SL/R230: reactivate tire pres monitor???? HELP
05-12-2006, 09:54 AM
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reactivate tire pres monitor???? HELP
Had my mom call. She's not to automtive savvy and her SL500 is giving her this message. " reactivate tire pres monitor "
I was able to talk her through checking her tire pressure. They are all fine.
So can someone look this up for me. Thanks.
I was able to talk her through checking her tire pressure. They are all fine.
So can someone look this up for me. Thanks.
05-12-2006, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisSL
She has to drive the car for ~ 10 minutes after activation in order to get the new tire pressures "learned" by the TPM computer
the car needs then to be driven just like ChrisSL indicated. If this fails, one of the tire pressure monitors may be faulty...
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05-12-2006, 09:50 PM
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Any change of the tire pressure - punctured tire, bent rim,loose valve,etc - will trigger the TPM module and you have to reactivate the system so the computer will "learn" the new pressure -also, any radio interference especially ~ 315 mhz could have similar effects - wireless headsets, 2-way radios,microwave,etc !
Last edited by ChrisSL; 05-12-2006 at 09:56 PM.
