I am going to rotate my tires myself. My question is What do I do have to do make my tire pressure monitor read the right wheel?

 

Your monitors are not rotated so what is the issue?

 

I thought they were inside the wheel.

 

Huh?

The monitors are in the wheels. You can try and relearn them yourself per the instructions in the owners manual or you can take it to a dealership. I do them for free if the customer bought from our dealership, but I can't say what yours will do.

 

Wrong answer......they are "in" the wheels and ya gotta read the manual 'bout resettin' the dic......I read it but got crs for things that I don't need to remember..........

 

Reset info is on Page 5-65 of the 2008 manual...

Cajun

 

Thnx! I obviously had no clue. So if the monitors ARE rotated and the LF tire becomes the RR tire, how hard would it be to now figure out which tire/wheel matches the reading on the computer? LF now = RR ???? RF now = LR RR now = LF LR now = RF duh? Isn't it that simple or am I missing something else? Why go to the dealer for something so simple? Then when you get new tires, put the wheels back where they started. If you get confused, you check the readings, add air to one tire, recheck the readings and you will remember what went where.

 

I agree, my friend---what an assinine system to have to go through a bunch of hoops to reset the damn things! If the Govt. is going to make these required---than--DUH---the mfg. should be able in this day and age to make rotating seemless!!

I am going to make a diagram when I rotate and put in my glovebox so I know what the new position of the sensors will be after rotation. OR---drink a case of beer and follow the owners manual "simple" instructions"

Progress---I love it!!

 

The monitor system is not that accurate. Don't worry about where the monitors are. If the system ever indicates a problem anywhere, take the opportunity to check all your tires manually. Check them manually anyway once a year. BHO will be proud of you.

 

I guess you intended that statement to combine with the readings acquired from the TPI. But, as you say, if the TPMS is not that accurate, then tire pressure should be checked more frequently (although I check mine much more frequently and find the TPMS to be within 1 #, in 2 of my vehicles).

Your suggestion is exactly the reason the vehicle manufacturers were mandated, by the Federal Regulators, to install tire pressure indicators. Vehicle owners just do not check tire pressures enough.

AAA, vehicle manufacturers, tire manufacturers and the SAE all indicate checking tire pressure AT LEAST once a month (I actually do all my vehicles once a week).

But, do what ever makes you comfortable