Spare tires

[Nicholas]

OK, as promised earlier today...just got home from school and "bleed' off air pressure on both rear tires to see if the dash moniter would notify me of low tire air pressure due to the fact that I have a full size spare tire with the TMPS installed. YES, the system does work...hope this answers this question once and for all...

[shingles]

Originally Posted by coolcat

Too late, I already did!

I haven't had any problems. I didn't have any problems when I was carrying four full size spares around in the bed either.

BTW, you speak rather authoritatively on this subject. Are you affiliated with Honda? An employee of some kind?

Read his posts on this forum as well as another forum which is centered around "VTEC". Believe everything he has to say about the Ridgeline.

[Kodiak]

There are 4 initiators located in each wheel well. That is how the system determines the location of the low tire. Try deflating the either a road wheel or the spare tire and you will see the result of the spare installation with a sensor. Depending on the orientation of the spare (which wheel is closer to the imitator – the spare or the road wheel). The system will pick that reading up when the sensor goes into burst mode due to a low tire condition). You will not experience a problem until the sensor is attempting to indicate a failure.

By interfering with the system in this manner – you have compromised the ability to perform its intended function (it is basically non-complainant system now).

[Nicholas]

Obviously you didn't read my posting on your theory...maybe you ought to try it yourself. If the sensor reads too far to the opposite side, it would read the other tire TPMS. I work in electronics and have already tried this on my truck...enough said... Maybe you need to get out of the way or at least back-up what bs you are trying to put out on this site...