Originally Posted by
GraphiteGhost
Not to mention the system is of such an early design, not at all helpful (like newer ones that tell you the tire pressure AND where it is). It also is EXTREMELY hard to set up after repair and very expensive. I also check tire pressures as a rule (good habit from my military days, where you 'check' a vehicle out daily to include tire pressures). Just recently (last winter thereabouts) bypassed mine, and eliminated the sensors last month when I replaced the OEM tires. Glad to get rid of them dinosaurs!
They can be assumed to be idiot lights but once in a while they will save a life by showing a partially flat tire that could rapidly escalate into a rapid tire failure.
In some jurisdictions removing the sensors would mean an immediate failure of the safety test if one was required. This would be because any such safety feature should remain operable.