tyre pressure monitor system

[andy banes]

who can tell me about the tyre pressure system on a t6. I have a panel van and i have read its not active as standard on these but it it on a combo....apparently it can be activated by vcds something I'm looking into

my question is how does the tyre pressure system work is it like others to do with ride height, and does lowering the vehicle effect the system... does it need to be re calibrated?

 

[former member]

I don't know for sure but it's probably just an ABS sensor system; if one wheel changes pressure it rotates at a different speed and the alarm goes off.
Happened once to us and it told us which wheel was affected (it was a nail); pretty useful.

 

[andy banes]

thanks,

of course if its a wheel rotation system does putting bigger wheels on affect it?

 

[Pauly]

No, wheels can be changed, you basically pump all your tyres to the correct inflation then 'save/store' the setting and if will notify you if anything changes

 

[former member]

thanks,

of course if its a wheel rotation system does putting bigger wheels on affect it?

They'll all rotate at the same speed so nope; just need to reset the monitor which is pretty straightforward.

 

[T6Paul]

It's a wheel rotation based system using the ABS sensors so you wont need to get the expensive sensor valves fitted.

When I had my 19's fitted the light came on after about 5 miles, as Pauly says just reset on the MFD once you're happy with the pressures. The light hasn't come back on since!

 

[T6Paul]

All new vehicles since November 2014 in the EU must be fitted with a TPMS as standard so yours should already be active...

 

[andy banes]

dont seem to get a light on anywhere at the beginning ..what am i looking for?

 

[T6Paul]

easy way to test, (ideally off road in a safe area ) is to let one tyre down approx 25% and do a few loops, you'll get a light like this:



I don't recall the light normally coming on at start up?...

 

[andy banes]

All new vehicles since November 2014 in the EU must be fitted with a TPMS as standard so yours should already be active...

well it doesn't appear so (see first post)

 

[andy banes]

easy way to test, (ideally off road in a safe area ) is to let one tyre down approx 25% and do a few loops, you'll get a light like this:

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I don't recall the light normally coming on at start up?...

i dont get a light....

and cant find any programme for reset...

 

[Loz]

well it doesn't appear so (see first post)

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that list has further to scroll down...

 

[andy banes]

yes i know .....and i did......and nothing is there.....

 

[Pauly]

Its not in that menu you have gone into MFD data (ie which info to show) go back to the base menu

 

[former member]

That menu is what you want the MFD to display. Pretty sure the TPMS reset/option is a menu back.

 

[former member]

Haha @Pauly - we keep writing the same things (more or less) at exactly the same time!!

 

[Pauly]

But i ninja`d you so its ok

 

[former member]

But i ninja`d you so its ok

Not on the first reply...

 

[andy banes]

ok so I've gone through settings found something winter tyres........but no tyre pressure reset...

 

[mark]

All new vehicles since November 2014 in the EU must be fitted with a TPMS as standard so yours should already be active...

Not quite true- it's only passenger carrying vehicles so standard on a kombi but a paid option on a PV.