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[Budafok]

Hi there,

 

I've got a 2014 S-max and wanted to activate TPMS. There are more options in Forscan and don't know which to choose...

And one more question: Is it enough to put sensors into the tires or shall I get any other element as well??

 

Any help would appreciate!

 

Peter

 

[PURPLE_2L_LX]

You will need The main TPMS module and 4 antenna modules and then program the

system to the car along with the 4 pressure sensors.

[Budafok]

Thanks for the reply,
So it isn't as easy as I thought. Do you know the location of the tpms module?

[PURPLE_2L_LX]

Think its in the roof.

[Koysana]

Found this just convert from German might help. https://mk4-wiki.den...dks_nachruesten

[st tdci]

I know for a fact that this has been done, but it’s a huge amount of work which will involve getting the sensors fitted to the wheels. What if one of them doesn’t work? I’ve had it on a number of cars and would personally avoid it if given the choice. It’s on SWMBOs Corsa at the moment and is now starting to throw up overnight pressure differentials in the cold, they then resolve themselves as the temp rises during the day.

 

Some marques now have a DDS deflation detected system which tells you if you have a flat - seems much better, doesn’t give the accuracy of the TPMS but doesn’t use sensors either - just some clever stuff with the vehicles ABS system to detect when one wheel (the flat one) is spinning faster than it should be which is an indicator of a flat.

 

HTH - Rob 

[dojj]

if you want them but don't want the oem stuff you can get aftermarket stuff via ebay for about £30

[go4it]

Retrofitting a simplified version of TMPS is fairly easy. If unshure, grab the genuine sensors (you'll get them for about £100), let a workshop fit them into your wheels (maybe when you already need to change them) for about £10 per wheel. Then grab somebody who install the ConversMod onto your cluster and you're done. The Mod prevents the cluster from complaining about the missing antennas and also give the possibility to assign wheelpositions by applying different pressures to them and store it. I use this since many years and where very comfortable with it.

No need to retrofit the antennas. They are just for comfort. The receiver for the TPMS-sensors is built into any car, it is the same receiving your keyfob signals.

 

(oh, btw: i am that "German guy" mentioned above ;-)

Edited by go4it, 15 December 2020 - 04:28 PM.