Disable TPMS?

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XLDenali11

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First time posting on here. Sorry in advance if this has been answered. I recently got new wheels and tires for my 2011 GMC Yukon XL Denali and did not swap the the tire pressure sensors as I never look at it and frequently check tire pressure. Is there a way to disable the TPMS light on the dash from coming on or if anyone can point me to a thread answering this question, I would greatly appreciate it.
 

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First time posting on here. Sorry in advance if this has been answered. I recently got new wheels and tires for my 2011 GMC Yukon XL Denali and did not swap the the tire pressure sensors as I never look at it and frequently check tire pressure. Is there a way to disable the TPMS light on the dash from coming on or if anyone can point me to a thread answering this question, I would greatly appreciate it.
Not that I'm aware of, unfortunately. I believe the system is tied to the BCM IIRC.

I had the idea of simply having a air-charged steel pipe with the 4 sensors programmed to the vehicle in the trunk or glovebox. If one of them failed, simply replace, reprogram and recharge the pipe. But in the end, I simply bought the Autel TS508(?) that came with 8 sensors and had 2 of my fronts replaced at my local tire shop. Shop charged me $20 and replaced them in like 20 minutes. Reprogramming was also a breeze.

Sorry, that's all I got.
 

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First time posting on here. Sorry in advance if this has been answered. I recently got new wheels and tires for my 2011 GMC Yukon XL Denali and did not swap the the tire pressure sensors as I never look at it and frequently check tire pressure. Is there a way to disable the TPMS light on the dash from coming on or if anyone can point me to a thread answering this question, I would greatly appreciate it.
it can be turned off with 3rd party devices, federal requirement so gm will not do it in any case
 

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Kind of wondering why you'd want to disable it...TPMS has prevented me from shredding a tire several times. Have gotten a low pressure alert, see the pressure dropping, pull over before the tire's flat and gets trashed.
 
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Thank you all for the input. @intheburbs Have never paid attention to it and I always check my pressure often, but I do see your point how it can prevent shredding a tire. Not really a big deal but seeing the light on the dash bothers me so may end up throwing them back in.
 

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You won’t know you’ve got a flat until the rim has cut a nice slice out of your sidewall. If you have nice tires, it’s the difference between a $35 patch and a $250 mount, balance & tire.

Us AWD folks have to deal with wear tolerances at a certain point so buying one new tire and three tires with maybe not too much meat left will spin our diffs and make us spend more $.

2nd on the BTdieselworks module though. Being able to view, read and / or clear codes in the dash like a factory option is priceless. Same device allow TPMS parameters to be custom changed or turned off.
 

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