The car knows which wheel is which. In the service tab you can see all the pressures, and if one is not transmitting you can see which it is.
On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM Mark Hanson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Phil for your help. > > > > The USB is the one that came with the car. I read on Reddit, a guy tried > a 1 terra byte USB that fixed his when he added his music to the camera > flash drive, so might try a larger one. I also noticed when I **just** > had music on a USB 64GB drive, there were **no** intermittent glitches * > *but** I lost camera recording. As John Lennon would say “Life is Full > of Tradeoffs”. > > > > Thanks for the info on the TPMS 433 Mhz transmitters/batteries. I found > nothing in the manual and not much on the Net that was reliable info. The > next time I get a tire change, about 50K down the road, I’ll get them > replaced. When I rotate the tires (just do front-rear rotation), I have > the rims marked so if it shows LF low 38psi instead of recommended 42psi – > I’ll know what tire it is. The TPMS error started 5K miles after tire > replacement. > > > > > > Have a renewable energy day, > > > > Mark > > > > Mark E. Hanson > > 184 Vista Lane > > Fincastle, VA 24090 > > 540-473-1248 phone & FAX, 540-816-0812 cell > > REEVA: community service RE & EV project club > > Website: www.REEVAdiy.org (See Project Gallery) > > *UL* Certified PV Installer > > My RE&EV Circuits: www.EVDL.org/lib/mh > > REEVA Demo: http://youtu.be/4kqWn2H-rA0 > > Fincastle Solar Weather Station > <https://www.weatherlink.com/embeddablePage/show/a88920376f864ecabaed843dd8975b8d/signature> > > > > > > > > *From:* (-Phil-) [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, May 09, 2025 6:09 PM > *To:* Electric Vehicle Discussion List > *Cc:* Mark Hanson > *Subject:* Re: [EVDL] Tesla Y glitches and twitches > > > > USB errors are probably related to the brand of USB drive, if they > persist, try another. > > > > The TPMS transmitters do have batteries and are inside the tires, so you > have to at least brake the beads to replace them. Best to do them all at > once, as if one died, the rest aren't far behind, that said; they are > supposed to last 6-10 years, so maybe you just had one go bad. > > > > Be sure you get the correct ones for your car, they have multiple types. > > > > On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM Mark Hanson via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi folks > Now that I have 118K trouble free miles on > My 21’ Tesla Y, I’ve noticed a few minor things come up that the great god > google with AI crap generates random idiocy. The USB port intermittently > shows a fault requesting to be momentarily unplugged since I added 43GB of > music to the camera flash drive a year ago > Also at 118K miles it shows a tire pressure monitoring system fault. Does > anyone know how these 433Mhz transmitters work? Do they have tiny > batteries in the valve stem that need replacing? Or should I have had them > replaced when I changed the tires last month? Since they’re inside the > tire, I assume they have pressure sensors. I just ignore the warning and > check my tires pressure as if it were a Nissan Leaf. > It’s been a good trip car but if Elon is still in charge when it poops out > 200k+, I’ll buy one of the other 43 EVs available that has a Nacs/Ccs fast > charging standard. > Best regards > Mark in Roanoke Va > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250509/33b8b307/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
