Tire Pressure Monitor System
If your vehicle has the tire pressure monitor system, it
can alert you to a large change in the pressure of
one tire. The system "learns" the pressure at each tire
throughout the operating speed range of your vehicle.
The system normally takes between 45 and 90 minutes
of driving to learn the tire pressures. This time may
be longer depending on your individual driving habits.
Learning need not be accumulated during a single
trip. Once learned, the system will remember the tire
pressures until the system is recalibrated.
After the system has learned tire pressures with
properly inflated tires, the LOW TIRE PRESSURE
message will come on if the pressure in one tire
becomes 12 psi (83 kPa) lower than the other
three tires. The tire pressure monitor system won't alert
you if the pressure in more than one tire is low, if the
system is not properly calibrated, or if the vehicle
is moving faster than 70 mph (110 km/h).
The tire pressure monitor system detects differences in
tire rotation speeds that are caused by changes in tire
pressure. The system can alert you about a low tire-but
it doesn't replace normal tire maintenance. See Tires on
page 5-58.
When the LOW TIRE PRESSURE message comes on,
you should stop as soon as you can and check all
your tires for damage. (If a tire is flat, see If a Tire Goes
Flat on page 5-74.) Also check the tire pressure in all
four tires as soon as you can. See Inflation - Tire
Pressure on page 5-64.
The LOW TIRE PRESSURE message will also be
displayed (while the ignition is on) until you reset
(calibrate) the system.
Don't reset the tire pressure monitor system without first
correcting the cause of the problem and checking
and adjusting the pressure in all four tires. If you reset
the system when the tire pressures are incorrect,
the system will not work properly and may not alert you
when a tire is low.
Any time you adjust a tire's pressure, rotate your tires,
or have one or more tires repaired or replaced, you'll
need to reset (calibrate) the tire pressure monitor
system. You'll also need to reset the system whenever
you buy new tires and whenever the vehicle's battery
has been disconnected.
The tire pressure monitor system can be reset two
ways.
To reset (calibrate) the system using the ignition,
do the following:
1. Turn the ignition position to ON.
2. Pull the exterior lamp control from the ON position
to the OFF position three times.
To reset (calibrate) the system through the radio, do the
following:
1. Turn the ignition to ACC or ON and turn the
radio off.
2. Press and hold the TUNE DISPL button on the
radio for at least five seconds until SETTINGS is
displayed.
3. Press the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrow to scroll
through the main menu.
4. Scroll until TIRE MON appears on the display.
5. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT button to enter the
submenu. RESET will be displayed.
6. Press the TUNE DISPL button to reset. A chime will
be heard to verify the new setting and DONE will
be displayed for one second.
7. Once the monitor has been reset, scroll until EXIT
appears on the display.
8. Press the TUNE DISPL button to exit programming.
A chime will be heard to verify exit.
The system completes the calibration process during
driving.
The system normally takes 15 to 20 minutes of driving
in each of three speed ranges to "learn" tire pressures.
The speed ranges are 15 to 40 mph (25 to 65 km/h),
40 to 65 mph (65 to 105 km/h) and above 65 mph
(105 km/h). When learning is complete, the system will
alert you after two to eight minutes if a tire is 12 psi
(83 kPa) different from the other three tires. Detection
thresholds may be higher and detection times may
be longer on rough roads, curves and at high speeds.
The system is not capable of detection at speeds greater
than 70 mph (110 km/h).
On our Impala, it means that your tire pressure is low on one of your tires.
only way to reset it is to fill the tires with the proper amount of air. they all need to be within 1.12psi of each other
The tires that came stock on the 1959 Impala were the OEM. On the convertible they were the 235 blue-flame tires. OEM stands for the original equipment manufacturer.
The tire reset button is to reset your tires.
what tires and rims came on that car stock?
This means you have low tire pressure on one of your four tires, so adjust tire pressure as needed.
Base models: P225/60R16; Impala SS: P235/55R17.....
See Tire Pressure Monitoring System on page 5-65 of your "Owner's Manual", under Section 5: Service and Appearance Care - Tires...
America Tires stores have done this for me w.o. charge several times and they manipulated the headlight switch to achieve this. Probably any tire store will do this for you for goodwill.
Balance your tires!
The factory size is: 225/60-16
yes they will