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A vehicular tire inflation monitoring system is provided for a vehicle that includes at least one tire inflation indicator assembly, visible or audible exterior of the vehicle or experienced by tactile feedback, preferably positioned at a vehicle portion outside the interior cabin of the vehicle, su

A vehicular tire inflation monitoring system is provided for a vehicle that includes at least one tire inflation indicator assembly, visible or audible exterior of the vehicle or experienced by tactile feedback, preferably positioned at a vehicle portion outside the interior cabin of the vehicle, such as at an exterior rearview mirror assembly. The at least one tire inflation indicator assembly provides an indication of the inflation condition of at least one of the vehicle tires. The tire inflation monitoring system includes a control receiving at least one input from at least one tire pressure sensor sensing pressure of at least one vehicle tire. The control produces an output to illuminate the at least one tire inflation indicator assembly or cause it to make a sound audible outside the interior cabin of the vehicle and indicative of a tire pressure condition.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system, comprising:an exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted on a side of a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflective element and a support for said reflective element; and a tire inflation monitoring system including at least

1. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system, comprising:an exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted on a side of a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflective element and a support for said reflective element; and a tire inflation monitoring system including at least one audible tire inflation indicator assembly positioned at said exterior rearview mirror assembly, said audible tire inflation indicator assembly generating a sound audible to a person exterior the vehicle engaged in an act of adjusting the tire pressure of at least one vehicle tire mounted on a wheel of the vehicle, said audible tire inflation indicator providing an audible indication of the inflation condition of the at least one vehicle tire, wherein said tire inflation monitoring system includes a control receiving input from a tire pressure sensor sensing pressure of the at least one vehicle tire and said control producing an output to cause said audible tire inflation indicator assembly to generate a sound indicative of a tire pressure condition of the at least one vehicle tire.