Hi folks,
It looks like my front-right tire's TPMS battery has died. The TPMS system is showing the 3 other tires just fine, but this one reads zero for both pressure and temp. So (for a change), it's not the car's "antenna" that failed. I presume the tire needs to be de-mounted and a new sensor installed. The tires were purchased and mounted by a local tire store (Les Schwab, after a meeting of the minds regarding proper jacking of the car), so I expect they'd be able to mechanically do the swap.
My questions:
1. The car is a 2.0 model. Is this something "any" tire store can replace, or does Tesla need to wave a magic wand over the car in order to have it learn the new sensor's MAC address? I do have an OVMS module, but I don't have the version (cable, more specifically) that can access the K-line interface for reprogramming. Will the car otherwise learn the new address on its own?
2. Are the actual sensors available somewhere that a "regular" tire store would be able to source them, or do I need to meet someone in a back alley to get one? What specific model does one need to get?
Thanks!
It looks like my front-right tire's TPMS battery has died. The TPMS system is showing the 3 other tires just fine, but this one reads zero for both pressure and temp. So (for a change), it's not the car's "antenna" that failed. I presume the tire needs to be de-mounted and a new sensor installed. The tires were purchased and mounted by a local tire store (Les Schwab, after a meeting of the minds regarding proper jacking of the car), so I expect they'd be able to mechanically do the swap.
My questions:
1. The car is a 2.0 model. Is this something "any" tire store can replace, or does Tesla need to wave a magic wand over the car in order to have it learn the new sensor's MAC address? I do have an OVMS module, but I don't have the version (cable, more specifically) that can access the K-line interface for reprogramming. Will the car otherwise learn the new address on its own?
2. Are the actual sensors available somewhere that a "regular" tire store would be able to source them, or do I need to meet someone in a back alley to get one? What specific model does one need to get?
Thanks!