How to protect car on vacation

[bronsin]

For $10 at Harbor Freight you can by a trickle battery charger. It will keep your battery charged when you are gone.

That is if you have a driveway or garage to park the car.

Make sure the tire pressures are 35 psi or you might come home to a flat tire.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

For $10 at Harbor Freight you can by a trickle battery charger. It will keep your battery charged when you are gone.

That is if you have a driveway or garage to park the car.

Make sure the tire pressures are 35 psi or you might come home to a flat tire.

This post triggers a question in my mind.....Any idea what PSI reading (at or below) causes the TPMS light to illuminate (my 2007 doesn't have TPMS, but it is my understanding that my 2014 does)?

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Any idea what PSI reading (at or below) causes the TPMS light to illuminate

I'd read somewhere that TPMS warning is triggered at a loss of 25% of recommended tire pressure. In our case 32 psi - 25% would trigger.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

I'd read somewhere that TPMS warning is triggered at a loss of 25% of recommended tire pressure. In our case 32 psi - 25% would trigger.

Thanks! Walking by my 2014 in the garage the other day, I wondered if my tires might be a little low or if I was just being paranoid because the TPMS light would have illuminated. Given the above, I think I'll follow Bronsin's suggestion before I leave.