How did technician turn off tire pressure warning light?

JayGoldstein · 02-09-2009, 12:59 PM

I have winter tires mounted on steel rims, so the tire pressure warning light always is on. I took the car to my dealer to have noise suppression kit for the auxiliary outlet installed. Driving home, I noticed that the warning light was off.

I assume that the technician had a way to reset the light, even though the transmitters for my car were more than 50 kms away. Does anyone know how it was done?

jayman · 02-09-2009, 01:17 PM

Probably used the Toyota diagnostic laptop (Panasonic ToughBook) to disable it.

There is no reason why Toyota can't allow two sets of TPMS sensors to allow a different set of winter tires. The US market LandCruiser has this feature

02-09-2009, 12:59 PM	#1
JayGoldstein Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 120 My Car: Other Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	How did technician turn off tire pressure warning light? I have winter tires mounted on steel rims, so the tire pressure warning light always is on. I took the car to my dealer to have noise suppression kit for the auxiliary outlet installed. Driving home, I noticed that the warning light was off. I assume that the technician had a way to reset the light, even though the transmitters for my car were more than 50 kms away. Does anyone know how it was done?

02-09-2009, 01:17 PM	#2
jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 13,430 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 220 Thanked 581 Times in 449 Posts Friends: 16	Re: How did technician turn off tire pressure warning light? Probably used the Toyota diagnostic laptop (Panasonic ToughBook) to disable it. There is no reason why Toyota can't allow two sets of TPMS sensors to allow a different set of winter tires. The US market LandCruiser has this feature

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