Reset Tire Pressure Indicator

I have a 2007 Aura XR that I bought a month ago, and the other day, I
ran over a nail and got a flat. When I took the flat to get repaired,
the mechanic broke the TPMS (tire pressure monitor), which they never
replaced with a new one. The problem is that they either forgot to or
weren't able to reset the little indicator on the dashboard. Now,
whenever I start the car, it blinks for a minute, then remains on
(which, according to the manual, is an indication that there's a TPMS
malfunction).

My question is whether it's possible for me to reset it myself, or
whether I'll have to make the trek back to the tire place to get it
dealt with. At one point, I think that I heard somebody mention that
this could somehow be done with the key fob... is there any truth to
that?

Thanks,
Ben

 

Not sure I understand this? Your local tire shop broke your TPM on your new
Aura and didnt replace it? and now you want to know how to bypass the
warning light? WTF?????

 

No, luckily, the tire shop wan't THAT bad. They replaced the TPM, but
they never reset the car's computer system, so even though the new
pressure sensor is in the tire, the warning light on the car still
blinks. They claimed that the car would detect the new sensor
automatically after driving for a few miles, but it's been a few days
and it's still on...

 

Just quoting you:
<When I took the flat to get repaired, the mechanic broke the TPMS (tire
pressure monitor), which they never
replaced with a new one. >

"never replaced" is what you said.

You have a warranty on your new Aura. This is a safety related part and you
really need to bite the bullet and take your car into Saturn to have it
checked out. If your other mechanic knew what he was doing, he wouldn't have
broken the TPM in the 1st place and wouldn't have let you leave w/o
resetting the warning lights properly.

 

marx404, this would not be a warranty issue. the shop that broke the
sensor should pay for the repair, including replacing the sensor with a
original equipment part, if the shop used an aftermarket one.

 

Gotta love government intervention running the cost of cars and
servicing up... Not sure why wheel speed sensors were not adequate
enough to monitor tire pressures. Then again I'm not sure why a tire
gage wasn't enough either.