95SevilleSLS Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Not sure if this has been posted before, but I thought what the heck! For those of you who have the tire pressure monitors where you can see each individual pressures is your DIC, you need to reset them if you rotate your tires. In the manual, they say you need to take it to the dealership. No way. Save your money. This is the procedure for doing it: 1. They say to purchase some special tool, but just go to Radio Shack and buy some strong magnets, that's what I did. 2. Put your key in the ignition and turn the key to on, but don't start it. 3. Hold the lock and unlock button on your remote pod until the horn chirps. (5-10 seconds) 4. You have 5 minutes to complete this. Go to your front left tire (drivers side front). Hold the magnet to the valve stem and wait for the horn to chirp. It may take up to 5 seconds. 5. After the horn chirps, go to your front right tire (passenger side front) and repeat the magnet holding thing. Wait until horn chirps and repeat for the passenger side back and then drivers side back, in that order. 6. After you have reset the last one (drivers side back) the horn will chirp twice confirming you are done. Don't worry if you mess up, you can just enter the mode again and start over. If you can't get them to reset you either don't have a strong enough magnet or a dead sensor. The batteries in the sensors only last 5-10 years. You need to replace the whole sensor if the battery is dead. -Dusty- - 02 Seville STS, white diamond - 93 Sixty Special, Tan with vinyl top - 79 Coupe DeVille, Tan with Tan top - 06 GMC Sierra Z71, Black - 92 Silverado C1500, black and grey - 83 Chevy K10 Silverado, Black and Grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeydax Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 This is great information! my tires are all messed up, and I wanted to know how to fix it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thu Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Those of us with old disk drives lying around not being used or are about to throw them away....open them up. Some of the world's strongest little magnets are inside. 2003 Seville STS 43k miles with the Bose Sound, Navigation System, HID Headlamps, and MagneRide 1993 DeVille. Looks great inside and out! 298k miles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OynxSTS Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 I bought a set of ceramic magnets at Home Depot for $2... This has been posted before but 95's description is quite nicely done. Easin' down the highway in a new Cadillac, I had a fine fox in front, I had three more in the back ZZTOP, I'm Bad I'm Nationwide Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Anybody know if this will work on an '06 DTS? My owners manual says I have to let air out of the tires till the horn chirps. One tire at a time in the same order as posted above. Of course then you have to air them up again. The magnet procedure sounds much simpler and easier. As soon as I get some time, I will get some magnets and try it and report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thu Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Yah, every time I have the tires rotated, I have to run to the dealer and get the TPMs redone. Now with this homebrew solution, I no gotta do that anymores. 2003 Seville STS 43k miles with the Bose Sound, Navigation System, HID Headlamps, and MagneRide 1993 DeVille. Looks great inside and out! 298k miles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thu Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I grabbed some of the hard disk magnets I've collected and tried this after I bought new tires last night and it works like a charm. Saves me a trip to the dealer! 2003 Seville STS 43k miles with the Bose Sound, Navigation System, HID Headlamps, and MagneRide 1993 DeVille. Looks great inside and out! 298k miles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYES Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Don't quote me on this because it is late and I am tired. But this sounds like the same procedure as the C5 Vettes. To me this is legit and something that one can do very easily. I do not have TPM's on my Caddy's but I do on my Vette. It is easy and I think that it is the same procedure. Trust the posts and if you have problems please advise. I could get you the procedure if need be but my tribal knowledge tells me that the other posts are spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95SevilleSLS Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Yes, some of the corvettes have the same monitors as caddys and can be programmed the same way. -Dusty- - 02 Seville STS, white diamond - 93 Sixty Special, Tan with vinyl top - 79 Coupe DeVille, Tan with Tan top - 06 GMC Sierra Z71, Black - 92 Silverado C1500, black and grey - 83 Chevy K10 Silverado, Black and Grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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