Tire Pressure Monitor System

[TX Tundra 07]

Does anyone know how to reset the tire pressure monitor system? I swapped tires and wheels with my wifes Tundra, and now both of ours are getting the Check Tire Pressure light.

Need to know the sequence to reset the system on each truck.

Thanks

[Bartgolfs]

I don't know it offhand, but did see a section on that in the owners manual.

[TX Tundra 07]

You sure? I didnt go through the manual in depth, but the section i found on wheel replacement said to take it to dealer service to get the system reset.

I will go through the manual in depth later this afternoon and see if I can find it.

Anyone have access to a service manual just in case its not in the OM?

[tundratom]

I believe you just need to hold the reset button, underneath the steering column, until the light goes out. will check the owner's manual tonight.

[tundratom]

here's the deal. the tire pressure monitor sensors (in each wheel) have unique IDs. You need to take the trucks back to the dealer, and have them relearn the IDs. Resetting the TPMS will not take care of this.

[Daless2]

The resolution to your problem isn’t that simple.

Each Tire Pressure Senor has an assigned number on it. Being these sensors are INSIDE the wheel/tire there is no way of knowing what that number is without breaking the tire bead and getting it.

Once you have all four numbers, you take your truck into Toyota and they add the tire Pressure Sensor Numbers to your trucks computer.

This is the only way to get the TPMS working with the swapped out wheels.

That said, there may be a way for Toyota to read the Tire Pressure Sensors Numbers already in the trucks computers, so you won’t have to break the bead on each tire to get it. meaning whats in your turcks computer are the numbers of the sensors now on your wife's truck, and vs a v.

The TPMS system was not designed by a rocket scientist, nor a back yard mechanic. It was designed by Rube Goldberg and is hideous to maintain when doing swaps such as yours. Personally I believe it was done this way so as to create another “Profit Center” for Toyota dealers.

Bottom line, you need to thinks.

1. The sensor number installed in each wheel.
2. 2. A trip to Toyota to have these sensor numbers added to the truck computer.


There is no known other way around this.

Hope this helps.

Frank

[TX Tundra 07]

It shouldnt be this complicated. The tire pressure sensors communicate to the computer via radio frequency right?

I went through something similar to this in my Chevrolet. You have to go through a sequence of events to get the computer to relearn where each sensor is.

On my Chevy it was something like the following:
1) turn the key on but dont start
2) turn the lights on and off 3 times, after the third time the vehicle horn will beep once
3) let the air out (or add air) of the front left tire until the vehicle horn sounds
4) go to the next tire clockwise (front right, rear right, rear left) and adjust air pressure until the horn honks for each one
5) turn the key off and the system good

There should be a sequence like this (I hope) for the tundra. I shouldnt have to take this thing back into the dealer with numbers on the sensors. If so, this will be yet another item on the list of things that pisses me off about the tundra.

[Daless2]

Originally Posted by TX Tundra 07

It shouldnt be this complicated. The tire pressure sensors communicate to the computer via radio frequency right?

I went through something similar to this in my Chevrolet. You have to go through a sequence of events to get the computer to relearn where each sensor is.

On my Chevy it was something like the following:
1) turn the key on but dont start
2) turn the lights on and off 3 times, after the third time the vehicle horn will beep once
3) let the air out (or add air) of the front left tire until the vehicle horn sounds
4) go to the next tire clockwise (front right, rear right, rear left) and adjust air pressure until the horn honks for each one
5) turn the key off and the system good

There should be a sequence like this (I hope) for the tundra. I shouldnt have to take this thing back into the dealer with numbers on the sensors. If so, this will be yet another item on the list of things that pisses me off about the tundra.

Negitive,

There is no sequence like this (the Chevy) for the Tundra.

If you switch wheels, and DO NOT switch the TP Sensors into the new wheels, YOU MUST go down to the dealer to have the new sensors added to the computer. There are no if's, and's or But's about it.

It's simply the way that it is.

Frank

PS: Ticks me off too!

[tundratom]

gotta love technology. also gotta love the "must take it to the dealer attitude." I've seen the oil change procedure. was going to tackle the job myself, until my engine was noisy on start up this morning. Don't need to give the dealer any reason to blame me.

[TX Tundra 07]

Originally Posted by tundratom

also gotta love the "must take it to the dealer attitude."

This is gonna be a hard one for me to get accustomed to. I have always been the type to do it myself unless it was a major problem.

Guess I have 2 options, switch the tires and wheels back around or take it to the dealer and have them fix it...they shouldnt charge me right?

Thanks for the help everyone.

[Flight risk]

Originally Posted by TX Tundra 07

It shouldnt be this complicated. The tire pressure sensors communicate to the computer via radio frequency right?

I went through something similar to this in my Chevrolet. You have to go through a sequence of events to get the computer to relearn where each sensor is.

On my Chevy it was something like the following:
1) turn the key on but dont start
2) turn the lights on and off 3 times, after the third time the vehicle horn will beep once
3) let the air out (or add air) of the front left tire until the vehicle horn sounds
4) go to the next tire clockwise (front right, rear right, rear left) and adjust air pressure until the horn honks for each one
5) turn the key off and the system good

There should be a sequence like this (I hope) for the tundra. I shouldnt have to take this thing back into the dealer with numbers on the sensors. If so, this will be yet another item on the list of things that pisses me off about the tundra.

That sounds complicated to me.....

[dani7]

Originally Posted by Flight risk

That sounds complicated to me.....

me too wow just for one dumb light

[Daless2]

Originally Posted by TX Tundra 07

This is gonna be a hard one for me to get accustomed to. I have always been the type to do it myself unless it was a major problem.

Guess I have 2 options, switch the tires and wheels back around or take it to the dealer and have them fix it...they shouldnt charge me right?

Thanks for the help everyone.

FYI,

If you do switch the tires back you will most likely need to reset the TPMS system on each tundra. There is a procedure in the owners manual to do this. Basically there is a switch, on the bottom of the dash board, to the right of the steering wheel. Press the stwich and hold for a few seconds while Ign key is on and truck is stationary. It takes a few minutes for the computer to get a siganal from each of the four sensors.

This should put the light on your dash board out.

Frank

[TX Tundra 07]

Originally Posted by Flight risk

That sounds complicated to me.....

Say what you want, at least I didnt have to take it into the dealership and pay them to hook it up to the computer and input numbers off of the 4 sensors.

Oh yeah, and the numbers that you need are inside the wheels, so they have to take the tires and wheels off, break the tire off the wheel, get the numbers, re-mount and balance the tires, put them back on the truck.

Yeah, that 2 minute ordeal with letting air out of the tires was WAYYY too complicated. Instead, let's spend half a day at the dealership! Yay! [sarcasm]

[Flight risk]

Originally Posted by TX Tundra 07

Say what you want, at least I didnt have to take it into the dealership and pay them to hook it up to the computer and input numbers off of the 4 sensors.

Oh yeah, and the numbers that you need are inside the wheels, so they have to take the tires and wheels off, break the tire off the wheel, get the numbers, re-mount and balance the tires, put them back on the truck.

Yeah, that 2 minute ordeal with letting air out of the tires was WAYYY too complicated. Instead, let's spend half a day at the dealership! Yay! [sarcasm]

Buy another Chevy


But i do understand. Changing the tires shouldn't be a big task. Maybe you should look into disconnecting the tire nanny.