Tilt wheel not working.

[MR Roadster]

Well I found out why my tilt wheel would not fully go to the up position. There was a error code b2355-17 driver vertical position sensor this caused the seat calibration on the tech2 to not work. It stated "clear codes before calibration" I tried clearing the code but that didn't work. So next I tried moving the driver seat up down back and forward to the fullest. Then I scanned for codes ...there were none. Next using my xtools d7 in the seat menu, set up seat module. This cause the steering column to move is all positions then returning to the original position. The calibration ended. But the steering column would not move after that procedure. Next using the D7 I went to the steering wheel column menu and performed the column calibration. That worked. I'm sure the Tech2 would have been faster but i wanted to make find out if the Xtools D7 was making the error instead of fixing the error. It was and it did. So to recap the D7 seat calibration causes the steering wheel tilt/telescope to freeze. The D7 steering wheel column menu/ calibration is the fix.

 

[Fireduck69]

Side question on the D7, have you been able to do a top relearn with it?

 

[justdennis]

Good job figuring that out, once the Xtool locked up my steering column I was afraid to try it on anything else.

 

[MR Roadster]

Side question on the D7, have you been able to do a top relearn with it?

Not yet, but only because I haven't needed to use the procedure.

 

[MR Roadster]

Good job figuring that out, once the Xtool locked up my steering column I was afraid to try it on anything else.

I don't blame you for that. I really like the d7 because it is small and easier to use and works on other makes. Plus it can save reports and record real time data. I use it for bench testing my suspension bypass modules.

 

[RubyRod]

OK, I'll bite. What's a "D7"? Is this a different scan tool than the Tech2?

 

[mickeytee]

The only problem i saw with it is it did not show the actual gm code.it showed generic codes that do not match up with the ones in the gm manuals. That was several years ago. my tech 2 has never let me down and attached to a laptop does everything including real time , recorded date and graphs. Not as colorful as the d7 . but 100% accurate. Plus with my gm code i can vin modules and do updates. Not sure you can do that with the d7. Let me know

 

[justdennis]

Yes Rubyrod, the D7 made by Xtool is a Bidirectional diagnostic scanner

 

[MR Roadster]

My tech2 is a reliable backup. Xtools D7 is cheaper than the Tech2 and is useful for all makes and models. I needed a modern Scanner for my Lexus and Silverado. My tech2 only went up to 2009.