Tire pressure sensor issues..

Quattro20v · Wed May 14, 2014 4:10 am

Hi, my parents bought 2012 Suzuki brand new back in 2011. After the winter we decided, to buy some winter wheels with new snow tires. We went to Discount Tire, and after couple of hours of trouble and switching through TPMS, they somehow got the new TPMS's working. When this summer i put the OEM wheels back on, with OEM sensors tires and wheels i went to Discount Tire to get the sensors, to communicate with the car. We get the car into learning mode, but theres always an issue when using the tool to reset the sensor on one of the wheels. First we had an issue with LF wheel, couldnt get it to reset. After several tries we got it to work, and the RF wheel to work, but couldnt get the rear ones to work. We tried a different tool, but then we could only get access to the right side wheels. Does anyone know what is could be wrong? Thank you.

Woodie · Wed May 14, 2014 10:25 am

The entire TPMS idea, system, sensors, and scanning tool are a Mickey Mouse nightmare that doesn't work as often as it does. Forum member SamirD thrashed around with his for months trying to get a combination that would work, I think he bought two different scanners (maybe not, I'm forgetting). The final conclusion was that you don't need anything.

In this thread is the procedure for putting the car into learn mode:

http://www.kizashiclub.com/forum/viewto ... =32&t=2542

This thread is the chronicle of SamirD's efforts to program his himself. The final conclusion was that you can just let the air out of the tires, and they'll program.

http://www.kizashiclub.com/forum/viewto ... =28&t=2764

SamirD · Fri May 16, 2014 2:34 pm

Yep, I ended up buying two sets of TPMS tools, keeping one. But you don't need a tool at all as the air out of th tires method triggers the sensors definitively. Tools would sometimes be hit or miss, even on the same sensor. I had to get a special firmware version to get my tool to work consistently.

Check out the links Woodie posted and post back here if you have any more problems. I'll be switching back to my summer tires in a bit so I'll be in the same boat as you doing the relearn. I don't expect any problems though since the air method works 100%.

PittsburghJoe · Fri May 16, 2014 9:17 pm

Wow. This is fascinating. I've scowered this site for info on how to program at home and somehow missed this. I bought snow tires last winter and took them to a former dealer to have them "pinged" as they called it. Worked fine but put the stock back on this spring and another trip to the dealer. I asked him if there was something I could do to have two sets going and he said "Nope. Sorry. See you next winter." Don't get me wrong it's a great dealership and he didn't charge me for either pinging (I didn't even buy the car from them!) I'm going to try your method this winter. Thanks!

SamirD · Mon May 19, 2014 5:35 am

You're quite lucky that your dealership doesn't charge. Most Suzuki dealerships charge up to $300. One of the reasons I wanted to do it myself, but the main reason is I don't like other people touching my cars. Mainly because doing it myself I know it's done right.

It took a while to figure out how it all worked, but now I know more than I ever thought I would about TPMS.