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2007 Outlander Tire Monitoring System
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Last post on Nov 01, 2009 at 8:46 AM
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Re: Mitsubishi Outlander V6 facts: TPMS [batman47]
by comem47
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Jan 09, 2009 (9:47 am)
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Replying to: batman47 (Jan 08, 2009 4:22 pm)
I think the problems you are having are due to slightly different rotational speeds of front vs rear. The very problem you are having is what I originally posted my objection to TPMS being mandatory in the US. You already know about the tire difference and have taken action. Now you are forced to live with an annoying and persistent warning about it.
I know, stupid me, we all need to be protected from ourselves and pay accordingly because of the lowest common denominator in intelligence. Oh how did we ever live without this? 
It's one thing to slap your wrist about a fault, but another thing that the user can't reset or disable it on their own once acknowledged. (vs hunting down a Mitsu dealer to do this $$)
 
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Re: Mitsubishi Outlander V6 facts: TPMS [comem47]
by batman47
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Nov 01, 2009 (5:31 am)
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Replying to: comem47 (Jan 09, 2009 9:47 am)
TPMS information in the ETACS-ECU is just for 4-wheels. The information for the original 4-wheels is stored in the vehicle computer memory. When another wheel replaces any of these 4-original wheels, then the warning message will appear in the instrumentation cluster. I think this is also valid when the original spare tire replaces any of the normal size tires. The message will be there all the time until the original wheel returns to its place. I bought a full size alloy wheel the same as the original including its tire/rubber. I got a very bad cut in one of the original tires a few months after. I replaced the cut tire with the wheel/tire that I had bought some time ago (instead of the proper spare tire) and the message appeared in the cluster. The message only disappeared when I put back the original alloy wheel tire with a new rubber. I was told by the dealer that the vehicle computer will recognize only the wheel ID numbers that have been already stored in the computer memory and it will only recognize 4 wheels.
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Re: Mitsubishi Outlander V6 facts: TPMS [batman47]
by comem47
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Nov 01, 2009 (8:46 am)
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Replying to: batman47 (Nov 01, 2009 5:31 am)
Don't you just love how they are forcing you more and more to pay for service that you don't really need. I've always inspected my tires and don't need a computer to tell me one is going down. When you go to get new tires mounted and balanced the man gets to hold out his hand and ask for more. I'm beginning to think my only purpose is to open my wallet wide so that others can profit. (lobbyists at their worst) It's not really for our benefit, rather theirs:
http://tirereview.com/Article/59497/selling_safety_tpms_valve_stems_and_service_- more_than_just_good_business.aspx
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