Bought set of wheels and tires just for winter and purchased these TPMS sensors for them.. Next week tire shop is going to put new winter tires on the rims and I asked them to install the TPMS sensors I bought. They want $25 per tire just for programming! I know there is an option in the car menu to add different wheels etc. Do I need to have these programmed of can I just go thru that menu to add these TPMS to the car?
I wouldn't have bought preprogrammed TPMS sensors. I would find a tire service center that provides TPMS sensors that can clone the current ones on your car. That way, changing from to Winter tires and wheels will not require reprogramming after each change. If you have access to Toyota Techstream or a capable scanner, you can recover the serial numbers of the TPMS sensors that are currently on your car.
No, but cloning the TPMS transmittersto match the current ones on the car is a no brainer. Changing tires back and again after each season will not require reprogramming with each tire swap.
Confusion with snows stored in the garage. Apparently no biggie with the Gen 5. There's a whole section in the manual.
No confusion. The car's system just detects a signal and Porsche pressure of each tire. It only triggers a fault when the sensor turns on a low pressure.
But why bother doing all that on a gen5? A gen5 can store two sets of sensors and easily switch between them using the steering wheel buttons and gauge cluster. And you don't need any scan tool for programming them; the car can do that on its own. Maybe don't give advice to an owner of a gen5 when you don't own one and don't know the differences between it and the previous generations.
Nope. You can do any "programming" yourself. You basically just tell the car you've got a new set of sensors and then drive around for awhile. The car wants speeds above 40mph and it could take between 10-30 minutes. So take a sightseeing trip or something. I think it took my car about 25 minutes to recognize the brand new sensors and now it takes about 15 minutes of driving to swap between stored sets. I think it takes about the same amount of time for the car to recognize new wheel locations after a tire rotation. I will say that the descriptions in the menu system between adding a new set of sensors and just swapping existing sets is not as clear as it could be. Just take your time and maybe consult the manual for a more thorough explanation. I know I always have to sit there for a bit every swap and read all the different options to be sure I'm selecting the right one. I always second guess myself a couple times, but I eventually figure it out and choose the right one.
Already done. Both here and other threads on the same topic. I should probably cut and paste at this point.
Good to know. Owning a Gen 5, like the OO obviously don't make everyone who does an expert on that vehicle. I consider the TPMS nothing more than excessive government regulation to coddle those who do not take care of their cars. Instead of replacing dead battery TPMS transmitters at the cost if $200-$500, I just disabled the system and frequency check the air in my tires. Eliminating aĺ the additional electronic crap would make cars more reliable and easier to repair as they were 10-15 years ago.
