Hi,
we posted this question in the Wheels, Tires and Suspension section but didn't get an answer for it, thought I'll post this question again in a Higher traffic section. Thanks.

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6613

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Originally posted by Speed Racer
At this point I'm curious to know if we will be able to buy tire pressure sensors from Mazda? If not I hope there is be an easy way to disable the low pressure warning light.
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I'm very curious about this too. For sure I would want to put Winter tires on some steel rims for the winter. There's got to be a way to disable the sensors so the light is not gona be on all Winter long.

Anyone got a clue ?

 

...electrical tape on the dash light...

 

and over your ears.

pg 5-23 of the Owner's Manual
"If the tire pressure is too low or too high, the system will inform the driver via the warning light and the warning buzzer."

 

... stupid know it all tyre pressor sensors... NO FUSE FOR YOU!!... there's gotta be a workaround.

 

Yeah, but I recall reading that the buzzer only sounds for the first five seconds or so, after which the light stays on but the buzzer stops.

 

hmm... let's ask, who was it, that had the problem with slightly overinflated tyres, and didn't know what the light meant...??

 

anyone can point me to a picture of the warning light?
and does it tell you which tire is in question??

 

When I picked up my car I asked the service manager about either purchasing tire sensors for aftermarket wheels or disabling the tire monitoring system. He admitted that he did not know the answer to that question but said that Mazda was going to be doing a Tech Training on the car on August 6-8 in MA and that he would try to get an answer from them. When I get a response from him I'll post it here.

 

Don't have a picture, but it looks like a cross-section of a tire, with an exclamation point alongside, in yellow. It doesn't identify which tire needs attention - you should check all four.

 

Transfer your old sensors or buy 4 new ones. When you switch to different sensors, it takes about 15 minutes of driving for the car to learn the new codes & you are all set.

 

Easy workaround - buy a Canadian RX-8! If my car is any indication, we (Canadian market RX-8s) don't get the TPMS on our cars!

Regards,
Gordon

 

I hope that it really is that simple but I have a sneaking suspicion that the pressure sensors will not fit properly on all aftermarket wheels.

 

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7501

 

Any non-critical system on a car can be disabled . Hell, you can probably just kill 12v to the receiver module and call it a day.

This is yet another case of "when is the shop manual gonna be available!"

Dale