Direct TPMS T6.1 activation/coding using VCDS

[pocketrocketsuk]

Hi everyone, I'm currently working on a T6.1 i've bought recently, it was converted by a company that have apparently gone bust - they installed aftermarket wheels removing the TPMS system (no valves in place and seems to be coded out) I have access to VCDS but I'm lost in how to re-activate - is there anyone that could assist, many thanks

 

[Skyliner33]

Hi everyone, I'm currently working on a T6.1 i've bought recently, it was converted by a company that have apparently gone bust - they installed aftermarket wheels removing the TPMS system (no valves in place and seems to be coded out) I have access to VCDS but I'm lost in how to re-activate - is there anyone that could assist, many thanks

Are you sure the van ha it in the first place?

 

[pocketrocketsuk]

I was told there was due to the spec, is there a way to find out via VIN?

 

[FWhite]

Agree,
my T6.1 Kombi (might be what you call Shuttle in UK, has 9 seats) has not any "real" TPMS (i.e. pressure sensors). It has "passive" TPMS , that uses the ABS sensors to detect a tyre failure. I
That can be coded in and out, there are pecific threads about that in this forum.

 

[pocketrocketsuk]

So, indirect/passive TPMS can be coded to any Transporter T6/T6.1? whereas direct TPMS needs valves and a receiver?

 

[FWhite]

So, indirect/passive TPMS can be coded to any Transporter T6/T6.1? whereas direct TPMS needs valves and a receiver?

This is my understanding for the T6.1.

It looks like ( I am in EU) that in the UK some T6.1 vans came with TPMS deactivated while Shuttle/Combis (i.e. M1) came with it active.

 

[pocketrocketsuk]

What's the exact way to code passive/indirect TPMS via VCDS please?

 

[FWhite]

What's the exact way to code passive/indirect TPMS via VCDS please?

You may look below in the "similar threads" i.e.
here

 

[Skyliner33]

I was told there was due to the spec, is there a way to find out via VIN?

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[Pauly]

I have done a guide on indirect TPMS activation for 6.1

Thread 'T6.1 Tyre Pressure Monitoring System Activation (Indirect TPMS)'

15 Dec 2022

This is the details for activating indirect TPMS on any T6.1 vehicle that didnt get it from the factory (huge credit to @mmi for his assistance on this)

Firstly we need to understand what TPMS is, there are two types :

Indirect TPMS - This uses the ABS sensors to measure wheel rotation speed and will give you a dash warning light if any one of the wheels starts to lose pressure (causing that wheel to rotate faster relative to the other wheels) no pressure measurement is taken from the tyres

Direct TPMS - This uses a sensor inside each wheel to directly measure the current tyre...

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