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Zeto 10-17-2009 03:14 PM

How do i reset the TPMS?
 
Hi everyone I'm not sure if this is the right section but this is the most active one so figured why not. I just recently changed out my tires but now my TPMS light is flashing and staying on. I read the manual and it indicates a malfunction of the TPMS. I believe it just needs to be reset. I really don't have time to go to the dealer since I'm swamped with school and work. Any help would be appreciated thanks! :tiphat:

Modshack 10-17-2009 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeto (Post 240883)
Hi everyone I'm not sure if this is the right section but this is the most active one so figured why not. I just recently changed out my tires but now my TPMS light is flashing and staying on. I read the manual and it indicates a malfunction of the TPMS. I believe it just needs to be reset. I really don't have time to go to the dealer since I'm swamped with school and work. Any help would be appreciated thanks! :tiphat:

You need a special tool to do the re-set. Any tire store should be able to handle it..

Zeto 10-17-2009 04:37 PM

Thank you!

vipor 10-17-2009 04:49 PM

My GF got new tires for her G35 at a Discount and they offered her a "rebuild" of her TPMS. I believe all it involved was new seals/gaskets and a new stem, but I'm not sure. It was acting wierdly for a long time and we had to bring the car back to the store twice. I'm not sure if it was at the fault of the tech or not but it definitely makes me weary of getting tires at a discount. I'd almost prefer to go to the dealer after our experience.

Mergnthwirker 10-17-2009 08:49 PM

My understanding is that your Nissan dealer has a tool that will tell the computer to search for the senders and re-register them so that it will correctly report them. I just got snow tires on new wheels with TPMS sensors and I will go to the dealer to do this myself as well.

HTH!

edeeZee 10-17-2009 08:53 PM

Kind of along the same lines, but how do you stop the "oil maintenance" light from coming on? I do my own oil changes, read the manual but it didn't help.

Mergnthwirker 10-17-2009 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by edeeZee (Post 241137)
Kind of along the same lines, but how do you stop the "oil maintenance" light from coming on? I do my own oil changes, read the manual but it didn't help.

On pages 2-19 and 2-22 of the manual, you will see that you can use the upper left hand two buttons on the trip computer to select "Maintenance" and then select and change the interval for oil change and oil filter change.

HTH!

Smallywood 10-17-2009 11:58 PM

You have to have tmps married To your vehicle at the dealership. No way around that.

schrute 10-18-2009 04:16 AM

^ Does have to be married, but not only at the dealership. As mentioned above many tire shops can also do it, if they have the tool (most do, some don't).

shumby 10-18-2009 04:41 AM

NO the dealer has to reset it. The tire shops will not have the consult II. But most dealers will do it for free. I get mine done on the FX and the G twice a year for my winter/summer rims.

schrute 10-18-2009 04:50 AM

I got mine reset at the tire shop.

Just depends if they have the right tool or not.

shumby 10-18-2009 05:25 AM

^^^ true. I should have said that. in my case no tire shops in Edmonton have it.

schrute 10-18-2009 05:31 AM

^ The guy at my local shop was telling me how expensive the tool is when he was doing the reset. They do a lot of business with aftermaket rims so he said he had to break down and buy one becuase customers weren't happy about being referred to the dealer for the reset.

I used another shop to get my winter tires and they said they have the tool also but I haven't made the switch to the winter set yet so we'll see if they can do the reset when the time comes. If not it's over the to the other shop to get chewed out for buying winter tires elsewhere :)

Zeto 10-19-2009 02:08 PM

Ok I took it to the dealership and they said the tire pressure was off :rolleyes:
That's bullsh1t because I always check my tire pressure and oil level. Now they are charging me $40 to reset the TPMS. WTF!?:icon14:

Modshack 10-19-2009 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by schrute (Post 241678)
^ The guy at my local shop was telling me how expensive the tool is when he was doing the reset.

Tools are out there from $100 and up. This is standardized technology, nothing special......There's no excuse for a tire shop not to have this capability (in the US anyway, where TPMS is now standard on most all cars). The tool from Tirerack: http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/...&AID=10398365&. I would assume, since your monitors are already "Registered" (Used ones) no trip to the dealer would be necessary (though it seems it would with new sensors)

http://www.tirerack.com/images/acces...vt10_ttr_l.jpg


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