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Remove And Replace

  1. Open LH front door
  2. Lower LH front window
  3. Raise and support vehicle
    NOTE: Set air suspension to "Jack Mode", Position lift arm pads on vehicle jack pads, DO NOT position the lift arm pads under the battery or side rails, as shown in red
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  4. Remove LH front wheel center cap
    NOTE: 1x cap
  5. Loosen LH front wheel
    NOTE: 5x nuts, 21 mm, 175 N.m
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  6. Raise vehicle partially and lower onto locks
    NOTE: Set vehicle to comfortable working height, Make sure there's an audible click of the locks on both sides before lowering, otherwise vehicle may tilt to the side
  7. Remove LH front wheel
    NOTE: 5x nuts, 21 mm, 175 N.m
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  8. Place wheel on tire machine and secure
    NOTE: 1x wheel clamp
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  9. Remove valve stem cap
    NOTE: 1x cap
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  10. Remove valve stem core
    NOTE: Use caution as tire deflates rapidly
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  11. Rotate tire and wheel so that upper roller is 100 mm in front of the valve
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  12. Break top tire bead
    NOTE: Use lubrication around tire and wheel
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  13. Use Bead press arm to press upper bead down until TPMS sensor is accessible
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  14. Remove TPMS sensor from wheel
    NOTE: 1x nut, 11 mm, 8 N.m
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  15. Remove valve stem cap from new TPMS sensor
    NOTE: 1x cap
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  16. Remove nut from valve stem
    NOTE: 1x nut, 11 mm, 8 N.m
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  17. Install TPMS sensor onto wheel
    NOTE: 1x nut, 11 mm, 8 N.m, Verify TPMS seal is fully seated against base, Failure to do so could cause damage to seal during installation
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  18. Release Bead press arm and allow top bead to seat against wheel
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  19. Remove valve stem core
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  20. Inflate the tire to seat the bead
    NOTE: Do not exceed the pressure indicated on the tire sidewall, Wear PPE
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  21. Install valve stem core
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  22. Remove wheel from tire mounting machine
    NOTE: 1x wheel clamp
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  23. Mount tire and wheel assembly on balancer
    NOTE: 1x tire machine wing nut
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  24. Remove wheel weights
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  25. Verify tire pressure is set
    NOTE: Set to specification if necessary, Refer to the "Tire and Loading Information" label located on the driver side B-pillar
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  26. Install valve stem cap
    NOTE: 1x cap
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  27. Input wheel dimensions into balancer machine
    NOTE: If manual input necessary
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  28. Fully engage safety hood, spin wheel to check balance
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  29. Install weights in positions indicated by machine
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  30. Perform check spin
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  31. Remove tire and wheel assembly from balancer
    NOTE: 1x tire balancer wing nut
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  32. Install LH front wheel
    NOTE: 5x nuts, 21 mm, 175 N.m, Start lug nuts by hand before using power tool
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  33. Lower vehicle until tires are touching the ground
    NOTE: Raise lift off locks, then hold lock release lever to keep locks free while vehicle is lowered
  34. Torque LH front wheel
    NOTE: 5x nuts, 21 mm, 175 N.m
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  35. Install LH front wheel center cap
    NOTE: 1x cap, Verify emblem is aligned with valve stem
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  36. Remove vehicle from lift
    NOTE: Lower rack arms fully and remove from under vehicle if necessary, Remove air suspension from "Jack Mode" if equipped
  37. Open LH front door
  38. Lower LH front window
  39. Release IP service panel
    NOTE: 2x tabs, 4x datums, Release top tabs and slide rearward
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  40. Using laptop connect to vehicle with ethernet diag kit and Toolbox 3
  41. Select "Actions" and search for "TPMS Learn"
  42. Select "PROC_TPMS_X_TPMS-SENSOR-LEARN", click "Run", and allow routine to complete
    NOTE: Select "X" at top right of window to close once complete
  43. Power on Bluetooth TPMS reader
    NOTE: Upon start up tool will automatically default to "TPMS Check" menu
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  44. Set Bluetooth TPMS Tool to "TPMS Check"
    NOTE: Ensure "TPMS Check" menu is selected, Press "OK" button
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  45. Initiate TPMS sensor scanning
    NOTE: Press the trigger button once to begin scanning, The tool should periodically beep and the screen should display scrolling dashes, Point to a location on the tire adjacent to the valve stem, If wake tool scan times out try again, and manipulate wake tool orientation relative to sensor location (keep nose of tool pointed at sensor though), If scan fails at any wheel repeatedly run sensor ID ERASE function and try again (VCSEC may have Bluetooth paired to a broadcasting sensor and locked the ID)
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  46. Check FL bluetooth TPMS sensor
    NOTE: Make sure that you are not holding the trigger during scan, If the scan succeeds, the tool with emit a longer single beep, Read the ID from the screen and enter into the corresponding field of the TPMS sensor learn form
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  47. Check FR bluetooth TPMS sensor
    NOTE: Make sure that you are not holding the trigger during scan, If the scan succeeds, the tool with emit a longer single beep, Read the ID from the screen and enter into the corresponding field of the TPMS sensor learn form
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  48. Check RL bluetooth TPMS sensor
    NOTE: Make sure that you are not holding the trigger during scan, If the scan succeeds, the tool with emit a longer single beep, Read the ID from the screen and enter into the corresponding field of the TPMS sensor learn form
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  49. Check RR bluetooth TPMS sensor
    NOTE: Make sure that you are not holding the trigger during scan, If the scan succeeds, the tool with emit a longer single beep, Read the ID from the screen and enter into the corresponding field of the TPMS sensor learn form
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  50. Click "Submit", and allow Bluetooth TPMS sensor learn routine to complete
    NOTE: This will store TPMS Sensor IDs in VCSEC, Select "X" at top right of window to close once complete
  51. Disconnect Toolbox 3 from vehicle and remove laptop and ethernet diag kit
  52. Install IP service panel
    NOTE: 2x tabs, 4 datums, Slide forward engaging datums then secure tabs upward into IP
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  53. Raise LH front window
  54. Close LH front door
  55. Drive vehicle short distance to verify all four sensor values are displaying on the UI
    NOTE: Via Controls > Service, The sensors will wake up and begin displaying at very low speeds ~5 mph. When vehicle receives communication from the sensors with known ID's, It will quickly connect to them. If pressures do not populate, rescan each sensor and try again.
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