RS4 (B7 Platform) Discussion Discussion forum for the B7 Audi RS4

%^#(&#$#q!(# TYRE PRESSURE ALARM!!!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 11-24-2007, 10:17 AM
  #1  
New Member
Thread Starter
 
scrs4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default %^#(&#$#q!(# TYRE PRESSURE ALARM!!!

How in HELL do I defeat this damn thing?

Goes off every five miles....and every time I check pressure, it's 35 in every single tire....not one psi change anywhere....

I'm about to brick the dashboard console.

MAKE IT STOP!!!!!

Can't get to a dealer for about three weeks....75 miles away, can't get off from work. Please help.
Old 11-24-2007, 10:28 AM
  #2  
Junior Member
 
Auditude2.0T: BT PWR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,340
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Go into the menu on the dash and reset the "tyre pressure" setting and that will make it shut off

i did this on my dads RS4 the other day.
Old 11-24-2007, 11:57 AM
  #3  
Audiworld Junior Member
 
rs4phantom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 38
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Go into the menu on the dash and reset the "tyre pressure" setting and that will make it shut of

With the car on...

Press the "Reset" button on the lever on the right side of your steering wheel...

Make sure "Set" is highlighted using the up/down buttons on the end of that same right lever...

"Tyre/Tyre Pressure"... something like that...

Then "Record/Set Tyre Pressure".. I'm not sure of the "actual name" as I don't have my manual in front of me...

It'll store the current pressures and let you know the next time the temperature outside drops .001 degrees and then go off again... so annoying...

I've contemplated turning it off... but with my luck I'll actually have a problem and never know... better safe that sorry i guess...
Old 11-24-2007, 01:06 PM
  #4  
AudiWorld Super User
 
Parikh1234's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,089
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default hmmm, i didnt know there was a way to turn this off without VAGCOM. I am gonna try this

cause its a HUGE help with my winters on that dont have TPM.
Old 11-24-2007, 01:27 PM
  #5  
AudiWorld Expert
 
Reggie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Fort Collins Colorado
Posts: 31,634
Received 41 Likes on 33 Posts
Default

RTFM
Old 11-24-2007, 03:05 PM
  #6  
AudiWorld Super User
 
Bob W.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 24,309
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default I had the opposite problem....I did everything I could to TRY to make it alarm, but it never did.

even after installing wheels with no sensors...fabulous system.

my advice is to order a VAG-COM....yeah, it'll cost you $300 or so, but you'll have it in a few days or less. and it's useful for a lot of things besides the TPMS.<ul><li><a href="http://www.ross-tech.com">http://www.ross-tech.com</a</li></ul>
Old 11-24-2007, 06:52 PM
  #7  
AudiWorld Super User
 
Parikh1234's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,089
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default just tried using the stick to turn it off. It turns off for about 10 mins and then lights right back

up. VAGCOM, like bob said, is the only way to do it.
Old 11-24-2007, 06:54 PM
  #8  
Audiworld Junior Member
 
simonlok's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 99
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default do you have any aftermarket mods at all?

I find that many electronics will interfere with the receiver of the tires and cause them to go off.
Old 11-24-2007, 08:03 PM
  #9  
AudiWorld Senior Member
 
S4Pazz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 927
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Got one?? Use it much??

Sounds like a bargain and for this car, maybe the 1st and best mod. Thanks.
Old 11-25-2007, 10:01 AM
  #10  
AudiWorld Super User
 
Bob W.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 24,309
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default yes I do...I've used it many times.

it's sort of like a toilet plunger...you don't necessarily <i>plan</i> to use it, and most people don't use it a <i>lot</i>, but when you need it you REALLY need it. And running to the store to get one in a time of need isn't always feasible.


Quick Reply: %^#(&#$#q!(# TYRE PRESSURE ALARM!!!



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:40 AM.