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The Leaf · 11-29-2009, 03:58 PM

sup guys, I just got my winter rims and tires I went from the factory 245-45R20s in the fronts and 275-40R20s in the rears to Pirello scorpion ice and snows 245-45R20s all around. I went to relearn the TMPS and it's not picking up the rear tires, and I'm pissed because the guy from tirerack talked me out of getting the 275-40R20s in the rear. Could it be that it's not picking up the sensor because its a smaller tire?? Im mean I started with the driver side front, then the passenger side front and it picked them up no problem, when I get to the rear passenger it just wont take. Anybody got any ideas???

eynigush · 11-29-2009, 04:03 PM

I've got friends back east that swapped their summer set with a winter set. Their both own handeld tuners so they recalibrated when they swapped them out. I'll give them a call ask if they had issues before recalibrating.
-Eddie

skuttduck · 11-29-2009, 04:06 PM

I'm not sure if this helps you or not, but I relearned mine, and noticed that the TPMS was about 4 pounds off.

What helped me most was that when you start the relearn process, the turn signal indicator of the tire it is expecting to be learned will be illuminated.

When I did mine, I let out some pressure and then pumped the tires up until it honked and went to the next set of tires. The first time when I tried to let air out, it skipped a tire. Not sure why.

By the way it was the rear passenger tire.
Once I noticed the turn signals that helped out a lot.

The Leaf · 11-29-2009, 04:06 PM

thanx eddie

eynigush · 11-29-2009, 04:13 PM

Alright Leaf...my buddy said that he had no issues swapping the tires. He recalibrated because he wanted to keep the his mpg marker as accurate as possible. It also keeps the speedometer accurate if you recalibrate. He thinks your issue is with installation not with the sensor. Hope this helps.

--Eddie

The Leaf · 11-29-2009, 04:18 PM

It's dark out already over here, but I'm gonna go out and try it again, cuz this is driving me nuts, I'm gonna look for the turn signal indicator this time, maybe it skipped the tire or somethin, thanx for the help boys, I'll let ya's know how I made out.

eynigush · 11-29-2009, 04:19 PM

I would lend a hand but I'm out here in San Diego. Good luck my friend.

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Originally Posted by The Leaf

It's dark out already over here, but I'm gonna go out and try it again, cuz this is driving me nuts, I'm gonna look for the turn signal indicator this time, maybe it skipped the tire or somethin, thanx for the help boys, I'll let ya's know how I made out.

97one · 11-29-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by The Leaf

sup guys, I just got my winter rims and tires I went from the factory 245-45R20s in the fronts and 275-40R20s in the rears to Pirello scorpion ice and snows 245-45R20s all around. I went to relearn the TMPS and it's not picking up the rear tires, and I'm pissed because the guy from tirerack talked me out of getting the 275-40R20s in the rear. Could it be that it's not picking up the sensor because its a smaller tire?? Im mean I started with the driver side front, then the passenger side front and it picked them up no problem, when I get to the rear passenger it just wont take. Anybody got any ideas???

It would NOT be because of the samller tire size !!
BTW....He was right selling you the narrow rear tires (for snow)...

I would just go to page 9-60 and follow the 11 steps again Exactly as they say.
ALSO..... The pres.will not appear on the screen until you drive the car.

The Leaf · 11-29-2009, 04:52 PM

I just got figured it out fellas, the owners manual said to do it in this order, driver front, passenger front, passenger rear, the driver rear last. Everytime I got to the passenger rear it woundnt take....this time i said the hell with it, I flew over to the driver rear started bleeding and it took, then went back the passenger rear and she finally beeped twice =) I also tried to look for a turn signal indicator while it said "learning in progress" and it never showed one. I'm glad it worked out, but why would the owners manual tell me the wrong way to do it?? Thanks for all your help guys, greatly appreciated.

11-29-2009, 03:58 PM	#1
The Leaf Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 32	TPMS problem sup guys, I just got my winter rims and tires I went from the factory 245-45R20s in the fronts and 275-40R20s in the rears to Pirello scorpion ice and snows 245-45R20s all around. I went to relearn the TMPS and it's not picking up the rear tires, and I'm pissed because the guy from tirerack talked me out of getting the 275-40R20s in the rear. Could it be that it's not picking up the sensor because its a smaller tire?? Im mean I started with the driver side front, then the passenger side front and it picked them up no problem, when I get to the rear passenger it just wont take. Anybody got any ideas???

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11-29-2009, 04:03 PM	#2
eynigush SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SSRS Rally Yellow Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 412 View My Garage	I've got friends back east that swapped their summer set with a winter set. Their both own handeld tuners so they recalibrated when they swapped them out. I'll give them a call ask if they had issues before recalibrating. -Eddie

11-29-2009, 04:06 PM	#3
skuttduck Drives: 2010 RJT 2LT Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 2,530	I'm not sure if this helps you or not, but I relearned mine, and noticed that the TPMS was about 4 pounds off. What helped me most was that when you start the relearn process, the turn signal indicator of the tire it is expecting to be learned will be illuminated. When I did mine, I let out some pressure and then pumped the tires up until it honked and went to the next set of tires. The first time when I tried to let air out, it skipped a tire. Not sure why. By the way it was the rear passenger tire. Once I noticed the turn signals that helped out a lot.

11-29-2009, 04:13 PM	#5
eynigush SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SSRS Rally Yellow Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 412 View My Garage	Alright Leaf...my buddy said that he had no issues swapping the tires. He recalibrated because he wanted to keep the his mpg marker as accurate as possible. It also keeps the speedometer accurate if you recalibrate. He thinks your issue is with installation not with the sensor. Hope this helps. --Eddie

11-29-2009, 04:18 PM	#6
The Leaf Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 32	It's dark out already over here, but I'm gonna go out and try it again, cuz this is driving me nuts, I'm gonna look for the turn signal indicator this time, maybe it skipped the tire or somethin, thanx for the help boys, I'll let ya's know how I made out.

11-29-2009, 04:52 PM	#9
The Leaf Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 32	I just got figured it out fellas, the owners manual said to do it in this order, driver front, passenger front, passenger rear, the driver rear last. Everytime I got to the passenger rear it woundnt take....this time i said the hell with it, I flew over to the driver rear started bleeding and it took, then went back the passenger rear and she finally beeped twice =) I also tried to look for a turn signal indicator while it said "learning in progress" and it never showed one. I'm glad it worked out, but why would the owners manual tell me the wrong way to do it?? Thanks for all your help guys, greatly appreciated.