# Do tire pressure monitoring system show tire pressure for each tire these days?

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**Created:** [April 20, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tire-pressure-monitoring-system-show-tire-pressure-for-each-tire-these-days/982978 "2023-04-20T17:10:05Z")\
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Factual question: Do chickens bark?

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> and will tell me where my car is

Oh, yeah, mine does this too. I’ve never actually used it.

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**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tire-pressure-monitoring-system-show-tire-pressure-for-each-tire-these-days/982978/43 "2023-04-24T16:31:41Z")

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My understanding is that if you have sensors in wheels for TPMS the car can show you pressure but not all do. If the car uses “indirect TPMS” it just compares the rotational speed of the wheels and when one is faster than its friends it must be low as it has lost circumference.

Advantage of indirect is no sensors needed in wheels, but downside is that the car cannot tell you pressure of any tire. Also in the unlikely event that all your tires lose pressure equally, the car will not alert you.

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**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tire-pressure-monitoring-system-show-tire-pressure-for-each-tire-these-days/982978/44 "2023-04-24T16:34:11Z")

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My new 2023 Highlander does, but it is the Limited and I believe the XLE has it but the LE does not. I may be completely wrong about that but I think in some models it is related to the trim package you order.

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