It must have TPMS by law. You have it, trust me
What you don't have is, a screen readout of the pressures...
The only way to see the pressures is either a hybrid HL or Techstream on a laptop...

 

This is ridiculous. My wife has a 2008 base model Chevy Cobalt and it has a digital onscreen readout of the tire pressure reading for all the tires individually.

Why don't a $42,000 2015 Toyota Highlander Limited AWD have that as well. ? SMH

 

Android head units will read it as well.

 

I have a 2015 Toyota Highlander Limited AWD and I am surprised that it does not come with a tire pressure monitoring system.

You have it. Before engine start check your dash lights You'll see an icon that looks something like this: (!) It'll be orange. If that comes on while you're driving it means one or more of your tires has dropped below a threshold pressure. You'll find TPMS detailed in your owner's manual including how to reset it.

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Why can't a $42,000 vehicle give me an onscreen readout of the tire pressure of each tire when my wife's $18,000 2008 base model Chevy Cobalt can?

Shame on Toyota.

 

Tpms has been a federal standard on all vehicles produced since 2008. As you know, some vehicles compile the data from the sensors for individual read out, but all have the warning light when pressures get below safe levels for vehicle load rating.

Regardless of the type of system, I'd rather rely on a high quality pressure gauge than the vehicle readout.

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My 2010 highlander hybrid had the onscreen tire pressure read out for each tire +the spare. It was nice knowing a tire was low before it was too low. My 2017 hybrid platinum does not have it, or I just can't find it in any of the screens or manual. I kind of miss it.

 

The information is there in the CAM data. It only warns you when one gets too low. My Android head unit will read the CAM data and give a real-time reading on each tire. I replaced that crappy entune system with and Android.

 

I don't think it is so important feature. If you check your tires regularly you don't have problems. The tpms sensors also cost a lot. While in fact only the battery needs to be changed.
I have one sensor "broken". Light comes on continuous.
If I could I would dissable the light. Because you need to go to the dealer. Let the new tpms sensor programmed. Only than u can use the reset button. For known devices. Spare winter wheels is a very high additional cost. It's nothing more than a lazy gadget.

Here in Europe ever feul station has a device for checking and pumping tires.
Mostly free.

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Its pretty common knowledge that Toyota doesn't really give you a bunch of "flash" in their vehicles...Mazda, Kia (like you previously noted), and other manufacturers provide you with much more "bang for your buck" in terms of tech and fancy gadgets that make you think you're driving a luxury vehicle. Your wife's $18k car also probably has LED DRL...something which Toyota didn't even introduce to the HL - or many of its models - until just this past year... :lol:

Is it unfortunate? Yes.

Does it offer more thing (i.e. computers) that could malfunction? Yes.

Is it worth the trade-off? Debatable.

But like other members noted, its an easy enough thing to monitor yourself, and there are many aftermarket gadgets that could be used if you really do want an exact readout on all 4 tires! :thumbsup:

 

Just a note.. 3rd generation Hybrids do not have the tire pressure displayed anywhere that an owner can see other than techstream. I think you could see the data on a Gen2 hybrid.

 

Call me old school...

TPMS is not for me. For one, when you switch from OEM rims to aftermarket, sometimes the TPMS sensors don't fit in the aftermarket rims.

TPMS is useless to me. TPMS doesn't tell you if a tire is going to blow, it only warns you of low pressure. This is good if you don't check your tires regularly or if you can't feel the car pulling to one side because of low pressure. TPMS doesn't warn you of high pressure...something that can pop the tire too.

If you are traveling down the road and run over a nail the tire is going to go flat regardless of TPMS warning or not. You will be on the side of the road with a flat tire either way.

The system isn't for me, so I have always removed the sensors and put them in a pressurized canister. If the batteries go bad on any of the sensors it's cheaper to remove them from a canister then it is to remove your tires. Having them in a pressurized canister also keeps the TPMS light from illuminating.

Some may not like this because of safety reasons. I started driving in the mid 80s and so far TPMS was/is more of a pain...especially when we lived in Alaska for nine years. The cold winter days always set of the TPMS...it was so annoying.

 

TPMS is not for me. For one, when you switch from OEM rims to aftermarket, sometimes the TPMS sensors don't fit in the aftermarket rims.

Good point! I find it annoying that my sensor is always lit up in winter on my corolla when i put my winter tires on...I for 1 did not feel like spending the money to put sensors in my winter wheels...I'm glad my light isn't always on with the HL with my sensor-less winter set as well...