BassAckwards

I'm talking about on vehicles that read out individual tires on the screen like chevy etc. you have to relearn the TPMS sensors for there new positions. Otherwise your system will think the sensors are in the old position.

Vehicles that read out the individual pressures for the tire will not relearn their position on the vehicle. You have to manually do that.

RLXXI

I replaced all my wheels and tires with brand new tpms and nothing needed resetting, just had to be the factory frequency. It also shows individual pressures r/f, l/f, r/r, l/r and that's reading it with IDS. Ford's computer from Rotunda.


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All Hat No Cattle

The wife's 2007 Caddy SRX has the actual reading TPMS.

The damn thing has been so accurate that I bought a second digital gauge to double-check it. All four tires read within 1 psi of two different gauges. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it myself.

BTW, Caddy solved the rotation problem by putting different size tires, with different pressures, front and back. No rotation, oh well. And the batteries started to go at 7 years, I replaced 2 sensors, and the new ones from Discount Tire are just as accurate as OEM, ???

So, it can be done, I hope the 2015 has it.

AK49FordTruck

I just find it funny that my grandmothers 2006 Chrysler 300C has PSI read out's for each tire yet the 2014 Fords don't..wtf

gDMJoe

What's the ...

• towing capacity.
• payload capacity.
• cargo box volume.

of your "grandmothers 2006 Chrysler 300C" ?

How much more are you willing to pay for the ability for "PSI read out's for each tire"?

Guess FoMoCo figures F-150 owners SHOULD be able to handle operating an inexpensive tire gauage. But then ... MAYBE that's not true of some F-150 owners.
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AK49FordTruck

I don't see how towing capacity, payload capacity has anything to do with the discussion at hand. but towing capacity is 3500lbs and i've seen one loaded down with a travel trailer, anyhow the car is a 2006 model! my uncles 2014 GMC 1500 also shows you the PSI of each tire. Wondering why Ford could not do something that Chrysler..i mean seriously...Chrysler did nearly 10 years ago in '05 when the first 300's came out.

Don't misunderstand me, i don't like the TPMS and think its a huge waste. I check my oil every other fill up and check my pressure once a month with my guage. I'm just saying it was done on a $40k car nearly 10 years ago why could it not be done on a $55k truck today???

BassAckwards

It's not that they couldn't they just chose not to for some reason. As someone pointed out earlier in the thread when using a OBDII reader they were able to see individual readouts, however I'm sure this would still require wheel position training just like every other vehicle that provides individual readouts.

I prefer it that way, makes people have to check all of their tires when that light comes on but doesn't tell them specifically which one is flat.

I'm glad you agree that TPMS is a total waist of time lol

depami

Everyone keeps mentioning "wheel position training". If done properly such a thing does not exist. Each wheel has a transmitter and if each wheel location has a receiver, the location is determined by the receiver not the wheel itself. Is this not how they work? Or is there just one receiver for all four wheels?

BassAckwards

Each of the sensors has its own unique ID that it transmits to the PCM. 4 sensors (or 5) and one receiver. When you train the TPMS you start with the left front and work your way around clockwise and the computer will log the sensors at a certain position based on when they were scanned in the sequence. 1st sensor=LF 2nd sensor=RF 3rd Sensor=RR 4th sensor=LR

On vehicles that read out individual pressures you must re-train the position every time you rotate the tires. Otherwise if you do a straight roto and get a flat on your left rear tire a few days later your TPMS monitor will show that your left front tire is flat and not your left rear.

Ricktwuhk

I'm often surprised when people complain about warnings that cars provide. I guess they assume that most people are smart enough to check their tires and fluid levels regularly. In fact, studies show that most people don't check anything, they just drive until it breaks. How many times have you seen a car on the road with a near flat tire? Or brake lights out?

I check fluids and air every month, on the first of the month, period. That's a small minority of people I fall into.

I wish all states had mandatory annual inspections like only a few do. I'm tired of dangerous vehicles on the road. Emissions get checked and overall safety gets checked. Few realize that many dealers will do a quick check for free, or a more elaborate check for a minimal fee, and even then most don't take advantage of it. How many elderly do you spot checking their oil in a service station, or air pressure? I got my mother's Ford dealer's Service Manager to agree to a free every 60 day air and fluid check. I have a reminder in my calendar to email my mother and reminder her to go, then I wait for her to say she did.

The more information a car gives, the better, because the human race is fat, lazy, and mostly ignorant.