latvius
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I noticed this in the tech 2 about a TPMS for the spare tire. Could you enable this feature and put a sensor in the spare tire in a 2005 tahoe? Has anyone done this?
Spare Tire Pressure Sensor
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I don't know why not. I've heard it done but don't have any specific proof. I should try it with my '04 -- my Autel will program sensors.
I think it also needs to be 'turned on' (enabled) in the BCM so the TPMS light would come on if it got low.
I think it also needs to be 'turned on' (enabled) in the BCM so the TPMS light would come on if it got low.
swathdiver
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Go into Module Setup or something like that to see if you can turn on the 5th sensor.
It could be one if those things that's only there and won't work unless it was already built into the vehicle as an option.. which could well be if it's a requirement of some foreign market to monitor the spare tire. Which in a way isn't a bad idea.
Good idea. Turn it on without a sensor installed to see if the cluster light or message comes up.
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latvius
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Will do, thx!
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latvius
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I tried to enable it, every time I use this tech 2 I am bewildered by how hard it is to figure out what it can do.
I found a sub menu that has spare tire Disable, why have a menu item to disable it when it isn't enabled to begin with? Makes no sense to me. So I dunno it's either you can't enable it or it is user error on my part...
I found a sub menu that has spare tire Disable, why have a menu item to disable it when it isn't enabled to begin with? Makes no sense to me. So I dunno it's either you can't enable it or it is user error on my part...
swathdiver
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There's the button right there to enable it. It's the 3rd button from the left, top row buttons.
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latvius
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Yeah I pressed that but I am trying to remember what it did if anything.
it's just mind boggling to me why there would be a menu item for Spare Tire TPMS Disable, so if the menu item is enabled that means it is actually disabling the function?
So I see the button to disable the function which (theoretically) if I press that it would change the spare tire TPMS disable function to disabled which would actually enable the spare tire monitoring function.
I mean who wrote this code? Translated from Chinese?
I will hook it up again and try it, so when I press the disable button the command status that reads none right now should change to something? and then I just back out of that menu and go back into the TPMS part and see if anything changed?
