Is this correct for my 2008 Z06? Got another set of tires & rims w/sensors coming.

"With ignition on, engine not running, press both lock and unlock buttons on the key fob. A horn chirp within 10 seconds indicates that the receiver is in programming mode.

At each wheel, hold the J-41760 magnet over the valve stem until the horn chirps, to force the sensor to transmit its code. You must follow this order: LF, RF, RR and LR. The horn chirps twice to indicate completion"

 

That should do it. Rather then holding the tool right on the valvestem, sometimes it helps to actually hold it against the tire, above the TPMS.

 

NO!!!! That won't work at all!!!!

The J-41760 is a magnet. You use a magnet on a C5 during the sensor relearn procedure (and a very few real early 2005 C6s).

For the C6 you must use a tool that transmits a radio frequency to trigger the sensors. The official GM tool is a J-46079, and it looks identical to the tool in the video below.

You put the car into the "learn mode" by pushing the bottom of the ignition button to get into the ACC mode (yellow light will be lit by ACC on the ignition button), then simultaneously push and hold the "lock" and "unlock" buttons on the fob until you get a honk of the horn. Then you trigger the sensors in the order you indicated, but as you can hear in the video below, you'll only get a single horn honk at the LF, RF, and RR, and a double horn honk at the last one, the LR.

Like Rich says, hold the antenna of the tool on the rubber sidewall of the tire right next to the valve stem so the signal will propagate through the rubber and not the metal of the wheel.

All 2005 through 2009 Corvettes use the same sensor and the same procedure to do the relearn procedure to program the sensor ID#s into the TPMS computer in the car.

I'm not sure, but indications are that the 2010 Vettes use a different sensor. I believe you can use the radio frequency transmission from a tool to trigger them, but you may not need a tool for the 2010 sensors - they may be able to be triggered by a change of 8 to 10 psi of pressure and not need a tool at all.

So......you got the procedure about right, but you need a radio frequency transmitting tire sensor reset tool, not a magnet.

Bob

 

Go with what Bob said, he is Mr. TPMS....

 

you will need a tool or go by a tire/rim shop and have them reset them for you

 

I swap tires alot, and bought the tool from Tire Rack for $110. Best money I spent since it saves multiple trips to the shop.

 

That would be the ATEC VT-10, I believe, which is universal and can be used on a variety of applications. Good price, good investment.
Magnets will NOT actuate '06+ C6's.

 

Good to know.

 

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...r-tools-3.html

See the video on the TIPS tool.