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Originally Posted by Syldrin
i didn't mean to make it sound imediate it has to be a while. maybe i am mistaken but from what i remember when i've replaced these sensors for firends they never had to have the ecu reprogrammed or anything.
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That was
then, this is
now.
Just be forewarned that if you buy additional wheels, winter wheels, perhaps, and add TPMS sensors to those wheels, you'll be faced with the problem of re-programming the ECU each time you swap wheels.
Someone on a previous thread about this issue said that their dealer was charging $56 for this service. It's possible there was a misunderstanding, and the dealer meant they'd swap the wheels, too.
My dealer quoted $10 to re-program the ECU, registering the new sensors with the ECU which, apparently, can only store the IDs of four sensors. This process would need to be done twice each year for the winter wheels swap, back and forth.
Others were speaking of an after-market tool that would permit them to do their own programming; it was not cheap, though.
I elected to forego the TPMS system altogether on my winter wheels. The concern is that in the future, State mandated inspections may require that all licensed vehicles have operating TPMS sensors.
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