5 tire rotation on an H3
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Yes, you are correct, one of the tires on the ground is the spare, sans the sensor. I asked the dealer about putting a sensor on the 5th wheel, however I was told that the computer can only recognize 4 sensors. That being the case, each time the the tires were rotated, the computer would need to be reprogrammed to recognize the 4 road tire sensors. They said that can be done, no problem, but it would be anout 1/2 hr. labor charge. If I'm going to be racking up service charges with each rotation, there's no cost savings long term. I do a lot of business with the local Goodyear, so I might ask them to just remount the "spare" to a TPMS equipped wheel each time.
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Just buy another sensor and have it mounted in the spare. The shop doing the rotation should be able to do reset the sensors, and probably won't even charge you. Or just reprogram them yourself. The instructions are in the owner's manual and it only takes about 10 minutes.....and its free.
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Just buy another sensor and have it mounted in the spare. The shop doing the rotation should be able to do reset the sensors, and probably won't even charge you. Or just reprogram them yourself. The instructions are in the owner's manual and it only takes about 10 minutes.....and its free.
Just buy another sensor and have it mounted in the spare. The shop doing the rotation should be able to do reset the sensors, and probably won't even charge you. Or just reprogram them yourself. The instructions are in the owner's manual and it only takes about 10 minutes.....and its free.
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Hey guys,
Thanks for the replies, but I may not have made my question clear in the initial post. Has anyone actually put in the fifth sensor and it worked? In talking to the service department technicians, they explained that it would not because the computer will only recognize a maximum of four sensors. That being the case, when the fifth wheel was put into a rolling position, the trucks computer would actually need to be recalibrated to recognize the "new" sensor. This is different than resetting theTPMS as described in the manual. I know no one is perfect, but the local service department is pretty sharp, and they've never blown smoke at me before.
Thanks for the replies, but I may not have made my question clear in the initial post. Has anyone actually put in the fifth sensor and it worked? In talking to the service department technicians, they explained that it would not because the computer will only recognize a maximum of four sensors. That being the case, when the fifth wheel was put into a rolling position, the trucks computer would actually need to be recalibrated to recognize the "new" sensor. This is different than resetting theTPMS as described in the manual. I know no one is perfect, but the local service department is pretty sharp, and they've never blown smoke at me before.
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Hey guys,
Thanks for the replies, but I may not have made my question clear in the initial post. Has anyone actually put in the fifth sensor and it worked? In talking to the service department technicians, they explained that it would not because the computer will only recognize a maximum of four sensors. That being the case, when the fifth wheel was put into a rolling position, the trucks computer would actually need to be recalibrated to recognize the "new" sensor. This is different than resetting theTPMS as described in the manual. I know no one is perfect, but the local service department is pretty sharp, and they've never blown smoke at me before.
Hey guys,
Thanks for the replies, but I may not have made my question clear in the initial post. Has anyone actually put in the fifth sensor and it worked? In talking to the service department technicians, they explained that it would not because the computer will only recognize a maximum of four sensors. That being the case, when the fifth wheel was put into a rolling position, the trucks computer would actually need to be recalibrated to recognize the "new" sensor. This is different than resetting theTPMS as described in the manual. I know no one is perfect, but the local service department is pretty sharp, and they've never blown smoke at me before.
Per the 07 manual.
Any time you replace one or more of
the TPMS sensors, install the spare tire onto your
vehicle, or rotate your vehicle’s tires, the
identification codes will need to be matched to the
new tire/wheel position.
They may not be blowing smoke, but they don't know what they are talking about
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They may not be blowing smoke, but they don't know what they are talking about
Thanks again to all.
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Hey guys,
Thanks for the replies, but I may not have made my question clear in the initial post. Has anyone actually put in the fifth sensor and it worked?
Hey guys,
Thanks for the replies, but I may not have made my question clear in the initial post. Has anyone actually put in the fifth sensor and it worked?
In talking to the service department technicians, they explained that it would not because the computer will only recognize a maximum of four sensors. That being the case, when the fifth wheel was put into a rolling position, the trucks computer would actually need to be recalibrated to recognize the "new" sensor. This is different than resetting theTPMS as described in the manual.
I know no one is perfect, but the local service department is pretty sharp, and they've never blown smoke at me before.
