TPMS Positions
Hi... I discovered today as I was adding air to my left rear tire that the DIC showed air pressure instead increasing in my right rear. I recently had new rear tires installed. Can I assume these guys inappropriately swapped the two sensors or is there something else that can causes a position issue on the tire pressure sensor readouts?? thanks.. bob...
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nope, they installed the wheels on the wrong side, all u need to do is reprogram them, starting at Driver front, passenger front, passenger rear and then drivers rear.
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Don't know for sure, but, could they have swapped the sides with your Rims after putting the new tires on?
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Just go back and gave them reprogram. 3 min job.
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there is no such thing as left side right or front back they all the same
they need to be re adjusted or service guys damage sensor when they put new tire. |
Originally Posted by bpGx
(Post 1585595716)
there is no such thing as left side right or front back they all the same
they need to be re adjusted or service guys damage sensor when they put new tire. You don't need to reprogram the sensors when you get new tires, you just need to put them back on the same location. |
Originally Posted by mcandrew67
(Post 1585595786)
uhggg, yeah there is, if they remove the right rear and put the sensor that was on the right rear on the left rear they put it on the wrong side, the sensors are programmed to a specific wheel location.
You don't need to reprogram the sensors when you get new tires, you just need to put them back on the same location. this...:thumbs: |
Originally Posted by fred D
(Post 1585595421)
Don't know for sure, but, could they have swapped the sides with your Rims after putting the new tires on?
But the two rear wheels??? Could they swap them before mounting the new tires on them??? Yep... And apparently they did.. bob... |
Can someone share more about what reproamming actually means??? Who does it and what equipment is required??? I bought these rear tires and had them mounted at Discount Tire near my home.
I'm just not familiar with how these sensors get reassigned to locations on the car. thanks.. bob.. |
Originally Posted by hawkgfr
(Post 1585596130)
this...:thumbs:
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There are tools on the market that can be used to reprogram the TPMS. They are handy DIY. Here is a link that has a video of their product.
TPMS Reprogramming Tool Cheaper to bring the car back to the tire store. |
Originally Posted by bpGx
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Sorry but you are wrong Sr
I was wrong once though...:D I thought I was wrong and it turned out I wasn't. ;) |
Originally Posted by bpGx
(Post 1585596333)
Sorry but you are wrong Sr
Which is easy to to if you have the tool. |
Originally Posted by bpGx
(Post 1585595716)
there is no such thing as left side right or front back they all the same
they need to be re adjusted or service guys damage sensor when they put new tire. The OP had a tire shop swap the rear rims left to right when they installed the new tires. The sensor that was programmed to be the right side rear is now on the left and vice versa. They were not damaged since they both still work. They just need to be reprogrammed. The OP can buy a programmer (expensive solution to a simple issue) or go back to the shop and have them correct their error by reprogramming all four sensors. |
depending on what tires you have, you can just switch the wheels from side to side yourself otherwise you need to reprogram the sensors to a new location. they had a 50-50 chance to get it wrong :hide:
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This happens with many tire changes because the C6 system gives more information than many other cars. Many cars have a TPMS system that just lights a light on the dashboard that tells the driver that a tire is low. It does not tell which one it is, so many tire places do not worry about which wheel is replaced in which position. I have a friend with a Subaru and all four wheels are the same and the system makes no distinction for the position of any wheel...so a tire place can put them on anywhere on the car. Take the car back to the tire place and they can re-program the system...or they can remove and switch the two rear wheels. The former is easier and faster.:thumbs:
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Originally Posted by mcandrew67
(Post 1585595397)
nope, they installed the wheels on the wrong side, all u need to do is reprogram them, starting at Driver front, passenger front, passenger rear and then drivers rear.
Does this programmer tool just know numbers, like 1, 2, 3 and 4?? And so would passenger rear need to be 3 (where it currently must be set to 4) and driver rear need to be 4 (where it currently must be set to 3)?? I would want to confirm that they had fixed the problem before I leave the shop which would likely mean to have them drop the air in one tire while watching the DIC, then fill it back up?? Now I just looked in the owner's manual and sure enough, it confirms what mcandrews67 said, driver side front tire, passenger side front tire, passenger side rear tire, and driver side rear. So it's right in the manual. But again, does this programmer tool simply know numbers??? Like 1, 2, 3 and 4??? Or does it know something else, like actual location??? I just want to be somewhat knowledgeable when I wander into the tire place thanks, bob... |
Originally Posted by diitto
(Post 1585599965)
So what do I tell (or watch for) at Discount Tire when I take it back to them to have them fix the error? mcandrew67 above said Driver front, passenger front, passenger rear, driver rear.
Does this programmer tool just know numbers, like 1, 2, 3 and 4?? And so would passenger rear need to be 3 (where it currently must be set to 4) and driver rear need to be 4 (where it currently must be set to 3)?? I would want to confirm that they had fixed the problem before I leave the shop which would likely mean to have them drop the air in one tire while watching the DIC, then fill it back up?? Now I just looked in the owner's manual and sure enough, it confirms what mcandrews67 said, driver side front tire, passenger side front tire, passenger side rear tire, and driver side rear. So it's right in the manual. But again, does this programmer tool simply know numbers??? Like 1, 2, 3 and 4??? Or does it know something else, like actual location??? I just want to be somewhat knowledgeable when I wander into the tire place thanks, bob... If one of the sensors can't be recognized the system will not complete the programming and will fall back on the old sensor locations. If you find out one of the sensors can't be recognized and don't have a replacement sensor handy you can not have have one sensor programmed to two locations. Would be nice if track guys could do that if a sensor decides to take a dump in the middle of a track day Vs ruining the rest of the day. Bill |
There's a thread here about the TPMS sensors not correct from the factory. My car was incorrect and I had Museum delivery. So maybe they were wrong the first time?
I drove over to Discount tire and they redid it for me for free. Mike |
Bob, BEZ06 did videos for this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...sor-tools.html He is our 'in house' TPMS guru.:thumbs: And another: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...ms-videos.html And some of his racing video: http://vimeo.com/user581818 |
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