08/18/2026
🛞 TIRE TIP TUESDAY: Understanding Your TPMS Sensors
Your vehicle’s Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) uses sensors inside the wheels to monitor tire pressure. If a tire becomes significantly underinflated, the system activates the warning light on your dashboard.
After a tire rotation, many vehicles require the TPMS sensors to be relearned so the vehicle recognizes each tire’s new position. If this step is not completed, your display may identify the wrong tire as being low. For example, it may indicate that the left-front tire is losing air when the low tire is actually in another position.
Some vehicles relearn the sensor positions automatically, while others require specialized TPMS equipment. Not every service location has the proper tool, so it is important to ask whether a TPMS relearn is included with your tire rotation.
TPMS sensors contain small, sealed batteries that eventually wear out. Because the sensors are typically the same age, when one begins to fail, the others may follow over time. This does not necessarily mean they must all be replaced immediately, but it is wise to have the entire system checked.
A TPMS warning light should never be ignored. It may indicate low tire pressure, a leaking tire, or a sensor that is no longer communicating properly.
Stop by Magazine Tire & Service Center and let our team help ensure your tires—and your TPMS system—are working properly.
