check tire pressure maintenance warning won't go away

ElVee

I know I'm missing something, but I've tried so much to clear the check tire pressure maintenance reminder and it just won't go away.

So, last summer when I was playing with the features of the car and going through the options in the multi-gauge on the left side of the wheel, I set the "check tire pressure" maintenance warning to something like 2000 miles. It went off, neat a month or so later. I clicked Ok.

Now, every few days it comes back on. I've set it back to - / - and I get nothing. I've tried changing it to all sorts of values (small enough to test), and I just can't get it to go away.

I see there's a "Reset" option, but I can't seem to get that to highlight to select it.

Anyone else seen that issue?

I will ask next time I go in for an oil change and one other issue (TPMS sensor is stuck at disabled), but this certainly has to be user error I would think.

Ghostvette

Is it the triangle that lights up? You might check the spare, since it has a TPMS in it. That might be causing your issue.

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ElVee

It is the yellow triangle thing. I'll check it out next chance I get.

(The TPMS thing I mentioned is separate, and is the (_!_) symbol. Yes, it looks like a butt.)

kenchan

i dont run tpms so i get a flashing butt each time i pull out my z.

i think im going to finally make me a cover out of e-tape or something this summer..

Apoc370z

I took my tpms out after i changed my wheels recently, i have to admit that i do get paranoid at times when it comes driving on uneven or slightly bumpy roads. Maybe it is just me but it is harder to detect unless the tire is completely deflated due to the louder exhaust and more road noise.

i think i will have the tpms mounted back on next time with these.

SouthArk370Z

It's a "Tire replacement indicator." "This indicator appears when the set time comes for replacing tires. You can set or reset the distance for replacing tires. (See “TRIP COMPUTER” later in this section.)" (pg 2-18 in 2009 Owner's Manual). As promised, instructions on how to reset are a few pages down but say only "Select this submenu* to set or reset the distance for replacing tires".

I tried it in my '09. After selecting the tire menu, I pressed the "dot" button (lower one) twice. Reset and the accumulated mileage highlighted. I'm not sure the reset will actually work. Hitting the top button _should_ reset the counter to zero. I didn't want to reset mine, so I backed out at this point.

If you have null or zero as the setpoint, this may put a kink in things. Try setting it to something > 0.


* tire menu

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MacCool

Dealer has a tool for re-initializing the TPMS.

kenchan

i can feel the handling loosening through the steering when i lose psi. i dont go by sound...

Masterbeatty

I would check the psi over the next few days to see if it changes. If not then one of your sensors is fubar and need to get a new one. I had this happen to me before where I got a new tire from a flat. the cornfed hick that changed the tire snapped off the sensor while mounting the tire, (rally small town in the middle of nowhere Indiana). When I went to a dealer, (in billings, mt two days later), for an oil change the tech showed me my broken one to a new one and he said I am lucky it didn't blow out while driving.

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ElVee

Thank you, you're right, it's the tire replacement warning. I try to do it from memory...
I'll play some more. It annoys me that I can't get it to highlight "Reset" at all. Following the directions in the manual never worked for me either.