Dissable TPMS

[MassHoe04]

Mine says "Service Tire Pressure Monitor" on the display after every start. I just clear that from the steering wheel and go on with life. No lamps on the cluster.

Maybe this is because I have had no sensors for a long time and it has driven many miles without the module getting any signals. It might assume the sensors are working, but is confused as to why no signals coming in.

 

[Fless]

Here, of course, we follow the United States requirements, much of which can be found here:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/fmvss/TPMS-2005-FMVSS-No138.pdf (discussion starts on the 9th page of the PDF).

There are several ways -- direct or indirect -- for manufacturers to implement the system, with conditional warnings (one tire 25% down in pressure from the vehicle's tire pressure placard, etc.).

I have no idea if the European requirements are the same, or if your vehicle falls under those regulations.

 

[nonickatall]

Here, of course, we follow the United States requirements, much of which can be found here:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/fmvss/TPMS-2005-FMVSS-No138.pdf (discussion starts on the 9th page of the PDF).

There are several ways -- direct or indirect -- for manufacturers to implement the system, with conditional warnings (one tire 25% down in pressure from the vehicle's tire pressure placard, etc.).

I have no idea if the European requirements are the same, or if your vehicle falls under those regulations.

Thank you very much for this information. At this time European Cars did not need to have tire pressure system I think the EU made that requirement 2014...

 

[nonickatall]

My idea was wrong. I drove away from home and linked my reader and try to delete the error messages from the TPMS. But when I delete them, they are instantly back.

So I had the whole journey the yellow lamp.
When I bought the car, it has this wheels installed and there was always the message "Check tire pressure", but never the yellow light.

Strange...

I will buy some sensors and installed them....

 

[S33k3r]

I have a friend who indicated if you get a cluster from an earlier year/or one that doesn't have the TPMS enabled, these messages go away. I have not tested this out, but offer it in case anyone else wants to. I DESPISE the nanny system myself, and think it is a total waste of time. If my tires are low and I do nothing about them, the damn messaging system isn't going to change my mind. The whole system just becomes one more thing to break, and results in further annoyance to many drivers.

 

[ZKWBQD]

My TPMS works, I have winter tires which have working sensors, but in my summer wheels I guess there are no sensors, because I can't connect them to the car. Is there a chance to disable the TPMS witch i really don't need, because I'm old fashioned and check my car before I drive and I feel a flat tire.

But I want to switch of this annoying yellow tire warning in the instrument cluster and I don't want to click everytime I drive to remove the check tire pressure message

Anyone has an idea?.

"TPMS" ??

 

[jrdadof5]

My bad sensor is in my winter tires so I only have to deal with it from December till end of March.

 

[nonickatall]

"TPMS" ??

Tire Pressure Monitoring System, i guess

 

[S33k3r]

Tire Pressure Monitoring System, for sure.

 

[oldretiredafguy]

Don't know anything about GM, but when I bought a 2006 Toyota Tundra years ago, I didn't like the system. Went to the local dealer and got a wiring diagram of the dash cluster unit. Clipped the wires to the warning light, and removed the sensors. No more TPMS.

 

[nonickatall]

Don't know anything about GM, but when I bought a 2006 Toyota Tundra years ago, I didn't like the system. Went to the local dealer and got a wiring diagram of the dash cluster unit. Clipped the wires to the warning light, and removed the sensors. No more TPMS.

Thanks, but that doesn't make sense for me, because then the message would still appear in the display. If it could have simply been disabled by programming, I would do so. But due to the lack of that possibilty I will repair the system.
Its only four tire pressure sensors that I have to get. Not a big deal.

 

[gooffeyguy]

Local tire shops want $75 each for a new sensor installed. $300 for a set could be a big deal to some

 

[nonickatall]

I saw sensors for 15 - 20 € per sensor. And I can install the sensor for myself. I don't need a local tire(d) store for that...

 

[S33k3r]

Thanks, but that doesn't make sense for me, because then the message would still appear in the display. If it could have simply been disabled by programming, I would do so. But due to the lack of that possibilty I will repair the system.
Its only four tire pressure sensors that I have to get. Not a big deal.

For me I suspect it is simply political; I don't like having useless electronics mandated on my stuff. I'm not sure if you've seen my other posts on this or not but, basically, if I'm not fixing my tires when the pressure is low already, I'm not going to pay attention to an idiot light/stupid message. I just want to be left alone -- you know?

 

[nonickatall]

For me I suspect it is simply political; I don't like having useless electronics mandated on my stuff. I'm not sure if you've seen my other posts on this or not but, basically, if I'm not fixing my tires when the pressure is low already, I'm not going to pay attention to an idiot light/stupid message. I just want to be left alone -- you know?

Well I wasn't designing the system, i just asked...

 

[S33k3r]

Well I wasn't designing the system, i just asked...

I was just explaining my (irrational) hatred of the system. Sorry to be intense on that.

 

[gooffeyguy]

I saw sensors for 15 - 20 € per sensor. And I can install the sensor for myself. I don't need a local tire(d) store for that...

There you go. I buy the OE ACDelco sensors for about $15 each

 

[Sam Harris]

Dang, good point. Forgot this is in the gmt800 section. I own both, so browse both forums

Yeah, I wish they had one for the NBS platform.

 

[nonickatall]

Unbelievable, today I was looking for new sensors and for some reason I didn't finish the purchase. I saw, that the part of the valve, which is coming out of the rim is different to normal valves.

I had to do something else on my car and so I took a look at my rims and saw, that must be sensors... So I thought: "Try to calibrate again". Last time I did it, I was filling my left front tire a very long time, but it doesn't horn, so tell me that it calibrated this tire. And I did that twice. This time immediately worked, so I filled all four tires and believe it, or not. It works.

Now the yellow lamp is off and the message "check tire pressure" does not appear when I start the car.

So I fixed the system only with air...

But one question is left. When I set the system in calibration mode, by setting the park brake and switch on and off the light switch 4 times, I have to fill in air or remove air until the system horns at every tire.

But I can bring the tire to the correct pressure afterwards. I saw that in the menu, when I go to tire pressure, there is 0 PSI at all four tires and after I drive first time, I saw the correct tire pressure.

Does that mean, that the system calibrates to that pressure on first drive?

 

[S33k3r]

Yeah, I wish they had one for the NBS platform.

You want TPMS for the GMT800 platform? (Not judging, just confused)