You do the relearn procedure with a TPMS reset tool. Or, pull in the dealer bay, and have it done there in about two minutes. They will have a tool on the counter.

Or, you take off the wheels and put them on the correct reading corners.

 

Thanks, still learning a lot of things about this car.

 

Each time you rotate the tires the TPMS locations need to be reset. You may be able to do it yourself using a suitable magnet. Google "2016 cadillac elr tpms reset procedure" or something close.

 

I haven't looked at the manual yet, but messing around with the controls on the steering wheel, I believe there's a way to do it from the instrument cluster.

Thanks!

 

The TPMS sensor matching process is described on page 282 of the manual. It's essentially the same process as any other modern GM vehicle. Whoever rotated the tires last time just didn't bother to re-learn the sensor positions. Submariner409 is correct that you may be able to do it yourself, but if you plan to have the dealer rotate the tires for you, just get them to do it. If you're near the service bay, you can confirm they're doing it by listening for your horn to honk for each tire.

 

I have same situation, my tires all over the place. The only question I have is why gm didn't bother to make self correcting system, it's very easy to do on programming level, since we have steering wheel position sensor and abs sensors, it takes no time to find out what is what.... Idk.... Someone got too lazy I guess....

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I have same situation, my tires all over the place. The only question I have is why gm didn't bother to make self correcting system, it's very easy to do on programming level, since we have steering wheel position sensor and abs sensors, it takes no time to find out what is what.... Idk.... Someone got too lazy I guess....

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Seems like a trend with this car. Just make it look beautiful, who cares if anything makes sense! lol

 

There are vehicles which accomplish this today, and yes there are patents as well. Multiple ways to do this, but a common low cost / low complexity one is having a slightly smarter TPMS sensor that also keeps track of wheel rotation. By the TPMS sensor sending a rolling count delta since the last transmission, the car can compare wheel rotations with the hardwired ABS wheel pickup signals. After driving a little bit (not perfectly straight or flat), a match can be made and the sensor location can be pinpointed.

Tesla is one example of a car that can auto-learn wheel position. Those TPMS sensors also send tire temperature as well.

I wouldn't say the engineers were lazy, but just an evolution of the technology and a trade off between price and performance.

 

TPMs with temperature you say..
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A vehicle tire monitoring system including a tire and wheel assembly. The tire and wheel assembly may include a wheel having a rim portion including an inside surface; a tire including a tire carcass having an inner surface and an outer surface with a tire tread over a radially outer portion of...

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