What are these switches? (2 Viewers)

[Kigiin]

In responding to the post about a Escort radar detector, the OP posted this pic.

What are the "set" and "RSCA" switches for - never seen or heard of these. It's a 2006 LC I think.

Also note, that the PO inserted the Escort mute controller in a blank - pretty neat except I wonder if the ergonomics of that location are better than just pressing mute on the detector itself.

 

[uHu]

Roll Sensing Curtain Airbag
Switch off before serious offroading. It will inflate when the roll angle is over a certain limit.

 

[gotmud]

"set" is for yout TPMS

"RSCA" = Roll-Sensing-Curtain-Airbags

 

[Kigiin]

"set" is for yout TPMS

What is TPMS?

 

[gotmud]

Guess I type too slow!

 

[gotmud]

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

 

[Kigiin]

Ok, but what does the switch do?

 

[gotmud]

Say you switch tires and want to run a higher or lower air pressure. You would hold this switch down to make your new pressure the "default" setting so your TMPS light does not come on.

 

[Kigiin]

So it inflates/deflates all four tires... really?

 

[1loudLX]

No, it does not. It resets the system so the light doesn't come on

 

[ThirdShore]

To clarify, if you install some tires that require running them at a higher pressure, say 40 instead of 29/32. you inflate the tires to the desired pressure, press (and I believe hold) the button, and your tire pressure monitoring system won't give you a low pressure alert unless it drops a certain amount below 40 as opposed to 29/32.