Vehicle tire monitoring system

A method of monitoring vehicle tire pressure, the method comprising:

• providing a vehicle body structure with at least one vehicle tire rotatably attached thereto;
• providing the at least one vehicle tire with a valve stem having a tire pressure sensor;
• providing a fixed sensor mounted to the vehicle body structure, the fixed sensor receiving tire pressure data from the tire pressure sensor;
• mounting a rotation sensor to the vehicle body structure proximate the at least one vehicle tire;
• providing an input device configured to receive a request to orient the valve stem to a predetermined angular orientation;
• providing a signaling device configured to provide a signal to at least one of a vehicle passenger and a vehicle operator;
• providing the vehicle body structure with an electronic controller, the electronic controller being in electronic communication with the fixed sensor, the rotation sensor, the signaling device and the input device;
• the electronic controller operating the input device informing one of the vehicle operator and the vehicle passenger of a low tire pressure condition in response to determining that current tire pressure of the at least one vehicle tire is below a predetermined value;
• the electronic controller operating the signaling device to provide a first signal to at least one of the vehicle passenger and the vehicle operator in response to the request to orient the valve stem to a predetermined angular orientation, inputted to the input device to orient the valve stem to the predetermined angular orientation, and determining that the valve stem is not currently in the predetermined angular orientation, and
• the electronic controller operating the signaling device to provide a second signal to at least one of the vehicle passenger and the vehicle operator in response to receiving the request to orient the valve stem to the predetermined angular orientation and in response to determining that the valve stem is currently in the predetermined angular orientation, and
• the electronic controller operating the signaling device to provide a third signal to at least one of the vehicle passenger and the vehicle operator in response to determining that addition of air to the at least one vehicle tire has raised the current tire pressure of the at least one vehicle tire to a level that is at or above the predetermined value.