TPMS RESET after rotating tires

[tech97elec]

If you can program according to the book then your firmware may be more updated then ours. Mine is from 2012. Maybe they can update mine? Dunno.

[giro]

Hello, I am a mechanic who actually serviced and rotated the tires on a NV 2500 today. Oddly enough, Alldata provided no answers, and I came across this post before I managed to find the owners manual with the detailed instructions. I figured I'd give my input and hopefully be of some help.

 

dneiding and the owners manual instructions do work, however you need to follow the instructions literally word for word and do EXACTLY as the instructions say.

 

A detail dneiding did not mention, that was in the manual, is that you have to deflate EACH tire a minimum of 10 psi in a time frame of 30 seconds. I assume maybe some people leave the left rear tire as is at 80 psi, what I did was inflated that tire to 95 psi, then when I got around to deflating that tire, brought it back down to 80.

 

Not sure if it matter whether the ignition is on or off, but I left the key in the run position during the entire process. The deflation process is what initiates the TPMS to go into what I call the TPMS sensor recalibration procedure. I then deflated the tires as specified, taking at least 30 seconds per tire, and taking at least 10 psi in those 30 seconds.

 

Once you deflate all 4 tires as specified, the TPMS light will blink and will be in recalibration mode. Follow the instructions in the manual to reset the TPMS from the dash using the knob, and wait about a minute. You should hear the 3 chimes and see the light blink. The TPMS sensors will now be recalibrated to their new positions. Adjust tire pressure to specs, and for the me, the TPMS light went away instantly.after setting the last tire to the correct PSI.

 

Also, someone mentioned having time to wait 30 minutes with the key on, this procedure took about 5 minutes total. Once you deflate the tires accordingly, the vehicle stays in the sensor recalibration mode for 30 minutes, as long as you have the the ignition on.

 

Like I said, procedure needs to be follow exactly as it says. I was able to get this done on the first try. Hope this helps.

Edited November 8, 2014 by giro

[axulsuv]

I did mine the other day too ,  And even though the shops snap-on tpms tool was sitting on my toolbox , I did it EXACTLY as stated in the owners manual ... It does work , you just need a good tire gauge and some compressed air and a dose of patience .

 Glenn

[tech97elec]

Thanks a lot for the clarification.  I probably did not take one tire up to 95 or 100 psi.  I will try it again, but ironically, I just got the "time to rotate" indicator so its time to move them back and I will obviously lose the yellow light!

 

I will try this first though.  I want to make it work.  thanks again.

[radin2son]

I was at Discount/American Tire getting 4 new tires for our '05 VW, pre-TPMS.

 

They sell new TPMS for $65 a wheel vs $135 at Nissan. If the batteries are still good they replace cores and seals with new tire installs. Their batteries will last 7+ years vs the 4+ in our NVs. They also say replace all 4 when one dies.

[NickyDaP]

SO I just changed my oil and rotated my tires.  I was able to reset the TPMS by doing the following.

 

Drop the air pressure to the following

 

DF 25 PSI

PF 40 PSI

PR 60 PSI

DR 80 PSI

 

After that go into settings and relearn the TPMS.  There will be a few tones, and a horn honk.

 

Everything should be correctly linked.  Air you tires back up to 50 front and 80 rear.

 

Hope this helps!

[Nissaron]

SO I just changed my oil and rotated my tires.  I was able to reset the TPMS by doing the following.

 

Drop the air pressure to the following

 

DF 25 PSI

PF 40 PSI

PR 60 PSI

DR 80 PSI

 

After that go into settings and relearn the TPMS.  There will be a few tones, and a horn honk.

 

Everything should be correctly linked.  Air you tires back up to 50 front and 80 rear.

 

Hope this helps!

 

THE SHORT: I just had to do this too. That is exactly how it is done. The only "tip" I might add is that the key is having a good pressure gauge (or keep rechecking what the Nissan computer says I guess). I mention this 'cause my first round though the RR tire was about 5PSI too high and that was apparently enough for the "relearn" to fail. I just adjusted it and hit the relearn again and it seemed to work. GOOD LUCK (to anyone who has to mess with this)!

 

 

THE LONG: Like I said, I just had to deal with a TPMS reset and I didn't even rotate my tires. A few days ago I was driving along in my 2013 NV2500 and the low pressure indicator light came on for the RL tire (the display said it was  62PSI. This fluctuated b/t 62-66PSI while driving). So I checked all the tires as soon as I could, the other 3 were already just about perfect but I got 'em all as exact as I could with my buddy's sweet air compressor. According to my manual, if I just drive for a bit over 16mph, the indicator should go away. I did just that... drove for a bit over 16mph but the indicator never went away and now it said BOTH rear tires were low and (around 52PSI)... WTF?!?!?! I ADDED air, I did not take any out!

 

So I rechecked the pressure withy my buddy's air compressor gauge and my own personal tire gauge that you can get at any auto parts place and they both agreed that the Nissan computer was WRONG. They both said the rear tires were right around 80psi with only 1PSI (2 MAX) of error.

 

I did the reset according to the manual which has already been explained in this thread and it seems all is well... for meow! I'm hoping this was a random lil glitch, but regardless this is a perfect example of the "over-computerization" of cars. This is the first vehicle I have ever had with a TPMS. I never had any tire issues with the four vehicles I've had in my life before this NV2500 on which the TPMS was my two f***in' eyes (and an occasional pressure check)! If there was an easy way to just disable the entire TPMS, I probably would (let me know if there is an easy way, hehe).

 

I still love my NV though!

[xavman]

Something to think about is:

1) make sure you car is running (or on) this entire procedure, and,

2) Understand that you need to make sure you drop each tire by 10PSI (i do 15, but really just drain each tire for at least 30secs) each (to trigger learning readiness) AND [then] set each tire to the calibration pressures (listed by everyone) prior to hitting relearn on the menu. 

- What this means is that you can have the DR set to 80, drop the pressure by 10 (15 to be safe), and then bring back up to 80.  This allows you to avoid over-pressurizing the tire.

[8LFGRND]

I am quite certain the easiest way to avoid the TPMS and just monitor things the old fashioned way is to have Discount tire, or some equivalent shop, pull the TPMS gizmo off of each tire and replace with conventional valve stems.  I had this done on my 2007 FJ Cruiser when getting new tires since I regularly air down extensively while off roading and was sick of more computer BS in my life and flashing crap on the dash.

[Bowana]

1. Rotate your tires

2. Fill all tires up to at least 10 or 20 lbs above the numbers below

3. Reduce tire pressure to LF=25, RF=40, LR=80, RR=60

4. On the dash, set the computer to TPMS Relearn

5. Wait for the chimes

6. Put the correct amount of air in the tires and you are done

 Turn on, Info button to right to Settings hit one time scroll to Rest TPMS hit button one time.

50 front 80 rear

 

OK Just found directions in User Manual. Definitely have to over inflate the Left Rear over 80 to allow deflation for 30 seconds to activate relearn function.

[aztec]

6 hours ago, Bowana said:

... Definitely have to over inflate the Left Rear over 80 to allow deflation for 30 seconds to activate relearn function.

 Not so much.  It's a two step process.  First deflate the tires to trigger the sensors.  Starting pressure for the deflation step is not critical.  After you adjust them to the listed pressures, the computer knows where each sensor is based on that.   If you have trouble triggering the tires, maybe get winter rated ones.  The little snowflake on the sidewall indicates "easy to trigger."  lol 

[Randucci]

I rotated my tires and tried the re-set process three times and it wouldn't re-learn, I got the message: "Incomplete, see manual" each time, pretty frustrating. What doesn't seem clear is, before you start deflating each tire for 30+ seconds, what position does the ignition switch need to be in? Off, On or the running position? I had it in the running position each time. I also pulled the valve stem so there was enough PSI drop in the 30 seconds. I started with the pressures the manual said, LF=25, RF=40, LR=80 and RR=60. 

 

Any suggestions?

[aztec]

Pull the tire valve cores to deflate.  You need to let a lot of air out in a hurry.  The tool is easy to find, any auto store will have one.  It will be easier if you keep the tail end of the core in the stem for easy re-insertion.  Ignition switch is not relevant for that part.  What you are doing is triggering the TPMS sensors.  The learn process is when the computer looks for the pressures.

[Randucci]

I did pull each valve cores and timed the deflation for a minimum of 30 seconds. I checked each tire and they were all down at least 10psi. 
 

So the ignition doesn’t have to be on when you do the deflation?  I guess the TPMS sensors are triggered because they are battery powered. Some have posted you need to inflate 10psi past the 80, 60, 40 and 25 psi pressures, is that a “must”?

[aztec]

Wasn't for me.  I just followed the instructions.  Worked first time.

[Nissaron]

I just bought a used NV high roof (my second). One of the first things I had to do was take it to Discount Tire to get new tires. I had to show them the manual (I downloaded the pdf version of my year model's manual from the nissan site) to reset it, but they were able to do it by following the instructions in the manual. I've only done it once myself on my first NV and I got it on the second try following the manual's instructions. *shrug*