New member, new Forester owner (2016 XC diesel, CVT).
I live in an upland part of the UK with narrow, twisting and in places steep roads, subject to ice and sometimes snow in winter. I had planned to get a spare set of wheels - probably 16" rather than stock 17" - with winter tyres, but have run into the problem that they would need their own TPMS units (in the UK if the car comes with TPMS it shouldn't be driven without). Then the car presumably needs to be programmed to recognise the units each time the wheels are changed - does anyone know if this is a dealer-only job or can it be done using menus in the car?
The other options seem to be having the tyres swapped to winter and back again on the original wheels, or going for all-season tyres such as Michelin Crossclimates or Vredestein Quatrac 5s. I had Crossclimates on a Nissan Qashqai and they were much better than the standard tyres but don't seem to be as grippy as winter tyres on snow and ice.
What do others do?
I live in an upland part of the UK with narrow, twisting and in places steep roads, subject to ice and sometimes snow in winter. I had planned to get a spare set of wheels - probably 16" rather than stock 17" - with winter tyres, but have run into the problem that they would need their own TPMS units (in the UK if the car comes with TPMS it shouldn't be driven without). Then the car presumably needs to be programmed to recognise the units each time the wheels are changed - does anyone know if this is a dealer-only job or can it be done using menus in the car?
The other options seem to be having the tyres swapped to winter and back again on the original wheels, or going for all-season tyres such as Michelin Crossclimates or Vredestein Quatrac 5s. I had Crossclimates on a Nissan Qashqai and they were much better than the standard tyres but don't seem to be as grippy as winter tyres on snow and ice.
What do others do?