drexappeal

LOL...Always do, bro, but it'll still be worth it to have it added.

Blake P

Yea, Steve did that mod for me as well.

rlee02135

how accurate is it?

Blake P

100%?

RES

I have it, 99.9% I think he told me I couldn't do the tire pressure programming?? I don't know if that was an assumption or if he could tell by what my car was telling him. Steve? Can I have it please?

SUNILP

Russell, I should be in portland OR in Feb if you need it done.

Blake P

Steve thought mine wouldn't be able to have it either, but was surprised when he checked and the option was available for my car through his Star Diagnose.

nlpamg

I would say a lot less than that, maybe 60%.

I got a nail in my tire and it didn't go off. luckily, I was getting my car aligned and the guys at the shop spotted the nail and were able to patch it up on the spot.

drexappeal

I wonder if there is a difference between the '05-Present vs. '01-'04.5. As soon as my tire dipped significantly lower than all the other tires (psi), the warning came up.

Blake P

The 100% was actually referring to the "gallons of fuel remaining" coding mod Steve added. I don't have a way of independently testing how accurate it is, but it seems pretty darn useful so far. I wonder how low your tire pressure actually was with the nail in it. My tire pressure sensor went off today while driving to work. I pulled over and checked, only to find out the dummie who patched my tire inflated it to almost 50 PSI!!! I let air out, and reset the sensor. It works for not enough air and too much air...I'm a happy camper.

nlpamg

oh, oops! I think the fuel gallon thing is accurate to approximately .2 gallons, the thing fluctuates and only moves by increments of .2. but, I think it's pretty accurate by how much it tells you and how much it takes to get a full tank 16.4 gallons.

that's pretty cool, for too much and too little air! I'm not sure how much air it lost, it looked like a small nail to me.

drexappeal

I think that you might not have lost much air with the nail in your tire, Phil. The nail was most likely keeping the air in, so no slow leak. The nail that was in my tire was huge, so it spread the rubber just enough to have a slow leak. Through a whole day, it was fine, but by the end of the day it brought the tire 10 psi lower than the rest. Just keep in mind that it doesn't identify objects that are obstructing the tire, just the tire pressure, so I'm thinking that's what happened with your situation.

RES

You make the magic happen and dinner and drinks are on me! PM me for contact info.

drexappeal

Russell, if dr. sunman can hook it up for you, it'll be one of the best star diag. add-ons you can get. You should also get the gas tank volume if you don't already have it.

RES

Steven already programmed that.

Pashap5

Can someone please PM me how to do these mods so i could get the dealer to do it for me..i have a guy who will do it..i would wait for steve or sunman but they are not coming up here..

Thanx..

drexappeal

Wish I could help you with that, but all I know is Steve went through menus in his special Star Diag. and added what I asked for.

PM Sunman and see if he can give you the step-by-step menus in Star Diag. that you can bring to the dealer.

amdeutsch

Have the dealer look for the "loss warner/warning". That should get you there.

Pashap5

Thank you guys..I will try that..and will PM sunman...

timsam

Anyone coming to Dallas or anywhere near TX? I would really like these two options as well...

Blake P

Ooh, bad timing. Sunman used to live in TX and recently moved.

Arn560

It ended up being the seal on my 3-piece wheel (got damaged getting the cheap *** Falken tires off). Drove down to I-forged and got it resealed (great customer service ); now everything is great!

THANK YOU Active Tire Pressure Monitor [/QUOTE]

.........& there was I singing Falken's praise!

SUNILP

Actually, I am moving back to HOUSTON TX soon. I will be there from the 24-30th of Dec incase anyone and that area needs this.

1stBenzo

Hey Folks,

Sorry but I need some info. I did search the forum and found some stuff but nothing that gave me a concrete answer especially pertaining to the 07 W203
Does the 07 W203 have a Tire Pressure Monitor that will interfere with me putting after market wheels on for the winter. I bought some AMG Replica's and I am curious if I have to buy another Tire Pressure Monitor? If I do have one if it can be used on the after market wheels or if I don't have one at all? Thanks!

1stBenzo!

johnand

The way I understand it, is the Tire Pressure monitor uses the abs/bas sensors and there are no separate sensors inside the wheels.