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VirginiaJim:
This thread will contain information on the Tire Pressure Monitoring System and a link to all related board activity related to that near and dear subject.  Unless otherwise indicated, this information applies to the first generation of sensor (08-13) that can have it's battery changed.  The second gen sensors are epoxied in and can't be changed...yet.  Also, the second gen sensor will not fit the 90 degree valve stem some of us have been using on the first gen sensors.  The second gen sensor requires a new nut to attach it to the rim.  Make sure you or the dealer order one when replacing a first gen sensor.

TPMS Facts


* Battery - CR-2032L/F 1N  (Panasonic 3v with tabs) Sourced from Digi-Key http:\\www.digikey.com 800-344-4539  Note that the batteries (lithium) cannot be shipped through the mail.  They have to come through a shipper like Fedex or UPS.  Shipping is dear ($13+).
* Torx bit to remove screw in sensor so that the battery can be replaced - T8
* The internal label on the board will peel off and will stick back on if you are careful
* The sensors will not read until the bike has been in motion for several hundred feet
* A 'dead' sensor may be revived by upping the pressure to 50lbs in the tire - only works (if then) if the sensor is brand new (could be an urban legend propagated by Kwak Central)
* The pressure reading may or may not be accurate on the dash - double check tire pressure with an accurate gauge cold.
* Be sure to caution the tire installer that the wheels have large sensors
* New sensors have to be registered via the KDS3 tool (I think - have to check on that fact)
* Totally dead sensors will not cause the screen to complain.Links (some of these links contain redundant information)

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=13807.15
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=13609.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=13556.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=13526.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=12933.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=12760.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=5404.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=11289.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=12147.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=12044.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=12003.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=11877.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=11706.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=11113.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=10513.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=10301.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=10333.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=9446.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=9458.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=9278.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=8112.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=7168.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=6071.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=6324.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=6100.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=5974.0
http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=4032.0

Will be continued...only down 50 pages from the initial landing zone...

Drugless:
Is there any way of adjusting the readings to make them more accurate.

Conrad:

--- Quote from: Drugless on June 09, 2014, 04:02:21 AM ---Is there any way of adjusting the readings to make them more accurate.

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No adjustments are possible. Accuracy is not what these are about. Fill your tires with air and use a known good tire gauge then see what the reading is on your display. If that drops more than a few lbs at a time then you know that you have a problem. 

Does that work better for ya Sparky?

VirginiaJim:
How do you get the tire gauge through the valve stem?  Must be pretty small.  I imagine it might rattle around some as well.

garfield1974:

--- Quote from: Drugless on June 09, 2014, 04:02:21 AM ---Is there any way of adjusting the readings to make them more accurate.

--- End quote ---

I checked readings with couple of gauges and they all show up to +- 0.2 bar difference compare to GTR reading.
I consider that results really, really good.  ???

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