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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: fredgroves on 02 September 2014, 09:22

Title: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: fredgroves on 02 September 2014, 09:22
So the other day I saw my first tyre pressure warning - nothing too odd about that you might think...

But it activated for all 4 tyres simultaneously - and no, I hadn't driven over a stinger (they weren't even chasing me *ahem*  at the time)

Checked all the pressures, they are fine, reset the system and everything's good since.

Anyone else had it spaz out like this?

Cheers

Fred
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: mcmaddy on 02 September 2014, 09:24
It does this occasionally.
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: fredgroves on 02 September 2014, 09:29
Thanks - I wondered if it was to do with a rapid temperature change or something? It had got really cold and wet the other afternoon up here.
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: JoeGTI on 02 September 2014, 10:21
Mine did it over the weekend. Checked the pressures and all seemed fine, so I just reset it too. It'd be useful if it would tell you which tyre is the problem...
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: mcmaddy on 02 September 2014, 10:25
It does tell you if you have a problem with a specific tyre. In this case it sounds like the system just needed a reset.
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: fredgroves on 02 September 2014, 10:39
Yeah someone I know had it go off once before, but warning about a specific tyre, so I guess it does work.

Cheers

Fred
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: JoeGTI on 02 September 2014, 14:23
It does tell you if you have a problem with a specific tyre. In this case it sounds like the system just needed a reset.

Oh really? Mine just gave a generic warning about the tyre pressures but definitely didn't specify which one. The graphic of the car was displayed on screen with all tyres highlighted!
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: mullermn on 02 September 2014, 14:54
Mine went off with a non specific warning the first time I did a long journey after changing the wheels and tyres. I reset it and haven't had any repeat since.
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: mcmaddy on 02 September 2014, 15:42
It definately detects loss of pressure and tells you which one as mine told me i had a problem with osr. It works from the abs sensors so if both back tyres go down together it wont dtec a problem.
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: gazmondo35 on 02 September 2014, 16:16
Just out of curiosity what should the tyre pressure be, when my warning went of I checked & found I had 42psi which seems very high.
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: itavaltalainen on 02 September 2014, 18:30
What do you mean when you say "it activated all 4 tyres simultaneously"?

I think on the car screen all four light up - but you can look up which one it is.

My nearside rear tyre had a slow leak which triggered the alarm a few times before I had it replaced.
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: mcmaddy on 02 September 2014, 20:10
Just out of curiosity what should the tyre pressure be, when my warning went of I checked & found I had 42psi which seems very high.
The pressures are either in the handbook or on the fuel filler cap. I can't believe people take so little notice of tyre pressure these days. I check mine once a week, only takes 5 mins!
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: fredgroves on 02 September 2014, 20:38
What do you mean when you say "it activated all 4 tyres simultaneously"?

I think on the car screen all four light up - but you can look up which one it is.

It showed all of them at fault - don't think it offered any selection to show which, but I could be wrong.
Title: Re: Tyre pressure warning
Post by: dereks on 03 September 2014, 08:27
not on my golf but my octavia's triggered when i was carrying a heavy boot load to the dump.