TPMS Reset: Nissan Leaf 2010-2019 Tire Pressure Sensor
Nissan Leaf 2010-2019 Tire Pressure Monitoring System TPMS Reset
Quick to follow procedure on how to reset/relearn the TPMS service maintenance indicator warning light on Nissan Leaf for the year 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
A TPMS Tool and OBDII Module, or another properly formatted TPMS scan tool, is required to perform this procedure.
Procedure using a TPMS Tool and OBDII Module
Relearn Procedure when Replacing a Sensor
1. Inflate all tires to the pressure listed on the vehicle placard.
2. Select a vehicle make, model and model year, which has OBDII support, in your TPMS Tool.
3. Select OBDII from your TPMS Tool’s menu.
4. Starting with the LF tire, use your TPMS Tool to scan each sensor in the following order: LF, RF, RR, LR (and full size spare if equipped).
5. After all sensor ID’s have been stored, use the TPMS Tool’s ▲ or ▼ button to move the cursor under the letters OBD. Then press the enter button.
6. Turn ignition to the ON position with the engine OFF (not the ACC position).
7. Connect the OBDII Connector to the TPMS Tool then to the vehicle’s OBDII port. Make sure your connection is secure and the green light, on the OBII Module, is on.
8. Select Upload Car IDs, from the TPMS Tool’s menu, and upload the sensor IDs.
9. When RELEARN COMPLETE / IDs UPLOADED TO CAR is displayed, the ID’s have been successfully uploaded.
10. With the ignition still on, re-scan each sensor.
11. Drive the vehicle above 30mph for at least 10 minutes and monitor the low tire
pressure monitor to ensure it does not blink.
OBDII Errors
If you see an error on the screen while performing an OBDII Relearn, check to make sure that the vehicle is in the ON position (not ACC). Also make sure all the connections are secure.
Errors E1 and E2 – Reading Communication Errors
Make sure vehicle is ON and not ACC Check for secure connection.
Errors E3 and E6 – Writing Communication Errors
Make sure vehicle is ON and not ACC Check for secure connection.
Error E4 – Wrong Set Error
Many Lexus vehicles can store more than one set of TPMS ID’s in ECU. Toggle the vehicles selected set to the MAIN set. Then retry OBDII Relearn.
Error E5 – Spare Tire Error
If you receive this error, and you did not upload a sensor ID for the spare, then this vehicle requires a spare. If you did upload a spare, but you received this error, then the vehicle does not store the ID in the ECU for the spare tire.
Procedure using another Properly Formatted Scan Tool
Relearn Procedure when Replacing a Sensor
1. Inflate all tires to the pressure listed on the vehicle placard.
2. Starting with the LF tire, use the scan tool to scan each sensor in the following order: LF, RF, RR, LR (and full size spare if equipped).
3. Turn ignition to the ON position with the engine OFF (not the ACC position).
4. Connect the scan tool to the OBDII port and upload the sensor IDs.
5. Turn the ignition to the OFF position. Re-scan each sensor.
6. Drive the vehicle above 30mph for at least 10 minutes and monitor the low tire
pressure monitor to ensure it does not blink.
About Nissan Leaf
The production version was unveiled in August 2009. After receiving 20,000 pre-orders in the United States, Nissan stopped taking reservations in the United States until early 2011. Production in Japan started in October 2010, and delivery in the US and Japan began in December, with deliveries in other markets beginning in early 2012. By December 2020 the Leaf is sold in 59 markets around the world.
The Leaf was the world’s best selling electric car from 2011 to 2014 and 2016. Sales fell in 2015 with overall sales led by the Tesla Model S. As of December 2019, the Leaf listed as the world’s all-time best selling plug-in electric car. By early 2019, the Tesla Model 3 surpassed the Leaf to become the new best selling electric car in history, with more than 500,000 units delivered worldwide by March 2020.
By December 2020, global deliveries totaled 500,000 Leaf cars. As of December 2020, Europe listed as the biggest market with more than 180,000 units sold, of which, over 65,500 units have been registered in Norway, the leading European country market. As of December 2020, U.S. sales totaled 151,471 units, and a total of 146,216 have been sold in Japan. (Source Wiki)
