|
C30 / S40 & V50 '04-'12 / C70 '06-'13 General Forum for the P1-platform C30 / S40 / V50 / C70 models |
Information |
|
TC light and tyre sizeViews : 289 Replies : 5Users Viewing This Thread : |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
Feb 16th, 2018, 14:25 | #1 |
Senior Member
Last Online: Jan 10th, 2024 07:10
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: West Sussex
|
TC light and tyre size
After having some rear tyres fitted I started noticing my TC warning light coming on without wheel slip.
The fronts were replaced recently with maxxis and rears were matched. Or so I thought. On closer inspection as things didn't look right to me, I have 205/50 17 on front and 225/50 17 on rear. Will this confuse the TC into thinking the fronts are spinning when they are not? |
Feb 16th, 2018, 15:11 | #2 |
Volvo S40
Last Online: Yesterday 00:18
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Chichester
|
what car are you driving? what engine?
On some cases you might not notice the slip when there might actualy be some (as the TC is dealing with it) But with your tire sizes, others might correct me if im wrong but they should all be the same width .... your tire setup sounds like something for a RWD car
__________________
----------------------------------------- Current: 2009 Volvo S40 T5 Progress Thread: https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=271945 Previous Volvo: 2008 S40 SE Lux R Design 2.0D |
Feb 16th, 2018, 15:11 | #3 | |
WowIcanwriteAnythingHere!
Last Online: Mar 26th, 2024 17:05
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Dublin/Meath
|
Quote:
You should have it sorted ASAP. If thats what you were given as "matching set" they should immediately fix the mistake.
__________________
2005 V50 T5AWD M66, Stage1 Hilton tune E-focus torque mount, E46 bi-xenon retrofit v2 , (also available in PDF form), DTSC fully-off mod, Brembo discs+ATE ceramic pads |
|
Feb 16th, 2018, 15:30 | #4 | |
Senior Member
Last Online: Jan 10th, 2024 07:10
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: West Sussex
|
Quote:
I asked for 205/50s and my invoice says 205/50s but looked at the car yesterday and thought the tyre wall looked too big on the rear for the same make and tread pattern tyre. Car is v50 2.0d, and traction light will come on much easier than it ever has done. I text the mechanic I use and he said the tyres are confusing the abs, and it'll probably need re programming on diagnostics when the correct size has been fitted. |
|
Feb 16th, 2018, 15:39 | #5 |
WowIcanwriteAnythingHere!
Last Online: Mar 26th, 2024 17:05
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Dublin/Meath
|
not sure what he means by that sentence, but once you are back to 205/50 here will be nothing in the car itself to reprogram - the tyre size is programmed into car's brain and it wont change even if you fit 19' there. It will just calculate deviation from its default and either display wrong speed or trigger TC in that case. So just get the correct ones on and dont worry :}
__________________
2005 V50 T5AWD M66, Stage1 Hilton tune E-focus torque mount, E46 bi-xenon retrofit v2 , (also available in PDF form), DTSC fully-off mod, Brembo discs+ATE ceramic pads |
The Following User Says Thank You to LizardOfBodom For This Useful Post: |
Feb 16th, 2018, 16:14 | #6 |
Senior Member
Last Online: Jan 10th, 2024 07:10
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: West Sussex
|
I've dropped it off at the tyre fitters, as my Subaru was in there anyway after having tyres last week that were badly out of balance! New staff in there, service has gone downhill somewhat!
They are changing them and said it would give the TC a hissy fit, and he will do a reset on the abs so it doesn't throw the abs/TC lights back on. Fingers crossed they don't f**k that up! |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|