Buying aftermarket TPMS for winter wheels?
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Buying aftermarket TPMS for winter wheels?
Currently shopping on 1010tires.com for winter wheels/tires and I'm debating whether I should get TPMS from them. They're 80CAD a piece. Car is leased 2 years only so I'm not sure it's worth it. What do you think?
Do they need a first-time installation program, or the car just recognizes them?
Also do they need to be re-programmed everytime I swap wheels?
(For example on my 2014 IS350 I can only have 4 TPMS programmed at once which means if I were to have TPMS on my winter set, they would need to be re-programmed every season (120$) to delete the TPMS going out and program the TPMS going in)
Thanks.
Do they need a first-time installation program, or the car just recognizes them?
Also do they need to be re-programmed everytime I swap wheels?
(For example on my 2014 IS350 I can only have 4 TPMS programmed at once which means if I were to have TPMS on my winter set, they would need to be re-programmed every season (120$) to delete the TPMS going out and program the TPMS going in)
Thanks.
Last edited by SV-; Oct 20, 2016 at 03:04 PM.
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If you are in Canada you do not need TPMS.
Canadian models use a "passive" TPMS, wherein underinflation is inferred by using the ABS system to measure the rate of rotation of each wheel. This is theoretically less precise, but a whole lot cheaper and vastly simpler.
Canadian models use a "passive" TPMS, wherein underinflation is inferred by using the ABS system to measure the rate of rotation of each wheel. This is theoretically less precise, but a whole lot cheaper and vastly simpler.
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I have 2 Mercedes. A 2015 B250 and a 2016 C300. None have TPMS.
You can recognise the tyre pressure loss warning by the Run Flat Indicator active Restart with OK message which appears in the Service menu of the multifunction display. Information on the message display can be found in the "Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning system" section.
If your car has TPMS :
Information on tyre pressures is shown in the multifunction display. After a few minutes of driving, the current tyre pressure of each tyre is shown in the Service menu of the multifunction display.
You can recognise the tyre pressure loss warning by the Run Flat Indicator active Restart with OK message which appears in the Service menu of the multifunction display. Information on the message display can be found in the "Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning system" section.
If your car has TPMS :
Information on tyre pressures is shown in the multifunction display. After a few minutes of driving, the current tyre pressure of each tyre is shown in the Service menu of the multifunction display.
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I have 2 Mercedes. A 2015 B250 and a 2016 C300. None have TPMS.
You can recognise the tyre pressure loss warning by the Run Flat Indicator active Restart with OK message which appears in the Service menu of the multifunction display. Information on the message display can be found in the "Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning system" section.
If your car has TPMS :
Information on tyre pressures is shown in the multifunction display. After a few minutes of driving, the current tyre pressure of each tyre is shown in the Service menu of the multifunction display.
You can recognise the tyre pressure loss warning by the Run Flat Indicator active Restart with OK message which appears in the Service menu of the multifunction display. Information on the message display can be found in the "Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning system" section.
If your car has TPMS :
Information on tyre pressures is shown in the multifunction display. After a few minutes of driving, the current tyre pressure of each tyre is shown in the Service menu of the multifunction display.
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If you are replacing just tires then no, you dont have to replace TPMS.
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Having had both I prefer the passive system as it is simpler and no extra cost when buying winter wheels.
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Guys, I just installed winter rims/tires with a new set of Schrader TPMS (433 mhz)... The car is not reading them and renders a tpms inoperative error... I was led to believe that no programming was necessary and that the car would simply relearn by itself... I've tried the reset option on the TPMS screen to no avail...
Anybody know if there is actual programming involved, and if so, do the tires need to be removed from the rim again or it can be done from outside the tire?
Anybody know if there is actual programming involved, and if so, do the tires need to be removed from the rim again or it can be done from outside the tire?
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tks - can I ask how this was confirmed? If so, that means the C450 is unique among W205's that only OEM can work. Certainly possible but sounds a bit odd...
My Schrader tpms's are Mercedes branded but are linked to a different MB part number than the one you state above. This is disappointing...
My Schrader tpms's are Mercedes branded but are linked to a different MB part number than the one you state above. This is disappointing...
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tks - can I ask how this was confirmed? If so, that means the C450 is unique among W205's that only OEM can work. Certainly possible but sounds a bit odd...
My Schrader tpms's are Mercedes branded but are linked to a different MB part number than the one you state above. This is disappointing...
My Schrader tpms's are Mercedes branded but are linked to a different MB part number than the one you state above. This is disappointing...
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A lot of places selling TPMS sensors are confirming fitment on the C450, looks like a lot of misinformation out there.
Does the C300 have a different part number for the TPMS sensor?
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I'm in the UK and therefore possibly different for US / Canada, but after much inquiry from aftermarket suppliers, I bought a set from Mercedes and got them to fit them to my winter wheels. The total cost was around £240 and the changeover was seamless; just make sure they balance the wheels after.
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At this point I won't bother getting another set and taking the tires off of the rim... The TPMS inoperative warning is actually not that intrusive and only pops up after 10-15 minutes of driving anyway... There is no audible noise and the light only flashes for 60 seconds. REally not bad. I will keep an eye on the tires myself.. It is only for winter tires - 4 months of the year anyway...
Thanks - wish I had stumbled on this before ordering the sensors but it is what it is...
Thanks - wish I had stumbled on this before ordering the sensors but it is what it is...
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At this point I won't bother getting another set and taking the tires off of the rim... The TPMS inoperative warning is actually not that intrusive and only pops up after 10-15 minutes of driving anyway... There is no audible noise and the light only flashes for 60 seconds. REally not bad. I will keep an eye on the tires myself.. It is only for winter tires - 4 months of the year anyway...
Thanks - wish I had stumbled on this before ordering the sensors but it is what it is...
Thanks - wish I had stumbled on this before ordering the sensors but it is what it is...
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There is currently a set available in the marketplace: https://mbworld.org/forums/market/724014
Here's the amazon link:
Here's the amazon link:
