Tire Pressure Monitoring System - Part 2

The wireless tire pressure sensors transmit tire pressure and temperature data to the wireless dashboard console, as seen in the previous article in this series. The sensors are activated by motion detection so that they are turned off when the vehicle is parked, prolonging battery life.

In this article we will examine the various icons that appear on the solar powered dashboard display that provides information for the user. We will also take a look at the factory default settings (which can be changed).

The dashboard console screen (shown above) displays the real-time data transmitted from the tire sensors. The console is powered by a relatively large solar panel that will maintain power to the internal battery inside the dash console.

If you park your vehicle in a darkened garage, you can also charge it with a micro USB charger plugged into a 12v receptacle, if you find that the internal battery eventually loses its charge (we have a dark carport and we have not had to do this). Please note that you can turn the unit on/off by depressing the left button on the top for 3 seconds.

When you first turn the console unit on by depressing the left button on the top for 3 seconds, it will boot up into the factory default mode. You can change the default mode if you wish, please see the next article in this series.