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Hey everyone hoping to get some help here. After drifting in my c5z with traction and stability control off i got a sign in the dash saying, Service Active Handling. After i got done i turned the car off and turned it back on and the sign went away. This is the second time this has happened to me, is this something to worry about? After checking the cars codes the code is 28 TCS C1282 H.
Any codes stored? Did you make any recent changes or modifications to the car?
the car is completely stock other than taillights, i don’t have a code reader so I am not sure but I don’t believe there should be, its only been about 2 months since i bought the car. It only has 27k miles
My first 2002 vert had that error about twice a year for five years. Same result. I shut it off and restarted it and the error went away. Never addressed the problem and the car was salt water flooded in a hurricane.
LED tail lights, by any chance? Been there, done that.
My guess is you have DTC C1291 or similiar stored in your EBCM. If so, read on.
The ABS system monitors the brakes by sending a 5V reference voltage through the brake bulbs. If the circuit is open (ex: burnt bulbs), it sets a code. LED lights have way higher resistance than the incandescent bulbs, so the module "sees" it as an open brake circuit.
You can either put back the OEM taillights, or you can install resistors in parallel to the taillights to simulate the bulbs being there. Brake light resistor wired in parallel to the brake bulbs.
LED tail lights, by any chance? Been there, done that.
My guess is you have DTC C1291 or similiar stored in your EBCM. If so, read on.
The ABS system monitors the brakes by sending a 5V reference voltage through the brake bulbs. If the circuit is open (ex: burnt bulbs), it sets a code. LED lights have way higher resistance than the incandescent bulbs, so the module "sees" it as an open brake circuit.
You can either put back the OEM taillights, or you can install resistors in parallel to the taillights to simulate the bulbs being there. Brake light resistor wired in parallel to the brake bulbs.
If this is the case would be bad for me to just leave it and not mess with it?
The main issue here is you lose your traction control and/or active handling systems suddenly, at potentially the worst time; when you are driving aggressively. If you don't like the driving assist (and some people don't), then I guess its fine, however I would manually disable it pre-emptively so it doesn't drop out without warning.
If you feel you need it, I would either go back to stock taillights or install the resistors. The modification isn't all that hard to do, and the parts aren't expensive. I went with the resistors.
The main issue here is you lose your traction control and/or active handling systems suddenly, at potentially the worst time; when you are driving aggressively. If you don't like the driving assist (and some people don't), then I guess its fine, however I would manually disable it pre-emptively so it doesn't drop out without warning.
If you feel you need it, I would either go back to stock taillights or install the resistors. The modification isn't all that hard to do, and the parts aren't expensive. I went with the resistors.
I used the Sylvania LED load resistors. There are similar products on Amazon and potentially cheaper, but I picked these up locally. I used stainless steel wall plates as a heat sink/mounting plates, and attached them to the bumper frame between the trunk tub and the tail lights.
Service Active Handling
