TPMS display in V7.0 with older sensors?

[Father Bill]

Hi All, sorry if this has been addressed in another thread, I did a search and nothing seemed to be here. I have an MS from early 2014 with the older style TPMS sensors (Baolong I think). I just read a thread over at the Tesla Motors forum that stated that the older TPMS sensors will not register on the new display widget in V7.0. If anyone with a car prior to 55XXX(the new sensors supposedly came out after 55XXX) and has had the update could please let me know if the pressures do register or not, I would appreciate it. This is something that I have really been looking forward to. I can get a third party solution but the car should be able to recognize and report the pressure regardless if the sensor is the older style or the newer one.

Peace,

Father Bill

 

[jpet]

Just asked someone with V7 installed on a 2013 Model S and it doesn't work with the older style sensors.

 

[Father Bill]

Yeah, that was the info I got at the Tesla Forum and the V7.0 for Classic MS thread here. I just ordered a third party TPMS from Amazon. Seems strange they couldn't work a solution for the old and new sensors. Thanks for the confirmation.

Peace,

Father Bill

 

[artsci]

Just asked someone with V7 installed on a 2013 Model S and it doesn't work with the older style sensors.

I've had V7 for about a week now on my 2013 and I can't see the tire pressure readings. I'm going to contact my SC to determine if it will work with the new TPMS sensors installed on my wheels.

 

[Cyclone]

I've had V7 for about a week now on my 2013

Shhh. We aren't supposed to know this!

 

[artsci]

Shhh. We aren't supposed to know this!

Just one of the first to get it. Remember I have a 2013 P85 so I don't qualify for all of the new bells and whistles.

 

[matbl]

I think the thing is not with the sensors itself but with the sensor receiver.

 

[MacLeodMX]

2013 P85 here. I don't even get the tire pressure app as an option on the dash

 

[smsprague]

2014 S85 - June delivery- nada

 

[cgiGuy]

2013 60 - Nothing.

 

[ecarfan]

My S is 27180 and with V7 installed did not get the new car status app showing the tire pressures.

 

[artsci]

According to my SC it is possible to upgrade but it will cost about $1,000. Need not only new TPMS sensors but a harness, ECU, and some other hardware. Par for the course of late, Corporate won't permit it. Why is anybody's guess, but Corporate these days is way too tightly wrapped IMHO.

 

[Father Bill]

Hi all, I talked with my SC and they said they are working on a retrofit that will give the TPMS dash widget info. They are working now with engineering to verify that the retrofit will work. The catch, $1000 for parts and installation. The service adviser stated there were 8 parts that need to be replaced. I told him that I was very interested, in fact I told him to go ahead and order the parts they needed. They really want to verify that it will work like we want it to before I spend any money. I will report back here as I have more information.

Peace,
Father Bill

 

[artsci]

Hi all, I talked with my SC and they said they are working on a retrofit that will give the TPMS dash widget info. They are working now with engineering to verify that the retrofit will work. The catch, $1000 for parts and installation. The service adviser stated there were 8 parts that need to be replaced. I told him that I was very interested, in fact I told him to go ahead and order the parts they needed. They really want to verify that it will work like we want it to before I spend any money. I will report back here as I have more information.

Peace,
Father Bill

The Service Bulletin from Corporate on this forbids SC's do to this except in cases of a system failure.

There are maybe 20,000 owners who’d pay to have this. At say $500 a pop that’s potential for $10 million in revenue on a very high margin product. It’s like turning their back on an profit making opportunity. I don’t get it. Tesla's management appears to have the worst understanding of the aftermarket business of any company I've ever seen. They don't seem to understand that it's a huge profit center. I alone have probably spent 10K on aftermarket stuff, very little of it with Tesla. I know many others who have spent that much or more.

Who makes these decisions? Hope it's not Elon.

 

[pdx4s]

just got confirmation from SC, older models requires both new sensors type and electronic hardware (receiver is different), based on that I just gave the go signal to Discount Tier to install a new set of 4 tires using the current sensors, I would have bought the tires from TM if that would have included an upgrade option.

 

[JPP]

Another data point--my 2013 S85 does not display TPMS (see build date & VIN below). Glad I have FOBO Plus....

 

[yobigd20]

feb 2013, no TPMS readings...i never expected there to be. we dont have the right TPMS hardware.

 

[markb1]

I understand that new hardware is needed to tell which sensor is where, but can't the old hardware read each sensor individually? Would it be possible for Tesla to make a software solution, which would allow us to manually associate each sensor with a corner of the car?

 

[SW2Fiddler]

I understand that new hardware is needed to tell which sensor is where, but can't the old hardware read each sensor individually? Would it be possible for Tesla to make a software solution, which would allow us to manually associate each sensor with a corner of the car?

That's what I was just thinking in the car a few minutes ago. If the sensors just each had a unique ID.
It could be set up in SW with a calibration "bump" that you would park on one tire at a time. Whichever one jumped UP in pressure is the one on the bump. Save (rename it) and put another tire on the Bump.

 

[markb1]

That's what I was just thinking in the car a few minutes ago. If the sensors just each had a unique ID.
It could be set up in SW with a calibration "bump" that you would park on one tire at a time. Whichever one jumped UP in pressure is the one on the bump. Save (rename it) and put another tire on the Bump.

I'm sure the sensors each have a unique ID. That's why there's a reset procedure when you change the sensors.