2013 Honda Fit VSA Disable with TPMS light on (exploration and testing)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- There is a summary of my findings at the bottom of this description.
In my 2013 Honda Fit if you have a tpms problem such as a low tire the vehicle forces the VSA system to stay on and there doesn't seem to be a way to disable it without modifying the vehicle.
In my situation my winter rims don't have sensors in them so I can't turn off VSA.
This video is an exploration into ways to turn off the VSA system because occasionally I might need to "power out" of getting stuck and the VSA system as you may know cuts engine power when it detects slipping.
Summary
VSA Disable Switch With TPMS Off -- Turns off VSA without issue. Press the button again to turn VSA back on.
VSA Disable Switch -- Does nothing with TPMS Light On
VSA Disable Switch Unplugged -- Does nothing for my 2013 but might work on 2009-2011 Fits
Removing Under Dash TPMS 7.5A Fuse(2) -- Will probably turn on TPMS light on dash and force VSA. It did nothing for my situation where TPMS light was already on. VSA Disable Switch continued to not function
Pulling Parking Brake On (just enough for brake light to illuminate and full pull) -- VSA still operates ABS??
Unplugging Brake Position Switch -- Disabled brake lights. Disabled shift lock solenoid making it impossible to shift into gear without override. Did not test for VSA ABS functionality as this was impractical.
Removing Under Dash ABS/VSA 7.5A Fuse(11) -- Disables VSA,ABS,TCS,EPS. Illuminates VSA,ABS,EPS,BRAKE lights. Causes flashing D light indicating constant TCM fault communicated to PCM.
Reinstalling fuse required a restart of the car to get rid of all dash lights. ABS,BRAKE,EPS reenabled when fuse was reinstalled.
Removing Under Dash ABS/VSA 30A Small Fuse(37) -- Disables VSA,ABS,TCS. Illuminates VSA,ABS,BRAKE lights. Cases flashing D light indicating constant TCM fault communicated to PCM.
Reinstalling fuse reenabled ABS and got rid of ABS and BRAKE lights. Left with flashing D and VSA light. Flashing D light disappeared after one key cycle. VSA disappeared after 3 key cycles.
Removing Under Dash ABS/VSA MTR 30A Box Fuse(58) Did not remove but should disable ABS and VSA as the pump will not function
Unplugging ABS Speed Sensor (Right front seemed easiest to get to in the engine bay sticking through the inner fender low behind your oil cap)
--- Disables VSA,ABS,TCS. Illuminates VSA and ABS lights
Plugging the sensor back in does not turn off VSA or ABS lights. One key cycle does.
Unplugging Steering Angle Sensor -- Disabled VSA, TCS turned on VSA Light.
Required a key cycle to reset system
Unplugging Yaw Sensor - Disabled VSA, TCS turned on VSA Light
Required a key cycle to reset system
Thanks for the video. Just bought a 12 Fit a week ago and with 8” of snow found it very impractical that the traction control won’t turn off since the TPMS light is on. Will see if it’s a bad sensor but at least I can disable it for the time being.
Hi. Thanks for video. I just got brand new tires and air pressure is good on all 4 tires. Drove several miles but TPMS light won't go off. It came on about a week before new tires. Is there any way to reset this? Thanks!
You could try pulling the tpms fuse and putting it back in but chances are that a battery went bad in one of the monitors. If you have a 2015 or newer there is a button you hold when parked on the lower left dash to reset the system.
@@thehondafitguy Thank you for getting back to me. It's a 2011, so no button. Thought it might be something quick and easy. I'll try the fuse. Thanks again!
@@triviaplay20 did the fuse work?
I’m sorry I couldn’t find where the fix is! How do you disable the VSA ? My TPMS is also on. Thanks!
There is no good fix. Closest thing is to unplug the steering angle sensor in the steering column or the yaw sensor under the center console in front of the shifter.
If you only want to temporarily disable it the 30A abs/vsa fuse under the dash or the right front abs sensor will disable it but also disable a lot of other things.
The description has a summary of my findings
@@thehondafitguy aside from lights I dont see a downside to pulling the yaw sensor, you still have abs and no traction control...works until you can get those tpms sensors replace, thanks for the video
Yeah unplugging the yaw or steering angle sensor seems to do the least amount of harm.
This all came about because my snow tire rims don’t have sensors.
I kept getting in trouble because the traction control was cutting engine power when I needed to power through some snow. (Such as backing through a snowbank at the end of a driveway)
This would leave me stuck.
@@thehondafitguy hey man, I took your advice and I’ve been having a blast without ABS and traction control!
It’s time for my inspection and apparently my Parking brake light might be on permanently because of whatever shit I unplugged. I plugged in the steering sensor or whatever in the Column, but I can’t remember if i unplugged the yaw or where the yaw is. What the heck did I do??? My traction and ABS lights are on and plugging the steering sensor in didn’t turn off any of the lights. Thank you!
These systems are not for my safety they're to make my low traction driving experience harder. I know how to drive the car much better than the car knows how to drive itself. Really hate how Honda implemented this
It does bug me that they disabled the button with the tpms. Most people probably don’t know what the button is for and the people that do probably can make a calculated decision.
@@thehondafitguy I've been driving for a long time, you learn that sometimes you gotta slide to get where you're going
Why is this 44 minutes long
I always planned on cutting a shorter version. I don’t actually know why I posted the long one.