TPMS: Any special mounting considerations?
Thread Starter
Member
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 221
Likes: 0
From: Houston, TX
02 996 C2 Cabrio
TPMS: Any special mounting considerations?
I may be dealing with a flat, non-repairable tire, and I have the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS).
Here are my Q's:
1. Is the TPMS sensor/mechanism located in the valve stem assembly? Or, is it a belt style system wrapped around the inside of the rim?
2. Are there any special considerations for re-mounting a tire on a rim with the TPMS? Meaning, do sensors have to be reset somehow with the car's computer?
I'm probably going to swap out all the tires at a non-dealer location. The Continental ContiTouring Contact CH95s are a P.O.S.!
They're far too soft. The car bounces all over the place. The ContiSportContact 2s on my last car were far superior.
TIA and cheers!
Here are my Q's:
1. Is the TPMS sensor/mechanism located in the valve stem assembly? Or, is it a belt style system wrapped around the inside of the rim?
2. Are there any special considerations for re-mounting a tire on a rim with the TPMS? Meaning, do sensors have to be reset somehow with the car's computer?
I'm probably going to swap out all the tires at a non-dealer location. The Continental ContiTouring Contact CH95s are a P.O.S.!
They're far too soft. The car bounces all over the place. The ContiSportContact 2s on my last car were far superior.
TIA and cheers!
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 6,340
Likes: 22
From: Southern California, USA
2003 CL55 AMG
TPMS is integrated in the valve stem. On the inside of the rim there is a small box attached to the valve stem that relays the signals.
Read you manual. It will tell you how to preform a reset.
Read you manual. It will tell you how to preform a reset.
Thread Starter
Member
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 221
Likes: 0
From: Houston, TX
02 996 C2 Cabrio
awiner,
Thanks for the info. I do know how to reset the TPMS via the display options. I was wondering if re-mounting a tire would affect the sensors in any way, since I didn't fully understand the location and structure of the TPMS.
I actually had the tire properly patched from the inside out. DARN SCREW!
I saw the TPMS sensor on the back of the valve stem when the tire was off the rim. Re-mounting the tires didn't adversely affect the sensors at all.
It was only $23 to patch, re-mount, and balance... I guess I'll be forced to stick with these tires a little longer... :p
Thanks for the info. I do know how to reset the TPMS via the display options. I was wondering if re-mounting a tire would affect the sensors in any way, since I didn't fully understand the location and structure of the TPMS.
I actually had the tire properly patched from the inside out. DARN SCREW!
I saw the TPMS sensor on the back of the valve stem when the tire was off the rim. Re-mounting the tires didn't adversely affect the sensors at all.
It was only $23 to patch, re-mount, and balance... I guess I'll be forced to stick with these tires a little longer... :p
