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Hi All,

As Costco replaced tyres on my 2019 Macan S, they mentioned that the TPMS was broken, not to their fault, even though there was no warning before my car went in.

Anyways, now I need to replace it, does anyone know if this is a simple replace and auto relearn or if it needs reprogramming?
 
Not sure what is meant by broken - tpms is simply a sensor/battery that is attached to each valve within the wheel, the only thing that can really go wrong is for the batteries to eventually fail but you would get a warning if this happened. So provided they reinstalled the existing sensors when changing the tyres it may just be a case of reawakening the sensors and then resetting then from within the car - there will be a procedure for the latter described in the manual. From experience of a 981 post tyre changes it can be a bit tricky to get the system into the mode of recognising the sensors again so follow the steps exactly.
I have to do this twice a year on my daily driver when I swap to all season tyres for the winter so I’ve invested in an Autel reader to wake the sensors up - any decent tyre shop should be able to do this for you it takes about 15 seconds per wheel.
If this doesn’t work then you are likely to need new sensors/ valves - buy pattern ones online not from your OPC - but this will need the tyres to come off again obviously and then follow the procedure above.
 
Thanks for the insight. It is physically broken into two pieces. :) Coatco put a standard rubber valve stem there now as I didn't want to use a non OEM.

I bought a replacement sensor and will bring it to a tyre shop to get it installed. Sounds like it will auto learn the new sensor.
 
Wake up the new sensor and them follow the procedure for relearning - from memory the 981 found the sensors again within a minute or two. My Toyota takes 5 to 10 miles of driving and you must not reverse after kicking off the process or it will cancel.
 
The Macan uses a direct TPMS system, which means each wheel has a sensor that communicates wirelessly with the car. After installing a new sensor, the system may auto-learn after driving for 10–20 minutes above 15 mph or require a manual relearn using a TPMS scan tool or diagnostic device.
Regards,

Clive
 
In my opinion, Costco should pay for the replacement sensor as, reading between the lines, they broke it. I've had TPMS sensors on cars for years and never had a tyre fitter break one.

They are pretty simple devices and as Clive has mentioned, they will re-learn whilst on the move.

As a side note, if you have tyres replaced at Pro-Tyre, they have a TPMS service kit which replaces the seals and tyre stem for £10.

Dan
 
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