TPMS says one tire has 0 psi; gauge reads 40 psi
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TPMS says one tire has 0 psi; gauge reads 40 psi
So my wife hasn't driven her C300 at all for a few weeks, what with the clampdown and all, but she ventured out the other day for a quick errand. A few hours later, we decided to use her car for a weekend trip, and when I started it the TPMS warning was on. She said she had seen it earlier, and it was only off a pound or two. You know it won't read values until you drive for a few minutes so I grabbed my compressor just in case and set off. At the end of our street the alert turned red and it showed 0 psi in the right front, 40 psi everywhere else. She has 17" wheels so not low-profile at all, and tire looked fine, but I fired up the compressor anyway and as soon as I connected it the analog gauge showed 40 psi. I'm assuming a bad sensor but I've had many TPMS issues on other models and I've never had one read 0 psi, though I have had older models where it just said "no connection" or something similar. Car has about 65,000 miles and the front tires were replaced about a year ago (FYI, I swear the rears are original!)
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The TPMS sensors in the wheels are battery operated. They have CR2032 lithium batteries that have a lifetime of about 5-6 years before they need to be replaced.
The batteries are integrated (soldered) into the unit, so they are usually replaced outright with a new unit in the wheel and programmed into the system by the installer.
The batteries are integrated (soldered) into the unit, so they are usually replaced outright with a new unit in the wheel and programmed into the system by the installer.
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The TPMS sensors in the wheels are battery operated. They have CR2032 lithium batteries that have a lifetime of about 5-6 years before they need to be replaced.
The batteries are integrated (soldered) into the unit, so they are usually replaced outright with a new unit in the wheel and programmed into the system by the installer.
The batteries are integrated (soldered) into the unit, so they are usually replaced outright with a new unit in the wheel and programmed into the system by the installer.
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So my wife hasn't driven her C300 at all for a few weeks, what with the clampdown and all, but she ventured out the other day for a quick errand. A few hours later, we decided to use her car for a weekend trip, and when I started it the TPMS warning was on. She said she had seen it earlier, and it was only off a pound or two. You know it won't read values until you drive for a few minutes so I grabbed my compressor just in case and set off. At the end of our street the alert turned red and it showed 0 psi in the right front, 40 psi everywhere else. She has 17" wheels so not low-profile at all, and tire looked fine, but I fired up the compressor anyway and as soon as I connected it the analog gauge showed 40 psi. I'm assuming a bad sensor but I've had many TPMS issues on other models and I've never had one read 0 psi, though I have had older models where it just said "no connection" or something similar. Car has about 65,000 miles and the front tires were replaced about a year ago (FYI, I swear the rears are original!)
Try driving the vehicle for a while until the PSI values show again (on the three tires), then press the down arrow and set the reference values. TPMS will restart/reboot. (See if that fixes it)
If that works, reset the reference values again to proper PSI numbers.
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It was a bad sensor, which they replaced, $124.48 for the part, $161.81 for labor, $21.48 "miscellaneous charges", total after tax $316.89 I've paid $80-$100 many times at a neighborhood tire shop (generic sensors) so I figure this is just about right for the MB OEM exchange rate. Oh, he waived the diagnostic charge!
