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Contents

1

Introduction

2

About FOBO TIRE 2

3

Importance of Tire Care

4

Product Description of FOBO TIRE 2

4.1

In-Car unit

4.2

Tire Sensor unit

4.3

Sensor lock nuts & wrench

5

Using FOBO TIRE 2

Installing FOBO TIRE 2 App

5.2

Installing FOBO TIRE 2 In-Car unit and sensors

5.3

Setting up multiple users (FOBO Share)

5.4

Disable and Enable sensor

5.5

Release and Install sensor

5.6

Transfer FOBO TIRE 2 to another user

5.7

Show/Hide Recommended Tire Pressure

5.8

How to change default car image on car status page

5.9

How to turn on Gauge pressure

5.10

How to turn on Off Road Mode

5.11

Tire Inflation/Deflation

5.12

Reference pressure at 20 deg C

5.13

Overlay service

5.14

Auto Night Mode

5.15

Rotate sensor

5.16

Spare tire sensor installation

5.17

Settings page

5.18

Vehicle settings page

5.19

Car status page

6

FOBO TIRE 2 Alert Messages

7

In-Car unit audio & LED alerts

8

Replacing Battery

9

Trouble Shooting Guide

10

FOBO TIRE 2 Specifications

11

12

Regulatory Information

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Summary of Contents for TIRE 2

Page 1: ...1 P a g e FOBO TIRE 2 User Manual Version 1 2 For iOS 9 3 and Android 5 0 or later ...

Page 2: ...fer FOBO TIRE 2 to another user 5 7 Show Hide Recommended Tire Pressure 5 8 How to change default car image on car status page 5 9 How to turn on Gauge pressure 5 10 How to turn on Off Road Mode 5 11 Tire Inflation Deflation 5 12 Reference pressure at 20 deg C 5 13 Overlay service 5 14 Auto Night Mode 5 15 Rotate sensor 5 16 Spare tire sensor installation 5 17 Settings page 5 18 Vehicle settings p...

Page 3: ...3 P a g e 13 Intellectual Properties 14 Limited Warranty and Disclaimer ...

Page 4: ...ensure that your smartphone has Bluetooth 4 0 or above capability in order to use FOBO TIRE 2 Currently FOBO TIRE 2 works best with iOS 9 3 and Android 5 0 or later Before starting to use FOBO TIRE 2 please download the free FOBO Tire 2 App to your smartphone from Google Play Store or Apple AppStore FOBO TIRE 2 is a product designed and produced by Salutica Allied Solutions Sdn Bhd Salutica a Mala...

Page 5: ... also pop up on your smartphone if it is within Bluetooth range The In Car unit also comes with LEDs to show position of the problematic tire FOBO TIRE 2 system requires a smartphone and App for installation In addition to being able to view information regarding your car tire pressure and temperature the FOBO Tire 2 smartphone App will also produce an alert when your tire has a problem DISCLAIMER...

Page 6: ... usually recommend different tire pressure for front and rear tires This pressure is usually recommended for comfort driving and optimum performance of the car It is not advisable to go below this recommended pressure level 2 The car manufacturer recommended tire pressure is cold pressure When you drive your car to the gas station the friction on the road will heat up your car tires within a few m...

Page 7: ...t When there is a tire alert a quick press on the side button to silent the alert After silencing the alert a quick press again will reproduce the tire alert once Synchronizing with smartphone A long press on the side button to sync user settings with the smartphone NOTE Excessive frequent pressing on the side button will drain the In Car unit battery Front Left Tire Indicator Rear Left Tire Indic...

Page 8: ...r Note that In Car unit is not water proof The best location to place the In Car unit will be to affix it on the lower dashboard position but away from direct sunlight Use the Velcro double side tape provided in the packaging to secure the In Car unit Do not enclose the In Car unit inside any metal compartment or box This will cause the In Car unit unable to receive signals from tire sensors To co...

Page 9: ...side button once If you hear a long single tone that means the In Car is still in sleep mode You can change the detection sensitivity in the FOBO Tire 2 App by going to click on car profile on the car status page click on settings icon at top right corner in car unit sensitivity to adjust the In Car unit sensitivity In some electric cars the In Car unit may require higher sensitivity to detect the...

Page 10: ...is great Tire pressure generally will increase 1 psi 7kPa for every 10 deg F 5 6 deg C rise in temperature Fobo wishes to highlight the above formulation is for usage at sea level and above and will not be accurate for use otherwise In practice this should not be an issue as the lowest area on earth will result in an insignificant error of 0 3 psi 2 Kpa For users who wish to retain Gauge Pressure ...

Page 11: ...ears for in car unit is an estimate based on normal use at 23 C Battery life may vary according to usage and climatic temperature Battery life span will change due to the following reasons 1 Frequent change of pressure threshold setting in the App 2 Disabling enabling of sensors 3 Release pairing 4 Removal screw on of sensors 5 Operating under extreme cold hot temperature 6 Testing of product 7 Ro...

Page 12: ...tall the lock nut to the tire valve with the bump facing tire rim Screw in the lock nut all the way down and ensure that there is still a minimum of 5 thread count on the tire valve for the sensor unit to be screwed on If there is insufficient thread for the tire sensor it may lead to air leakage A solution for this would be to change the tire valve to one with a longer thread Next screw in the ti...

Page 13: ...especially for rubber valves that typically doesn t stay firm on the tire rims NOTE If your tire valve is too short you shouldn t use the lock nut as this will block the sensors from being completely screwed on the tire valve and causes air leak Our sensors are designed to work on a tire valve with a minimum of 5 thread counts ...

Page 14: ...14 P a g e Step by step diagram to use FOBO TIRE 2 Lock Nut and wrench ...

Page 15: ...E 2 Step 1 Download the FOBO Tire 2 App onto your smartphone For iPhone users download from Apple s AppStore For Android users download from Google Play Search for FOBO Tire 2 Step 2 Launch FOBO Tire 2 App and sign in using Facebook Google or your personal email address Follow the below steps if you choose to login using Sign in with email Click on Sign in with email Key in your email First name s...

Page 16: ...an anti theft deterrent Stolen sensors cannot be used by anyone else other than the FOBO account owner Location service is required to be enabled for the FOBO Tire 2 App FOBO Tire does not use the GPS function to track your location The location service on the iOS Android system has other functionality that the FOBO Tire 2 App uses to operate properly and to sync with the In Car unit It will ensur...

Page 17: ...LLING FOBO TIRE 2 SETS ON MORE THAN ONE CAR WHICH ARE PARKED CLOSELY TOGETHER MAY CAUSE CROSS INTERFERENCE TO THE BLUETOOTH SIGNALS PLEASE INSTALL FOBO TIRE 2 ON ONE CAR AT A TIME To begin using FOBO TIRE 2 firstly ensure that the FOBO Tire 2 App is downloaded and you have already login to the App refer to section 5 1 Follow the steps below to pair FOBO TIRE 2 with your smartphone 1 Ensure your sm...

Page 18: ...ttery tab Unscrew the sensor cover remove battery tab and install sensor on the tire position as indicated on the battery tab Preform this with one sensor at a time continue the same procedure with other three sensors one at a time CAUTION Motor vehicles of all kinds cars trucks motor scooters and motorcycles come with a very wide array of rims wheels and tires with an even larger choice of afterm...

Page 19: ...r Android 5 0 or later They need to activate their App Follow these steps to share your FOBO TIRE 2 with other users 1 Ensure that the user receiving the sharing recipient has downloaded the FOBO Tire 2 App and has activated their App 2 Ensure that the recipient s smartphone has their Bluetooth location service and internet connection turned on 3 On your car status screen click on the settings ico...

Page 20: ...sh a shared profile from your own profile 5 4 Disable and Enable sensor You may want to disable a sensor due to a missing sensor or damaged sensor disabling a missing or damaged sensor will remove future missing sensor alerts To disable a tire sensor 1 Tap and hold on the box corresponding to the tire position you want to disable Front right in the image below 2 Click on Disable sensor option in t...

Page 21: ... would be the box with the text Disabled for the sensor that you had previously disabled 2 Click on Enable sensor option in the pop up list and click proceed 3 You will see pressure readings inside the box corresponding to the enabled tire position NOTE Please ensure good internet connection for FOBO Tire 2 App to connect to the FOBO cloud server 1 2 ...

Page 22: ...ee Not Installed inside the box corresponding to the released tire position To install a sensor 1 Tap and hold on the box corresponding to the tire position you want to install Front right in the image below This would be the box with the text Not Installed 2 Click on Install sensor option in the pop up list follow the instructions on screen and click proceed 3 You will see pressure readings insid...

Page 23: ...set to another user you will have to release the system from your FOBO account To release the system from your account long press For Android swipe from right to left For IPhone on the desired car profile at FOBO App home page You will be prompted with a message Delete to release the system from your account Click on Delete and then confirm your action by clicking on confirm button 1 2 ...

Page 24: ...e Recommended Tire Pressure You can choose to display or hide the Vehicle Recommended Pressure for Front Tires FRP and Rear Tires RRP on the Car Status page To hide recommended pressure long press on the default car image click on hide pressure settings Follow the same steps in order to show recommended tire pressure 1 2 3 ...

Page 25: ...on car status page 1 Long press on the default car image 2 Click on Update photo option in the pop up list 3 Choose a source to upload an image Long press on car image Update photo Long press on car image Recommended pressure Hide pressure settings ...

Page 26: ...re 1 At the FOBO Tire 2 App home page click on settings gear icon at the bottom Right 2 On settings page look for Gauge pressure and use toggle button to turn on Gauge pressure feature Refer to section 4 2 for further details on gauge pressure s Settings Gauge Pressure ...

Page 27: ... Read the pop up notice and confirm if you want to proceed 3 Set new recommended pressure for front and rear axle and click on save icon at top right corner 4 Upon turning off the Off Road mode pressure settings will go back to the last saved settings User can set the Pressure limit below 24 Psi if they turn on the Off Road mode Do not forget to click on save icon after making any changes Settings...

Page 28: ...deg C Reference pressure is a temperature compensated tire pressure referenced back to a standard temperature of 20 degree Celsius This is useful and serves as a guide for the user to decide on the approximate amount of air needed to inflate the tire during hot season or immediately after a long drive The reference pressure reading is located above below the actual pressure reading with smaller fo...

Page 29: ...e FOBO Tire 2 App Through this feature user can use any other App in the foreground with live FOBO readings displayed on the screen This feature allows you to show FOBO overlay icon on top of other Apps you are using This feature is only available on Android devices To turn on the Overlay Service 1 Open the FOBO Tire 2 App 2 Click on settings gear icon at the bottom Right 3 On settings page look f...

Page 30: ...e 5 15 Rotate sensor It is good practice to rotate your tire positions regularly to balance the thread wear of your tires usually swapping the front tires with the rear tires FOBO TIRE 2 is designed to conveniently set the sensors to their correct tire position in the App after you have swap your tires on your car You do not need to physically remove the sensors 1 Click on the box corresponding to...

Page 31: ... tend to forget about spare tire but with FOBO TIRE 2 it won t happen again In order to install spare tire sensor follow the below steps 1 On the car status page click on Spare tire icon at the bottom right corner of the page 2 Click on add button 3 Key in the details name pressure settings 4 Follow the on screen instructions to install a sensor and click Proceed Rotate sensor ...

Page 32: ...32 P a g e Note Please ensure good internet connection You can purchase addition sensor to monitor spare tire from FOBO website The main 4 sensors and spare tire sensor are interchangeable 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 33: ...it Ringtone Overlay service Gauge Pressure Keep Screen on Alert at Zero pressure Auto Night mode Mileage Tracking Smart scanning beta Device Management Single Profile Redirection Clear log Log out User manual guide Log out User manual guide Visit FOBO website ...

Page 34: ... Single Profile Redirection Turn on this feature if you only have single profile in the App This will bring user directly on the car profile page without clicking on the vehicle profile Device Management This feature allows Owner Master to login in to FOBO Tire 2 App from his her additional smart devices simultaneously using the same email address Owner can check all the active logged devices deta...

Page 35: ... a g e 5 18 Vehicle settings page Key in Vehicle details here Click on the dropdown icon to check service reminders Click here to add service reminders Key in the service reminder details and hit ADD button ...

Page 36: ...nformation icon Click here to get information about the buttons To check GRAPH for Individual tire position 1 Long press on the desired tire position 2 Click on Graph 3 Go through the Graph and hit close button to close the Graph 1 2 3 ...

Page 37: ...bar 23 psi For fuel economy and optimum tire performance it is recommended to maintain this 8 range so that you can keep your tires inflated optimally If you find the reminder is too frequent you may want to check your tire for any leakage Note that drastic temperature drop may also cause tire pressure drop Please check your tire pressure and re inflate during change of seasons Note The hard limit...

Page 38: ... this soft alert when the In Car unit battery reaches a certain low level Please change the battery immediately after you receive this alert You will continue to receive this alert every time you start moving your car until the battery is changed B Emergency Alert In Car unit will beep continuously non stop with a two tone alert every 3 seconds for 15 minutes 6 5 Pressure too low You will receive ...

Page 39: ...ly dangerous to drive when you get this alert message WARNING WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS ALERT PLEASE STOP YOUR CAR IMMEDIATELY AND CHECK THE TIRE 6 8 Signal low or sensor missing You will receive this emergency alert when the In Car unit fails to communicate with the tire sensor It could be the sensor signal is blocked sensor unit damaged or missing from the tire If confirmed the sensor is damaged or ...

Page 40: ...will blink for 5 seconds on problematic tire This alert is for non emergency situation such as Tire pressure slightly exceed above or below user pre set limits It is not dangerous to continue driving Sensor battery low Once notified on low sensor battery please remember to change the battery as soon as possible Do not leave the unit to continue operating under low battery for a long time In Car un...

Page 41: ...n the tire valve WARNING FOBO TIRE 2 IS A MONITORING DEVICE TO ALERTS THE USER WHEN IT DETECTS SIGNALS THAT IS OUT OF PRE SET CONDITIONS BASED ON THE SETTING BY THE USER THE USER OR DRIVER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE TO FIND OUT THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF THE TIRE AND TO ENSURE PROPER TIRE MAINTENANCE FOBO TIRE 2 IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WRONG DIAGNOSTICS OR FALSE ALERTS THAT MAY CAUSE INCONVENIENCE ...

Page 42: ...every 3 seconds for 15 minutes LED will blink on the problematic tire position 3rd Level L3 Below 160 Kpa 45 above Emergency alerts In Car unit will beep continuously with a two tone alert di da di da di da every 3 seconds for 15 minutes LED will blink on the problematic tire position Missing Sensor Emergency alerts Same as L2 App will show ERR for the problematic tire position and the notificatio...

Page 43: ...the battery of sensor unit unscrew the top cover Be careful not to damage the rubber gasket as it may affect water resistance of the sensor unit Ensure the battery CR1632 is inserted with the sign facing up away from the PCB To replace battery for the In Car unit slide out the battery cover Ensure the battery AA is inserted in the correct orientation It is advisable to use good quality AA batterie...

Page 44: ...e FOBO TIRE 2 is designed to pair with one FOBO account only for theft deterrent feature o Try to do a hard reset on the phone o Try by turning off on your smartphone bluetooth Unable to get readings from FOBO TIRE 2 sensors after removing the battery tab o Try by removing the sensor battery wait for 15 seconds insert back 10 FOBO TIRE 2 Specifications FOBO TIRE 2 sensor Specification Bluetooth v5...

Page 45: ...ting Temperature 20 C to 65 C In Car 11 Warning Take note that FOBO TIRE 2 is not meant to function as anti accident or anti injury device FOBO TIRE 2 is not a substitute for safe tire maintenance practices Please take full responsibility of your own safety while driving And continue to send your car for regular tire check and maintenance Please take extra precaution to acoustics safety when opera...

Page 46: ... energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor...

Page 47: ... radiator your body European Union Regulatory Conformance This equipment is CE marked according to the provisions of the R TTE Directive 99 5 EC and is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Directive 1999 5 EC This equipment meets the following conformance standards EN 300 328 EN62479 EN 301 489 1 17 EN 60950 1 EU Declaration of Conformity Hereby Saluti...

Page 48: ...pheral or ancillary equipment such as but not limited to batteries chargers adapters headsets connector cables and power supplies Ancillary Equipment not furnished or otherwise certified by Salutica for use with the FOBO products or any damage to the FOBO products or ancillary equipment as a result of such use 4 damage caused by a accident fire misuse neglect unusual physical or electrical stress ...

Page 49: ... that all defects in the software products will be corrected 14 3 Limitation of Liability THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF SALUTICA UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF THE PRICE YOU HAVE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT OR THE COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THAT PRODUCT OR ANY COMPONENT OR PART THAT MALFUNCTION IN CONDITIONS OF NORMAL USE EXCEPT AS INDICATED ABOVE IN NO EVENT WILL SALU...

Page 50: ...50 P a g e OF LIABILITY HOWEVER WILL NOT APPLY TO CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY 14 4 What Law Governs This Warranty THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF MALAYSIA ...

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