Tire Pressure Monitor System Doesn't Update After Tire Rotation
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Google EL-50448. Pick anyone you are comfortable ordering, Amazon or EBay
but read compatibly notes carefully, it is not compatible with a 2009 or older HHR
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but read compatibly notes carefully, it is not compatible with a 2009 or older HHR
VXSCAN TPMS Relearn Tool for GM EL-50448 Auto Tire Pressure Monitor System Sensor TPMS Reset Tool, Programming Training, OEC-T5, for GM Series Vehicle 2010-2018
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I skimmed through my owner's manual. I'll just do the "air-out" method that it explains therein. That shouldn't be hard to do.
(in hindsight, I guess I should have just looked at the manual in the first place)
(in hindsight, I guess I should have just looked at the manual in the first place)
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Yes, I have driven the car for about 4 days now. The sensors still report incorrect data though. So I'm going to relearn them with the "air out" method shown in the owner's manual. All the years of owning this car and I never realized I was supposed to relearn the sensors, every time I rotated tires. ~shoulder shrug~
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Who knew! I personally dislike the idea a battery operated sensor tells the RDLC to tell the BCM if that tire has enough air! I usually check air pressure in my tires every Saturday morning, just a habit! Been doing that since I got my license, 52 years ago.
But I see the safety aspect of the system for the general public , who spend more time trying to cover that warning light than actually check why it’s lit!
My nephew, the fire fighter, nice young man , but a little on the stubborn side put a piece of electrical tape over the light in his Dodge Ram pick’em up truck, I picked up the truck for a brake job , a set of shocks and oil and filter. After I rotated the tires and checked pressure, followed the directions in the owners manual and relearned the sensors positions. The piece of tape was bugging me so I removed it, the warning light was out. So I asked him about that tape, he said he had put the tires on in different locations and that light came on. He didn’t bother trying to figure out why, he just stuck the tape over it!
But I see the safety aspect of the system for the general public , who spend more time trying to cover that warning light than actually check why it’s lit!
My nephew, the fire fighter, nice young man , but a little on the stubborn side put a piece of electrical tape over the light in his Dodge Ram pick’em up truck, I picked up the truck for a brake job , a set of shocks and oil and filter. After I rotated the tires and checked pressure, followed the directions in the owners manual and relearned the sensors positions. The piece of tape was bugging me so I removed it, the warning light was out. So I asked him about that tape, he said he had put the tires on in different locations and that light came on. He didn’t bother trying to figure out why, he just stuck the tape over it!