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Originally posted by egregore:

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Ok, the facts are they're on my wife's car, the information display will alert her there's something wrong. I don't want that.

Then you only have one choice, to put TPM sensors in the other wheels.

You will need to initialize them when the snow wheels are put on the car, and again when the regular wheels are switched back. Any tire shop worth their salt can handle it.

You're correct. It's a $10 tool that I can get on Amazon. The sensors are only $45 so it's not a ton of extra loot.

I had two sets of tires for my truck in Can-eh-duh. The factory wheels and all-season tires had TPMS, but Nissan's TPMS prices at the time were too ridiculous to put on my ugly steel wheels & Yokohama IceGuard winter tires. I bought these $8 visual indicators:


In fact, those visual indicators are what I had on my previous truck that didn't have TPMS.

I drive all winter with my TPMS on. So does my wife.

teaching my wife which indicators are serious and which aren't is a lost cause. I use snow tires with factory TPMS sensors (the aftermarket ones are junk) and we are all happy. If a TPMS warning comes on and she calls me I know to react appropriately.
Cost $400. peace of mind. priceless. given the original post, the updated post the rest of you are lost.

I’m another that has winter tires without the TPMS valves, so there is an amber light on the dash.

It may be an issue with some vehicles. My 2017 Silverado generates an email once a month about vehicle status. My lack of TPMS data shows up.

Other than that, I check the psi routinely, the wife knows what’s up with the light.

I think the additional TPMS valves are $80+ per wheel, or thereabouts.

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Originally posted by hrcjon:
teaching my wife which indicators are serious and which aren't is a lost cause. I use snow tires with factory TPMS sensors (the aftermarket ones are junk) and we are all happy. If a TPMS warning comes on and she calls me I know to react appropriately.
Cost $400. peace of mind. priceless. given the original post, the updated post the rest of you are lost.

You're picking up what I'm laying down.