Tire condition sensor communication with tire location provided via manually inputted update

Abstract

A tire condition communication system ( ) and method for a vehicle ( ) that has a tire (e.g., A). A sensor ( ), associated with the tire (e.g., A), senses at least one tire condition. A memory ( ), associated with the tire (e.g., A), holds an identification. A transmitter arrangement ( and ), associated with the tire (e.g., A), transmits a signal (e.g., A) that indicates the held identification and the sensed tire condition. A receiver arrangement ( and ), associated with the vehicle ( ), receives the transmitted signal (e.g., A). An identification update device is associated with the tire and is operatively connected to the memory ( ). The update device receives an update identification and provides the received location identification to the memory ( ) to be held as the held identification. An input device is manually actuated to provide the update identification. In one example, a receiver ( ) at the tire and a manually actuated transmitter ( ) provided the update and input devices. In another example, a switch ( ) and a manually actuatable part (e.g., a valve stem part) at the tire provide the update and input devices.