Need some TPMS education for winter tires

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Oct 4th, 2019 9:53 pm

canoek [OP]: Deal Addict; Jul 30, 2015; 4785 posts; 4111 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Oct 4th, 2019 9:53 pm

Need some TPMS education for winter tires

I am looking to buy new tires/wheels for winters.

This is my first car with TPMS, so I am a bit clueless. As I understand TPMS is a unit that is installed and has to be calibrated, correct?

Can it only be done by a professional or can anyone do it? If I buy wheel+tire+tpms installed online, can I just swap out the tires and it'll work?

Yes, I tried google and didn't get the exact answer I was looking for.

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Oct 5th, 2019 8:25 am

booblehead: Deal Expert; Jul 30, 2007; 32773 posts; 20375 upvotes; Toronto

Oct 5th, 2019 8:25 am

depending on which vehicle you are to put this tpms on. For Euro brand vehicles, as long the tire shop put in the right frequency tpms into the wheel, then there is no reprogramming required. As for other makes, there could be some reprogramming needed for each seasonal swap.

Oct 5th, 2019 9:34 am

Jedi14: Member; Aug 23, 2014; 461 posts; 239 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Oct 5th, 2019 9:34 am

canoek wrote: ↑ I am looking to buy new tires/wheels for winters.

This is my first car with TPMS, so I am a bit clueless. As I understand TPMS is a unit that is installed and has to be calibrated, correct?

Can it only be done by a professional or can anyone do it? If I buy wheel+tire+tpms installed online, can I just swap out the tires and it'll work?

Yes, I tried google and didn't get the exact answer I was looking for.

It depends what kind of TPMS your car has. There are 2 kinds - one has sensors in the wheels to monitor tire pressure the other uses the car’s ABS. The latter does not utilize sensors in the wheels - if this is what you have, you won’t need to buy and install sensors for your winter wheels. You just press a reset button after you install your winter tires.

Oct 5th, 2019 9:46 am

booblehead: Deal Expert; Jul 30, 2007; 32773 posts; 20375 upvotes; Toronto

Oct 5th, 2019 9:46 am

The abs version is really called ftm (flat tire monitor). It does not give out psi and temperature reading

Oct 6th, 2019 11:48 am

mr_raider: Deal Expert; Feb 29, 2008; 29861 posts; 5373 upvotes; Montreal

Oct 6th, 2019 11:48 am

You have the option of running winter wheels without TPMS in many cars. Some cars allow you to de-activate the TPMS feature. Others just flash a warning, but then carry on just fine.

If you state teh specific vehicle, we can give more info.

Oct 6th, 2019 2:32 pm

canoek [OP]: Deal Addict; Jul 30, 2015; 4785 posts; 4111 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Oct 6th, 2019 2:32 pm

mr_raider wrote: ↑ You have the option of running winter wheels without TPMS in many cars. Some cars allow you to de-activate the TPMS feature. Others just flash a warning, but then carry on just fine.

If you state teh specific vehicle, we can give more info.

Oh sorry, Alfa Stelvio.

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