When do I need to change my tire pressure sensor?
Indirect tire pressure measuring systems or iTPMS sensors will trigger a warning light for any one or all of your tires. But, if you’re confident that your sensors are working properly and you know how to reset and recalibrate your sensors, then you may not have to change the TPMS sensors at the same time as your tires.
What are the different types of tire pressure sensors?
Overall, we have two types of tire pressure monitoring system. One is direct and the other is indirect. Each system monitors tire pressure and notify of low or high tire pressure. Certainly, both systems work in different ways. Direct TPMS (dTPMS) is more common in the state.
Can a tire pressure sensor trigger a warning light?
If you have an indirect TPMS system then you’re unlikely to see a light on the dash due to this, assuming of course that the pressure changes in all four tires equally. In the case of a vehicle with a direct TPMS system though, which measures the actual pressure inside your tire, such changes in temperature can very easily trigger a warning light.
Can a TPMS sensor be reset at the shop?
If you don’t want to do this at the shop, you can use a TPMS reset tool to reset the sensors on your own. It’s usually recommended that you go a few miles at 50 mph to allow the sensors to fully calibrate and learn the behavior of the new tires.
When do I need to replace my tire pressure sensor?
These can even be used to replace many of the older “band” style TPMS sensors that are clamped inside the drop center of the wheel. When TPMS sensors are replaced (either individually or all four at the same time), or when the tires are rotated, the vehicle’s tire pressure monitoring system has to relearn the wheel location of each sensor.
When to reset or relearn the TPMS sensor?
Reset or relearn is when you set new pressure on your tires, install a new OEM TPMS sensor or rotate tires and the car needs to recognize the new location of the TPMS sensors. TPMS programming is when manual programming is required prior to installing a universal TPMS sensor.
Overall, we have two types of tire pressure monitoring system. One is direct and the other is indirect. Each system monitors tire pressure and notify of low or high tire pressure. Certainly, both systems work in different ways. Direct TPMS (dTPMS) is more common in the state.
If you have an indirect TPMS system then you’re unlikely to see a light on the dash due to this, assuming of course that the pressure changes in all four tires equally. In the case of a vehicle with a direct TPMS system though, which measures the actual pressure inside your tire, such changes in temperature can very easily trigger a warning light.