Slip Indicator light after rotating wheels

[Bourbonator]

Hi guys,

2012 LE. I did a five wheel rotation yesterday, and the slip indicator light has been on since. One of the wheels doesn't have a TPMS, but I don't think that's the issue, as the tire pressure light isn't on. My ScanGaugeII indicates no DTCs. Pressing the VSC Off and Downhill Assist Control buttons did nothing. I tried shifting from 4 open to 4 locked, and back - nothing. I left the battery unplugged overnight, and the slip indicator light persists.

Is a zero point calibration in my future? Anyone dealt with a similar situation and find another solution?

 

[Hydguy]

Did you put the wheels in their old position to see if the light goes out?

 

[03_4x4Runner]

Did you put the wheels in their old position to see if the light goes out?

This will not make a difference. At long as it sees 4 sensors it is fine.

 

[03_4x4Runner]

Hi guys,

2012 LE. I did a five wheel rotation yesterday, and the slip indicator light has been on since. One of the wheels doesn't have a TPMS, but I don't think that's the issue, as the tire pressure light isn't on. My ScanGaugeII indicates no DTCs. Pressing the VSC Off and Downhill Assist Control buttons did nothing. I tried shifting from 4 open to 4 locked, and back - nothing. I left the battery unplugged overnight, and the slip indicator light persists.

Is a zero point calibration in my future? Anyone dealt with a similar situation and find another solution?

Are you sure you did not cut or damage and wheel speed sensor when changing the tires?

 

[mo_mo]

Hi guys,

2012 LE. I did a five wheel rotation yesterday, and the slip indicator light has been on since. One of the wheels doesn't have a TPMS, but I don't think that's the issue, as the tire pressure light isn't on. My ScanGaugeII indicates no DTCs. Pressing the VSC Off and Downhill Assist Control buttons did nothing. I tried shifting from 4 open to 4 locked, and back - nothing. I left the battery unplugged overnight, and the slip indicator light persists.

Is a zero point calibration in my future? Anyone dealt with a similar situation and find another solution?

5 point tire rotation, the 'new'/spare tire that has joined the 'old' three, are they similar sized including tread wear? I'm curious if the different diameters may be tripping the slip indicator due to the rotational/circumference difference.

 

[Bourbonator]

5 point tire rotation, the 'new'/spare tire that has joined the 'old' three, are they similar sized including tread wear? I'm curious if the different diameters may be tripping the slip indicator due to the rotational/circumference difference.

The thought occurred to me, but I don't think a few mm would make a difference. I can check the tread depth tomorrow. I will also be doing a zero point tomorrow.

 

[Hydguy]

This will not make a difference. At long as it sees 4 sensors it is fine.

It might not if the rotation didn't cause the issue.

However, if he put everything back the way it was, and the indicator went out, he could figure out what the issues is with that tire. Conversely, if it doesn't go out, then he knows there is something else going on.

Swapping the tires back to their original position is a very easy troubleshooting step. Sorry you can't see the validity of returning to a prior good know now setup.

 

[Breadman03]

The thought occurred to me, but I don't think a few mm would make a difference. I can check the tread depth tomorrow. I will also be doing a zero point tomorrow.

I saw someone talking about slip lights/warnings occurring that way. It was some random Internet guy that may or may not have been an expert or a Russian bot, but his claim was that running mismatched tires caused him issues.

 

[Bourbonator]

I'll bump this one last time with the resolution:

I switched the tires back to their position before the rotation - ie, I put the spare back in the spare location. It did have about 3mm more tread depth than the other tires. Unfortunately, this did not solve the problem/make the slip indicator light go off.

I performed the zero point calibration and finally got the light off.

I will say that the instructions as laid out by [MENTION=51374]iDRiVaT4R[/MENTION] were nearly spot on. Maybe it's situational, but in my case, (c) (driving 40km/h for 10 seconds) should not be done before performing the Downhill Assist Control Calibration. You need to go straight from the test mode into calibrating DAC, and skip the driving part, otherwise the slip light will stay lit. Perhaps it was just poor reading comprehension, but that was my hang up.