Disabling TPMS revisited
01-17-2004, 08:49 AM
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Originally posted by rx8cited
Where does one find out which wheels accept the Mazda sensors - besides www.tirerack.com ?
Do you or anyone else know if all of TireRack's wheels listed for RX-8s accept wheel sensors, or do we have to ask for that info?
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rx8cited
Where does one find out which wheels accept the Mazda sensors - besides www.tirerack.com ?
Do you or anyone else know if all of TireRack's wheels listed for RX-8s accept wheel sensors, or do we have to ask for that info?
thanks,
rx8cited
02-20-2004, 09:57 PM
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Originally posted by red_rx8_red_int
I think it worked exactly right. I tried the thing today and nothing different. I am positive that when the tpms is reset it keeps the symbol on solid until it receives signals from 4 wheels and stores the communication codes from each sensor. Then on subsequent start ups it waits for a while and if it receives no signals from the 4 sensors then it flashes until turned off. This repeats on additional subsequent start ups. However, if it receives signals from some sensors, it makes the light stay on and beeps on start up. Probably the number of beeps tells what error it found. Evidently 5 beeps means it received 3 signals only.
I now have no doubts that some time over the last several weeks for some reason I turned the key to on and did not start the car. Maybe during my radar detector install.
To the person who posted about the wheels must be in motion, this is exactly right. My only solution to get rid of the light is to put the stock tires back on for a trip around the block. For the rest of this winter I'm going to place a small piece of electrical tape over it. For next winter I'll make sure and not reset the tpms. Or, more likely, I'll have sensors put in the winter rims over the summer. I agree with the person that posted about the tpms coming in handy. Before I put the winter setup on, the tpms twice warned me my tires were low. I am not a person that (at least before) regularly checked my pressure. I would say I checked 2-3 times a year at most. IMHO I prefer having the tpms active.
I think it worked exactly right. I tried the thing today and nothing different. I am positive that when the tpms is reset it keeps the symbol on solid until it receives signals from 4 wheels and stores the communication codes from each sensor. Then on subsequent start ups it waits for a while and if it receives no signals from the 4 sensors then it flashes until turned off. This repeats on additional subsequent start ups. However, if it receives signals from some sensors, it makes the light stay on and beeps on start up. Probably the number of beeps tells what error it found. Evidently 5 beeps means it received 3 signals only.
I now have no doubts that some time over the last several weeks for some reason I turned the key to on and did not start the car. Maybe during my radar detector install.
To the person who posted about the wheels must be in motion, this is exactly right. My only solution to get rid of the light is to put the stock tires back on for a trip around the block. For the rest of this winter I'm going to place a small piece of electrical tape over it. For next winter I'll make sure and not reset the tpms. Or, more likely, I'll have sensors put in the winter rims over the summer. I agree with the person that posted about the tpms coming in handy. Before I put the winter setup on, the tpms twice warned me my tires were low. I am not a person that (at least before) regularly checked my pressure. I would say I checked 2-3 times a year at most. IMHO I prefer having the tpms active.
About a week ago my car started giving 5 short beeps at start up. So I looked closely at what it was doing, at first after turning the key to on, all the normal warning lights are on, after a couple of seconds, all the warning lights turn off except the srs (airbag) light and at this time there are the five beeps. The yellow tire light has been on all the time since my earlier post above, but no beeps until a week ago, so I incorrectly assumed it was an srs problem. Especially with the recall this week. I took the car to the dealer today and there were no srs/airbag codes thrown, just the tire sensor code, the service person is looking into this five beep thing and I should hear something early next week. We looked at a new 8, and it also kept the airbag warning on past the other lights. I guess I just never noticed that all the lights don't go out at the same time.
As an aside (probably should be a new thread), I complained about poor mpg and asked about an ecu reflash. They said there is no reflash. BTW they had the parts on hand to do both recalls.
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