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Old 06-24-2006, 11:49 AM
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Hey all, strange i have a light that just came on my dash and i have no clue what it is. It looks like a Horseshoe, with some arrows inside of it, and a little dot inside of the arrows. also my 'PSI' indicator keeps blinking and beeps when the car comes on. Anyone know what this is? thank you
Old 06-24-2006, 11:51 AM
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Tps

you know you could look in the owners manual and get that info too.

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Old 06-24-2006, 12:01 PM
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Yeah Low Tire Pressure Im Assuming,,, Also Mine Comes On After About 40 Minutes Of Driving, Due To The Fact That I Have Aftermarket Wheels,,, But Thats Just About It ...
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I dont have an owners manual, when i bought the car used, it didnt have one. I ordered it from Nissan 4 months ago and still havent gotten it. ughh...but does anyone have a clue what it could be? My tire pressure is fine btw, and i just had my oil changed.
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Originally Posted by CFaddict350z
Yeah Low Tire Pressure Im Assuming,,, Also Mine Comes On After About 40 Minutes Of Driving, Due To The Fact That I Have Aftermarket Wheels,,, But Thats Just About It ...

SAme thing happens in my car. Always worrys me when im on the road. So does it not mean anything is wrong? Why does it take several miles before it comes on?
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It means that you have removed the TPS sensors OR the system can no longer pick their signal up. Unless they're still on the car, then nothing is really wrong.

It appears as though you have to drive a certain distance or time without stopping before the light will come on. It's that way by design.
Old 06-25-2006, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by iknowitsfast
I dont have an owners manual, when i bought the car used, it didnt have one. I ordered it from Nissan 4 months ago and still havent gotten it. ughh...but does anyone have a clue what it could be? My tire pressure is fine btw, and i just had my oil changed.
Go to nissan-techinfo and download the owners manual in PDF for free.

They also have the service manual, but that isn't free -- but you can pay for a one-day access (< $20) and download the PDFs.
Old 08-08-2006, 09:41 PM
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bahhhh on my way home today my car started beeping outlandishly loud and my psi indicator on my dash was blinking. it wigged me out at first

something that loud made me think something was terribly wrong
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My light comes on after 28 mi of driving. I have Nismo wheels and no TPS
Old 08-09-2006, 10:26 AM
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i am pretty sure it's 40miles for the light to come on, if it doesnt sense tps.
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When I got my aftermarket wheels, this light comes on after about 45 minutes of driving. I have never heard any beep though.
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Is there any way to disable the TPS system completely? Seeing "-- --" in the Info Center gauge on the dash when cycling through is fine, but I would like to disable the yellow "low tire" icon from coming on in the instrument cluster and that obnoxious 30 second per tire alarm buzzer that goes off and scares the crap out of you(!).
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any word on this because I just got that loud beeping noise as well! My tire pressure is ok, where is the TPS system at anyway? Thanks

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Can I get some help with this, I dont have an owners manual niether. That beeping sound is annoying, any advice would help, thanks.

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Check https://my350z.com/forum/autocross-road/213901-how-do-i-completely-disable-tps.html
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Originally Posted by iknowitsfast
I dont have an owners manual, when i bought the car used, it didnt have one. I ordered it from Nissan 4 months ago and still havent gotten it. ughh...but does anyone have a clue what it could be? My tire pressure is fine btw, and i just had my oil changed.
Try searching for owners manual and there is a adobe format.
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Originally Posted by iknowitsfast
My tire pressure is fine btw, and i just had my oil changed.
Are you absolutely sure about the tire pressure? Whoever changed your oil may have incorrectly set your pressure. Check it yourself to be sure, don't assume its ok.
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Scroll to the very bottom:
http://www.courtesyparts.com/350z/index.html

[EDIT] Spoiled Z and Integrity - Doh! You guys had me fooled. No wonder I was getting deja vu.

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