How to disable the TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) instrument cluster
By Rudy Compart edited by onehundred80

This post is available as a PDF file. See the bottom of the postThe easiest way to disable it is to remove the wire from pin 2 and put it in the empty place of pin 6 . This will completely disable it and you will no longer have the light illuminate on the instrument cluster. This will not affect the HomeLink in any way so you don't lose that functionality.

There is a blank hole in position 6 and the connector goes together in one way only with the barb facing the hole in the face of the connector. Position #6 is at the end of the connector with the notch in it, study the ends of the connector and you will see the difference. My connector was covered in a foam tape which was disintegrating so I cleaned it all up.

To get at the TPMS/HomeLink connector, remove the dome light by removing the cover of the light by gently prying around the edge of it, moving it out bit by bit evenly, the use of a small trim removal tool is best.









The connector is not immediately visible; it is not the one you see attached to the HomeLink module. The one you are looking for is the 6 pin connector beside, behind or on top of the HomeLink module. Gently pull it out of the dome light hole so you can work on it. I carefully disconnected the connector from the HomeLink module by pulling it down. This is a delicate item and I damaged mine slightly so be careful and not pinch it too hard. You can now separate the 6 pin connector. To do this slide a small screwdriver between the male and female connectors above the hole in the side, this hole can be seen in the pictures to spring the sidewall of the female connector over the little catch on the side of the male connector.

You now open the hinged part of the female connector this is the part of the connector closest to the module, this clamps the wires in place. By depressing the barb on the #2 connector pin with a toothpick through the hole the wire can be gently removed from the connector and slid fully into the blank hole at position #6. Slide it in so that the barb clips into the hole in the connector sidewall.

Reconnect the connector(s) and carefully stow them back beside the module so they do not interfere with the dome light body snaps. Finally, reinstall the dome light body and lens and you are finished. Voila, no more irritating dash panel light.

The 6 pin connector is shown separated in the top photo with the TPMS wire (in my case it was purple) relocated into position #6.



This photo shows the hinged section of the connector un-clipped to release the clamping pressure on the wires.

 

Thank you

 

Well done! Thank you.

 

I'm glad you put this version on here. The previous PDF. didn't explain flipping the white clamp up to get the wire out. Well done

 

I really think this is worthy of "Sticky" status. I know we have a LOT of them, but fact is, scrolling thru 30 or so stickies is easier than the search function.

 

Do not do it yet as I have improved it.
The updated post and PDF is now the you see.
Thanks for the kind words, while doing this thread and found out that both of my colour printers had dried ink nozzles when I came to test print them, they took hours to clean. They just cannot be tested on a laser printer.
Make sure you test your inkjet printers every few weeks by running the test page through it.

For the record I did not use Wiki once.😉

 

This is awesome.! Such great detail, thanks so much for taking the time to make this easy enough for even me. 😂

Thanks a bunch Rudy.
Btw, now that I have contacted one of the gurus, would you be so kind to take a look at my post called CUT WIRES.
I added a picture of the wires I’m referring to. Trying to figure out what they go to and a work around. If this is t the place to ask for assistance just let me know. Sorry if I’m not using the forum correctly. Still learning

 

believe it or not, my connector is black, and doesn’t have the slots as shown in pictures. There are tiny round holes, I have used several pointed tip tools, including a thumb tack. Nothing seems to be able to release the wire. And my connector only contains three wires. Wth

 

MY APOLOGIES FOR BEING SUCH AN IDIOT. Of course I had the wrong connector. And know have found the white correct one. Please ignore my previous comment. And again thanks for such detailed instructions

 

Easy fix, Thanks for the info.

 

hello and thanks for this,

I am at the connector and i have it apart , but I cant get the purple wire to release, I have tried different tools , but it does not want to release, any suggestions? thanks

 

why can't purple wire just be cut , if its going into a empty port?

 

If you do cut it, make sure to leave enough wire in case you want to put it back together in the future.
Also, tape the ends to prevent a short circuit.