help.. tire maintence

[altystreet]

when i start my car a warning thing lights up and shows a picture of a tire and it says tire maintence.. i dont know how big or small the problem but i do have 18" aftermarket tires

[DJ_B_Easy]

Is it a light on your gauge cluster that looks like this: ( ! )

Or a warning in the LED display that actually reads "Tire Maintenance"?

( ! ) Means your tires are low on pressure, that is the TPMS warning light.
"Tire Maintenance" means your dealership set your ECU to remind you to get a tire rotation at a specified mileage.

[altystreet]

its the led display but i dont need my tires rotated yet i know that... where i got my tires on they took of the sensor or something like that.. could that be it?

[DJ_B_Easy]

Take pic...

[wade001]

If the sensor was removed, the sign will constantly be on. Just have to get used to it. What symbol is it?

[funkee]

You can set reminders for maintenance. Someone probably set a reminder to do it every xxxx miles or so, and it came up. Just flash through the maintenance settings and reset it.

[altystreet]

yeah im pretty sure where i got my new tires and rims put on they took the sensor off.. so i guess i have to get used to it. and when i get the header i heard that the sensor comes on for that so ill be getting used to that

[SanoSuKe]

yeah im pretty sure where i got my new tires and rims put on they took the sensor off.. so i guess i have to get used to it. and when i get the header i heard that the sensor comes on for that so ill be getting used to that

You don't have to get used to it. Just take it to a good tire shop that offers sensor swapping, it'll cost ya but it's better than that annoying light..

[funkee]

The tire pressure warning light and the maintenance reminders are different things. The reminders come up on the panel just above the steering column. You can use the two buttons to the left of the steering wheel to set up and reset maintenance schedules.