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Abstract

A tire condition communication system (10) and method for a vehicle (12) that has a tire (e.g., 14A). A sensor (70), associated with the tire (e.g., 14A), senses at least one tire condition. A memory (66), associated with the tire (e.g., 14A), holds an identification. A transmitter arrangement (22 and 74), associated with the tire (e.g., 14A), transmits a signal (e.g., 24A) that indicates the held identification and the sensed tire condition. A receiver arrangement (28 and 30), associated with the vehicle (12), receives the transmitted signal (e.g., 24A). An identification update device is associated with the tire and is operatively connected to the memory (66). The update device receives an update identification and provides the received location identification to the memory (66) to be held as the held identification. An input device is manually actuated to provide the update identification. In one example, a receiver (46) at the tire and a manually actuated transmitter (44) provided the update and input devices. In another example, a switch (116) and a manually actuatable part (e.g., a valve stem part) at the tire provide the update and input devices.

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