What does a C5 do when the TPS's are taken off?
03-31-2011, 12:07 PM
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What does a C5 do when the TPS's are taken off?
On this set of Comp Greys I bought, the TPS's have been removed. I'm not going to spend the money to put them back on. I know I used to have an Impala that would worry the crap out of ya with the low tire pressure light flashing. On my 2000 C5, what should I expect and can it be ignored/silenced?
03-31-2011, 12:11 PM
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I also have a 2000 and when I started the car it told me to service tire monitor system. Just press the reset button and it goes away. I dont remember any annoying messages that kept coming up.
Its not bad without them
Rob
Its not bad without them
Rob
03-31-2011, 12:18 PM
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On this set of Comp Greys I bought, the TPS's have been removed. I'm not going to spend the money to put them back on. I know I used to have an Impala that would worry the crap out of ya with the low tire pressure light flashing. On my 2000 C5, what should I expect and can it be ignored/silenced?
You could also take it to someone with a TECH2 and have them remove the TPS monitoring system from the electronic checks, and then you won't receive the message anymore.
03-31-2011, 12:32 PM
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Not sure how it is on the '00, but on my '01 I got a "Low Tire Pressure" warning for each tire on start-up. I could reset the messages (4X), but they would come back every 10 minutes or so. Just bought & installed some sensors, so no more messages for me. If you're content to run without sensors, I hear the messages can be programmed out of the BCM.
03-31-2011, 12:37 PM
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You will get the SERVICE TIRE MON SYS message at start-up, and I can't remember, but you might get it periodically while driving. Hitting RESET will clear the message until it makes it's next appearance. It will not affect the car otherwise.
F.Y.I. - the feature cannot be turned off in the '97-'00 cars.
F.Y.I. - the feature cannot be turned off in the '97-'00 cars.
03-31-2011, 12:56 PM
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
I myself like the idea of having them installed on my car, It is an extra alert and nice to know if you have a tire getting low. It could save you a lot of grief having them installed.
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03-31-2011, 01:26 PM
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