TPMS

[bkral]

I just had my 20’s removed and the Jensen Tire I went to in Omaha said they couldn’t scan the sensors in the 20s, so they just moved them to my new 18s.

They said they’ve had issues reading the newer toyota TPMS sensors. I’m not tire expert though.

 

[fatsocells]

I just had my 20’s removed and the Jensen Tire I went to in Omaha said they couldn’t scan the sensors in the 20s, so they just moved them to my new 18s.

They said they’ve had issues reading the newer toyota TPMS sensors. I’m not tire expert though.

Programming them on the 18s worked?

 

[bkral]

Programming them on the 18s worked?

They swapped them over and the system picked them right back up and I checked with a hand gauge and they match the dash.

 

[ShakyHandJeff]

What happens if you buy a new set of sensors for a new set of wheels, and you keep your old wheels stored in the garage next to the vehicle?
Will it only pick up the new sensors, or will there be all sorts of chaos?

 

[bkral]

What happens if you buy a new set of sensors for a new set of wheels, and you keep your old wheels stored in the garage next to the vehicle?
Will it only pick up the new sensors, or will there be all sorts of chaos?

Not sure, but the sensors aren’t read until you drive down the road a bit, so maybe it wouldn’t ever cause an issue.

But I recall something in the TPMS settings about being able to change between sets of wheels.

 

[fatsocells]

They swapped them over and the system picked them right back up and I checked with a hand gauge and they match the dash.

i guess I wasn't as fortuante when they swapped over to my new wheels.

What happens if you buy a new set of sensors for a new set of wheels, and you keep your old wheels stored in the garage next to the vehicle?
Will it only pick up the new sensors, or will there be all sorts of chaos?

There shouldn't be any chaos based on my research.

 

[Blue Sky]

Buy new and make sure you get these tpms sensors they work excellent with toyota's finicky tpms system. Dont spend 90 plus per sensor buying toyotas sensors unless you like burning 3 c notes just to keep warm.

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Did you use the Autel program tool or were you able to use the GTS screen to manually enter the transmitter IDs to pair the TPMS sensors?

 

[jcdeng]

So back in 2014 I had a nissan with 2 sets of wheels. One is Oem and the other is a set of TE37s. I had aftermarket tpm sensors that "cloned' the oem sensors, and I was able to drive it with either set of wheels no issue.

I had long forgotten what the brand of the aftermarket sensors were but if they can do it in 2014 they should be able to clone any sensor afterwards no? I mean, technology only advances right? Unless car manufacturers also make it harder to code/clone their tpms with "encryptions" each year I don't see why we can't clone multiples sets of sensors that "talks" to the receiving unit/brain inside the car.

 

[Altitude]

I’m in the middle of this right now and struggling. I’ve followed the manual to the letter, tried the process 5 or 6 times, and have driven as much as 90 miles in a couple cases waiting for the vehicle to recognize the sensors at all.

The company I bought the wheels and sensors from specializes in Toyota OEM wheel refurbishment. Not sure the sensors they sold me are Toyota branded but they did warn me the process to register them was challenging and that the sensors should work. So for the moment I’m still assuming the sensors themselves are not the issue.

I don’t really understand the “set threshold” function and how that would be relevant to registering a new set of sensors. Candidly that is an area where the manual’s language is vague and/or didn’t translate well. I’ll gladly take any coaching there.

One other idea is that I left the OEM spare in place and it has one of the OEM sensors. Though I can’t logic why in my mind, I wonder if the presence of an already registered sensor might be causing the truck to ignore the four new ones. But it doesn’t see the spare either as part of the new set, so I have no idea.

This is wildly overthought and should not be as hard as it is.

 

[D-mac]

One other idea is that I left the OEM spare in place and it has one of the OEM sensors. Though I can’t logic why in my mind, I wonder if the presence of an already registered sensor might be causing the truck to ignore the four new ones. But it doesn’t see the spare either as part of the new set, so I have no idea.

I bought a set of 4 new wheels and tires, kept the factory spare in place, and had brand new Toyota OEM sensors installed in the new wheels without issue following the owner’s manual instructions.

 

[t3lcfe]

I’m in the middle of this right now and struggling. I’ve followed the manual to the letter, tried the process 5 or 6 times, and have driven as much as 90 miles in a couple cases waiting for the vehicle to recognize the sensors at all.

The company I bought the wheels and sensors from specializes in Toyota OEM wheel refurbishment. Not sure the sensors they sold me are Toyota branded but they did warn me the process to register them was challenging and that the sensors should work. So for the moment I’m still assuming the sensors themselves are not the issue.

I don’t really understand the “set threshold” function and how that would be relevant to registering a new set of sensors. Candidly that is an area where the manual’s language is vague and/or didn’t translate well. I’ll gladly take any coaching there.

One other idea is that I left the OEM spare in place and it has one of the OEM sensors. Though I can’t logic why in my mind, I wonder if the presence of an already registered sensor might be causing the truck to ignore the four new ones. But it doesn’t see the spare either as part of the new set, so I have no idea.

This is wildly overthought and should not be as hard as it is.

Ensure to park at place has no cars around and turn off engine. Patience and wait AT LEAST 15 MINUTES or MORE before start the procedure (step by step follow the owner manual book, page 561).
Good luck

 

[Altitude]

Ensure to park at place has no cars around and turn off engine. Patience and wait AT LEAST 15 MINUTES or MORE before start the procedure (step by step follow the owner manual book, page 561).
Good luck

I will keep trying.

 

[fatsocells]

I will keep trying.

You may end up like me - finally throwing in the towel and taking it into the dealer to resolve.

 

[ovʀʟxnᴅ]

Mine dies and fixes itself every few weeks. Most recently, I had the awning out Saturday, and the high winds wiggled the truck around for an hour. When I got back in, the notification had gone away.

 

[ovʀʟxnᴅ]

And it died again a couple days ago.

 

[fatsocells]

And it died again a couple days ago.

If you’re on oem sensors, I’d suggest throwing the towel and taking it in to the dealer to get resolved.

 

[Altitude]

Its not very clear in the manual but you need to select register new tire set in the menus (you'll see where it tell you to drive but don't), you'll need to have the hybrid system on without driving for about 15 minutes, then it needs to turned off for about 30 minutes and then driven afterwards and then parked for a brief period and it will complete the cycle. Took mine about 20 miles of driving both times I did it. The manual also mentions that slightly curvy roads are preferred.

Boy this is frustrating. I’ve followed the manual instructions to the letter, multiple times, and even tried the sequence above with the extra steps, no joy.

One thing I do want to check with you guys. The Owners’ manual says on page 562 that once you initiate the registration:

“a message indicating that ID code registration is being performed will be displayed on the multi-information display.”

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a message with that language.

What I have seen is the message overlaying the pressure monitor graphic that says “setting wheel position while driving.” But that’s it.

Have any of you seen a message worded as the Owners’ manual says? Or do you think the “setting wheel position” message is what the manual is talking about?

My theory at this point is that the wheel dealer who installed the sensors did not register them properly. But I have no idea how that part works.

I have my 5000 mile oil change coming up. Might have to ask the dealer to figure this out. It’s inscrutable.

 

[Blue Bear]

The saga continues....

On wednesday the light came back on. Called Costco, they had no idea what to do next. I called America's Tire, shared my situation, they said to stop by and they'll reset it for free. I'll try this, if this doesn't work, off it goes to the dealer.

This past weekend, I took it on a 400 mile roundtrip excursion to Lake Tahoe. This didn't force the modules to"pick up the sensors".

The werid part is, the instrument cluster shows the PSI after driving for a bit, but all five wheels will have an orange circle around them. On the way back from Tahoe, all four circles except the spare went away.

This was the exact situation I was afraid of with switching wheels. Its been such a headache.

You may need to set the pressure for each tire. I think the orange circle around the tire means that you are out of range for the pressure value stored for that tire position. The manual has the information on p. 559.

 

[TheBat]

Boy this is frustrating. I’ve followed the manual instructions to the letter, multiple times, and even tried the sequence above with the extra steps, no joy.

One thing I do want to check with you guys. The Owners’ manual says on page 562 that once you initiate the registration:

“a message indicating that ID code registration is being performed will be displayed on the multi-information display.”

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a message with that language.

What I have seen is the message overlaying the pressure monitor graphic that says “setting wheel position while driving.” But that’s it.

Have any of you seen a message worded as the Owners’ manual says? Or do you think the “setting wheel position” message is what the manual is talking about?

My theory at this point is that the wheel dealer who installed the sensors did not register them properly. But I have no idea how that part works.

I have my 5000 mile oil change coming up. Might have to ask the dealer to figure this out. It’s inscrutable.

I've only ever seen the same message as you, never the wording from the manual.

I have successfully done this twice, once putting the winter tires on and again switching back to the all seasons. But it has never been straightforward. Both times I tried following the instructions (more than once each time actually) and had it take some time where it didn't seem to work and then magically clicked at some point.

 

[Bad1975]

Never seen that message either. I've also done twice, the key for me was leaving it parked for 15 minutes before, driving and then parking again. In both cases the sensors showed up during the second parked period with the hybrid system on.