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Cheapest way to fix TPMS system fault?
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Would something like this work ?
Schrader 33500 EZ-Sensor Single SKU (314.9 MHz, 315 MHz, and 433 MHz) Programmable Snap-in Fixed Angle Valve Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensor (TPMS), Requires Programming Before Installation https://a.co/d/gi9Aub1
Schrader 33500 EZ-Sensor Single SKU (314.9 MHz, 315 MHz, and 433 MHz) Programmable Snap-in Fixed Angle Valve Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensor (TPMS), Requires Programming Before Installation https://a.co/d/gi9Aub1
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Hi @unpredictable ,
DO NOT USE DUAL PURPOSE 315 MHZ AND 433 MHZ SENSORS...
They will not work reliably...
I installed these in my Roadster 2 weeks ago and they work fine.
$28 each. They will need to be programmed for your car.
Then Tesla will need to program your car with their addresses...
It is a 5 minute procedure - Should not be expensive.
Good luck,
Shawn
DO NOT USE DUAL PURPOSE 315 MHZ AND 433 MHZ SENSORS...
They will not work reliably...
I installed these in my Roadster 2 weeks ago and they work fine.
$28 each. They will need to be programmed for your car.
Then Tesla will need to program your car with their addresses...
It is a 5 minute procedure - Should not be expensive.
Good luck,
Shawn
Thank you shawn, if i take this to a local tire shop do they install it ?
And then how much tesla will charge me to program it ? Is it something they do over the phone?
Hi @unpredictable ,
Your local tire shop needs to program the "personality - Tesla Model S 2013" into
the Alligator sensors. I performed this step myself because I own a TPMS tool (Ateq VT55).
My local tire shop - part of the "Best One" network - took the wheels/tires I supplied,
removed the tire, removed the old sensor, mounted the new sensor, mounted the tire
on the rim, balanced the tire, and returned them to me for $20 per tire...
I put the rims back on the car and I used another tool I own to program the new sensors
into the car's TPMS ECU.
I had to drive the car for 1 to 2 miles for the car to read the sensors in motion and I
could see from my car's display when the tires updated, because on the Roadster it
shows both the tire pressure and the tire temperature for each tire...
So to repeat: Buy the sensor
Tire shop programs the "personality" into the sensors.
Tire shop removes the tire and TPMS from the rims
Tire shop mounts the new sensors and remounts the tires.
TESLA uses their TESLA tool to program the sensors to the car's ECU.
This must be done on your car in person - IT CANNOT BE PERFORMED REMOTELY !
You drive the car and the messages should turn off...
I would ask your Tesla Service center what they would charge to
perform this service. Some will not charge you - others may ask
$100 (or more) for the service.
The key is that Tesla must perform this service - No aftermarket TPMS
tools can perform this service.
You could request service in the app. to update the car with your new TPMS
already mounted sensors and get the quote price for the service.
This service may also be performed by a Tesla Mobile Service technician
who has the Tesla tool in his possession...
Good luck,
Shawn
PS - When I buy the Alligator 590883 sensors from Amazon - They are shipped from California
from the "Tire Supply Network." If you know of a Tire Supply Network store near you, they could perform
ALL of the steps EXCEPT the one step that must be performed by Tesla...
Your local tire shop needs to program the "personality - Tesla Model S 2013" into
the Alligator sensors. I performed this step myself because I own a TPMS tool (Ateq VT55).
My local tire shop - part of the "Best One" network - took the wheels/tires I supplied,
removed the tire, removed the old sensor, mounted the new sensor, mounted the tire
on the rim, balanced the tire, and returned them to me for $20 per tire...
I put the rims back on the car and I used another tool I own to program the new sensors
into the car's TPMS ECU.
I had to drive the car for 1 to 2 miles for the car to read the sensors in motion and I
could see from my car's display when the tires updated, because on the Roadster it
shows both the tire pressure and the tire temperature for each tire...
So to repeat: Buy the sensor
Tire shop programs the "personality" into the sensors.
Tire shop removes the tire and TPMS from the rims
Tire shop mounts the new sensors and remounts the tires.
TESLA uses their TESLA tool to program the sensors to the car's ECU.
This must be done on your car in person - IT CANNOT BE PERFORMED REMOTELY !
You drive the car and the messages should turn off...
I would ask your Tesla Service center what they would charge to
perform this service. Some will not charge you - others may ask
$100 (or more) for the service.
The key is that Tesla must perform this service - No aftermarket TPMS
tools can perform this service.
You could request service in the app. to update the car with your new TPMS
already mounted sensors and get the quote price for the service.
This service may also be performed by a Tesla Mobile Service technician
who has the Tesla tool in his possession...
Good luck,
Shawn
PS - When I buy the Alligator 590883 sensors from Amazon - They are shipped from California
from the "Tire Supply Network." If you know of a Tire Supply Network store near you, they could perform
ALL of the steps EXCEPT the one step that must be performed by Tesla...
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Update, i did something stupid, i hit the reset tpms sensors in the service section.
Now every single time I start the car, it warns me that the reset failed and make me hit cancel. And it wont go away (happens every single start)
Is there way i can make it stop this pop up warning? It’s annoying
Now every single time I start the car, it warns me that the reset failed and make me hit cancel. And it wont go away (happens every single start)
Is there way i can make it stop this pop up warning? It’s annoying
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