FWIW...this is one method of getting around the TPMS system;
Per some of the other forums I frequent.

- with the usual, "do at your own risk" exemption clause

This will clear the dash light;
BUT
You will no longer have a working TPMS

1. You will need the 4 TPMS sensors removed from your wheels.
If you are changing rubber and/or a new set of wheels this should be easy.
2. Go to the hardware store and find a piece of pvc pipe large enough to fit all 4 TPMS sensors.
Purchase end caps and some PVC glue or screw on end caps and the proper PVC pipe with at least one screw-on end.
3. Purchase a valve stem from a tire shop or bike shop.
4. Glue one endcap onto one end of the pipe.
5. Drill a hole in the other endcap just large enough so that the valve stem fits snugly.
6. Install the valve stem in place so it is airtight.
7. Put your TPMS sensors in the PVC pipe.
8. Glue or screw the other endcap onto the PVC pipe.
9. After the glue has set, pressurize the PVC pipe using an air compressor or tire pump to the recommended tire pressure per the owners manual.
10. Secure the PVC tube somewhere safe in the trunk.
11. Reset the onboard TPMS. (if necessary)
12. Monitor your tire pressures with a standard tire pressure gage on a regular basis!

 

Sweet idea, very slick. That would work great and is very easy to do.

 

This may not work... I tried something very similar when I got my wheels and it didn't work. It's worth a try though.

 

How was yours different and did you get the car recalibrated when you did it. That is very important if you want it to work.

 

This has been tried & proven on other cars.....
IDK why it wouldn't work on Infiniti.

It has to be PVC so that there's no shielding
& pressure must be in range.

 

Why not use the sensors and just band them onto the wheels? Cost is next to nothing.

 

That would be fine but inTgr8r's fix is more favorable for people running two sets of rims for Winter/Summer.

 

Ahhh, got it. We in sunny SoCal sometimes forget what many owners elsewhere have to go through. Thanks.

 

I currently have 3 sets.....
Winter/Summer/Track

 

Yeh, tell me about it as the snow is falling right now as I look out my window .

 

Definitely would be handy in that case.

 

Good Idea... but doesn't the TPMS sensor need to rotate to "recharge". I was under the impression that they needed to rotate to get power and send a signal to the TPMS monitor. (i.e. that's its power source since there are no battaries).

Not positive on this.

 

I tried this with my 06 TPMS system and it didn't work, the light still turns on, not sure how the older TPMS systems will work

 

I still think it won't work because its not being "charged". The TPMS does not have any battaries in 'em... they are sealed and need to be in motion to produce an electrical current to send to TPMS monitor.

I am pretty positive that's how it works... will someone chime in that says they have gotten it to work. I don't think it will work. Anyone knows how the TPMS senders work?

That's just my take on it.

 

The Schrader sensors that Infiniti uses have lithium batteries that are rated for 10 years.