Audi factory tire pressure monitor system

Kreggin · 04-03-2004, 05:37 PM

Ok, so I have this new RS6 and it supposedly has a tire pressure monitor....so how do you ( or do you ) "see" or display the pressures? Or does it just warn you ... I don't see anything in the owners manual that expalins any of this. Thanks !

Randy Welch · 04-03-2004, 06:47 PM

European ones have it as an option I think.

Kreggin · 04-03-2004, 07:43 PM

Thanks - that explains the mystery!

avdh · 04-03-2004, 09:51 PM

regular basis.

Randy Welch · 04-04-2004, 09:32 AM

It would strike me that the tire pressure sensor shouldn't cause a leak.

I wonder if my wife's A8L will have the same issue...

***TheBrit*** · 04-18-2004, 04:23 AM

Last summer I did start losing air through the TPM valve stems, but through autumn/winter/spring I've not noticed any appreciable loss. I wonder if there's a certain temperature point at which they lose air - different expansion/contraction rates of the different metal compound used?

Another thing to watch out for - don't replace the plastic valve caps with metal ones. I did (the shop lost the grey plastic ones and put standard black ones on and they looked awful) and now after a while they've become stuck on. My business partner's car went into the shop because he couldn't get them off and they broke one of the stems trying. Mine has two stuck which I expect will have the same problem when I need to get them off next. The metal compound seems to react badly with metal caps, which I now assume must be designed for standard brass/rubber stems.

avdh · 04-20-2004, 02:07 AM

in the middle of summer (January) we get 40 Degree C max (104 F)with 35 (95 F) average.

I use Nitrogen in my tyres.

As for the metal valve cap, I also use these, but have had no problem with them being stuck.

***TheBrit*** · 04-20-2004, 06:56 AM

during winter, so it may not be an issue for you.

avdh · 04-20-2004, 09:09 AM

04-03-2004, 06:47 PM	#2
Randy Welch Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,920	US spec doesn't have the tire pressure monitoring system European ones have it as an option I think. __________________ -randy 03 RS6 Daytona/Silver/STaSIS Motorsport Suspension And yes, my car returns the favor....

04-03-2004, 07:43 PM	#3
Kreggin Audiworld Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 66	Re: US spec doesn't have the tire pressure monitoring system Thanks - that explains the mystery!

04-03-2004, 09:51 PM	#4
avdh Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,132	Right, but I seem to be loosing air, very slowly, because of those things. I have to refill on a regular basis. __________________ Andre's Audi Page Audi Club of South Africa

04-04-2004, 09:32 AM	#5
Randy Welch Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,920	I wonder why? It would strike me that the tire pressure sensor shouldn't cause a leak. I wonder if my wife's A8L will have the same issue... __________________ -randy 03 RS6 Daytona/Silver/STaSIS Motorsport Suspension And yes, my car returns the favor....

04-18-2004, 04:23 AM	#6
*TheBrit* Rest In Peace Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 4,557	What kind of air temps do you have over there? Last summer I did start losing air through the TPM valve stems, but through autumn/winter/spring I've not noticed any appreciable loss. I wonder if there's a certain temperature point at which they lose air - different expansion/contraction rates of the different metal compound used? Another thing to watch out for - don't replace the plastic valve caps with metal ones. I did (the shop lost the grey plastic ones and put standard black ones on and they looked awful) and now after a while they've become stuck on. My business partner's car went into the shop because he couldn't get them off and they broke one of the stems trying. Mine has two stuck which I expect will have the same problem when I need to get them off next. The metal compound seems to react badly with metal caps, which I now assume must be designed for standard brass/rubber stems. __________________ I'm British - you probably won't understand. ChrisB aka TheBrit, as named by Clout and SantorinSteve S8 Review:3 weeks Sig pic so badly outdated that it's been dropped

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04-20-2004, 02:07 AM	#7
avdh Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,132	Now that we are going onto winter, I have to refill less frequently, in the middle of summer (January) we get 40 Degree C max (104 F)with 35 (95 F) average. I use Nitrogen in my tyres. As for the metal valve cap, I also use these, but have had no problem with them being stuck. __________________ Andre's Audi Page Audi Club of South Africa

04-20-2004, 06:56 AM	#8
*TheBrit* Rest In Peace Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 4,557	I guess heat plays a part then. The metal caps seemed to have reacted to salt on the road during winter, so it may not be an issue for you. __________________ I'm British - you probably won't understand. ChrisB aka TheBrit, as named by Clout and SantorinSteve S8 Review:3 weeks Sig pic so badly outdated that it's been dropped

04-20-2004, 09:09 AM	#9
avdh Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,132	No salt on SA roads :) __________________ Andre's Audi Page Audi Club of South Africa

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