TPMS light Honda 2009 Civic?
After installing a remote start alarm viper alarm (DEI) on my 09 civic.
My TPMS light came up, not the Low Tire Pressure light ( ! ), but the actual "TPMS" indicator. (i.e. Those letters)
The viper alarm may be causing interference causing the TPMS light to come up.
I was wondering if anyone every had that problem?
Its just a strange coincidence that the TPMS came on after the alarm was put on, and not before… Thats why I'm suspecting something else. But there's a chance that one of the sensors went bad or something.
Added (1). The tire pressure is fine.
Again, it is not the ( ! ) low tire pressure symbol. It is the TPMS indicator. They are not the same thing.
According to Honda TPMS indicator light, indicates an issue with the monitoring system.
But i'm looking for a little more detail here.
The Viper alarm installation has nothing to affect the TPMS, Direct TPMS systems like your Civic utilizes Radio Frequency (RF) technology to transmit pressure data and other information to the vehicle's electronic control unit (PCM). RF-based TPMS systems provide a reliable and safe indication of tire pressure for the driver.
The likelihood of an unscrupulous individual(s) creating a situation where they would hack into a sensor and "fool" the TPMS system is extremely unlikely, as is a scenario where a driver's location could be intercepted and identified and like any other manufactures who made TPMS. The system has been tested to the extreme for interference to and from other frequencies.
For your reading about the matter: The technical aspect of TPMS:
http://www.tpmsmadeeasy.com/pdf/Schrader%20Technical%20Response-RF%20Security-2010.pdf
So my only suggestion to you about the TPMS light (not the "Low pressure" warning light) is to recheck all tires pressure (Cold), including the spare (If equip with full size spare) then drive the vehicle for 10 minutes or so. If the TPMS light is not reset/ turn off. Have the code read out and see what need to be done to correct the problem. Most likely I can tell you right now is one or all of the tire sensors need to be replace due to the battery of the sensors life is about 5 years.
It won't be a DIY project since the new sensors has to be ID and program into the PCM of the car by a TPMS scanner, not the one you use for the other controllers on the car.
Edit: If you still have doubt about the Viper's installation. This site may help or contact with the Viper's installation place:
http://www.the12volt.com/
Try this, check the tire pressure.
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