my tire is flat it still looks full. i guess the benefit of expensive tires? lmao so instead of checking each tire to see what one it would be nice to just look at a gauge and say o its that one. I wanted to mainly know if there was a add on i could get that would just plug right into the sensors already there.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 05:17 AM
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If its anything like the system in a CX5, thens its not an actuall tire pressure monitor. What I think it does is monitor tyre rotation along with ABS, traction control, stability control and detects a decrease in tyre rotation, it then warns you that a tyre must have less pressure than the other 3 tyres. It has no idea on actual pressure, only if something changes.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 07:03 AM
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I can't help you with your request, however, when you do have stuff like this in your tires (sensor) it's best to go with Nitrogen in your tires as opposed to Shop Air. Main reason being humidity. Water shortens life of anything inside tire by corroding it quicker.
READ: Nitrogen vs Air In Tires - Why Nitrogen in Tires - Popular Mechanics

Also: Some service bays are afraid of damaging the sensor when changing tires, so they avoid touching it all together. Some service bays don’t have a source for TPMS sensors and accessories. And some service bays simply don’t incorporate TPMS service into it’s standard procedures and have no idea what to do when it comes to replacing TPMS sensors or service kits.

How do you prevent corrosion from getting the best of your tire pressure monitoring system? Have your service kit replaced every time the tire is removed from the rim. This will preserve your TPMS sensors and allow them to function to its maximum potential. Negligence can result in hundreds of dollars worth of broken sensors, damaged tires, and potentially put the driver and those around him in dangerous situations.
 

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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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i think you need to have those!!!!
 
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 04:00 AM
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The CX5 system has nothing in the tyre or tyre valve. Nothing to break or fail. Its all run off the existing ABS, DSC system.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by grim_reaper
The CX5 system has nothing in the tyre or tyre valve. Nothing to break or fail. Its all run off the existing ABS, DSC system.
tyre = tire !

This means that a separate system would be required to actually read the individual tire pressures with sensors for tire pressure in each tire (hence the nitrogen and possibly changing these sensors when installing new tires).
Running off ABS doesn't read actual pressure.

Wonder if those wireless sensors you describe in your earlier post could actually be synched up to a cell phone!

Something like this: http://torque-bhp.com/wiki/Main_Page
 

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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 07:12 AM
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I have 4 Tyres on my car.
Reading all these posts really tires me out.

Tire and tyre both mean a covering for a wheel, usually made of rubber. Tire is the preferred spelling in the U.S. and Canada. Tyre is preferred in most varieties of English outside North America. Of course, all English speakers use tire in the sense to grow weary.
 
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