Re-setting the 'Tyre montior display' light on dashboard?!

[DSGAndy]

Does anyone know how to do this - or the steps needed to remove the light?!

The light popped on going round a roundabout.  Had a little check of the tyres, wear n tear / pressures etc all seemed fine! 

A freind driving a ED30 said it was easily re-settable - his method has thus far not worked!?

.... and is it possible there is a larger problem than i first anticpated.  Are there common errors with the sensors etc etc?  Any help much appreciated...

Thanks.

[Poppa Dom]

Press and hold the button until it goes off 

[bacillus]

Press and hold the button until it goes off 

You should also hear a bong doing the above.

[stealthwolf]

Because it's a passive system, working on the rolling circumference (I think) of the wheel, any variation can set it off - new tyres, different alloys, lower pressures etc - all mean the system needs to be "reset".

[DSGAndy]

Press and hold the button until it goes off 

Excuse my ignorance..  eaxctly what button? 

FYI - I have already held the reset button on the indicator lever for well over 20secs - NO joy?!

[stealthwolf]

Wtf? The reset button is next to the gear lever. Next to the esp button!!

[bacillus]

Wtf? The reset button is next to the gear lever. Next to the esp button!!

I suspect he is looking at the cruise control reset button.

[stealthwolf]

I thought it was the one that controls the MFD - allows you to reset lifetime mpg/average mpg etc.

[bacillus]

I thought it was the one that controls the MFD - allows you to reset lifetime mpg/average mpg etc.

Could be, but I was thinking about  the cruise control on the left stalk has a set and reset switch at the end of the stalk.

[PND]

@DSGAndy.. this is the 'SET' button you're looking for..  the one with the symbol on that looks fairly similar to the warning light on the dash! 



No questions are too daft on here.. that is what this place is for!

[LouCyffer]

Also, remember that everytime you check pressures, add a little air or, as Stealth says, remove the wheels for any reason, always reset with the above button  When you hear the 'bong' you're light will extinguish & you're good to go.

[Betty02]

Think mine might of broke actually, I had 17's on months back, went to 19" Omanyt Reps with different tyres, sold them back to 17's and then to my Monza 2 Reps with new tyres and it never came on once? Normal :S

it has been on in the past when I hit a put hole when I first got the car? Any ideas on how to check it chaps? Common fault?

Sorry for the hijack!

[LouCyffer]

@Betty02 you should try VCDS scan. The system works by detecting a change in rolling resistance of one or more tyres as compared to the others. In a puncture, the rolling resistance increases at the affected corner & the system will see this & alert you. I think it uses the ABS sensors for this.

If all four wheels are changed & the rolling resistance of all are the same it can 'fool' the system into thinking there is no change, as no differential is noted between all four. I ve forgotten to reset after changing to winter tyres & wheels and it was several days before I got a warning.

The chances of the driver not noticing 4 punctures is very low, so that is why a comparative method is used. It isn't a true pressure monitor, in that is doesn't physically measure the inflated pressure, just the rolling resistance when you tell it with the button that pressures are correct. A deviation too far from your 'set' normal will alert the system.

[DSGAndy]

Wtf? The reset button is next to the gear lever. Next to the esp button!!

I suspect he is looking at the cruise control reset button.

Yeh fellas! It was the crusie control reset button.  Tbh I thought it was a little odd when my mate (respected car journo for Parkers) told me that was the button to reset it - or at least it was for him on his ED30..  ??

Thanks for the help.  - How the f@#k I missed the reset button next to ESP button I'll never know 

[E30Dom]

Interested to know ho it actually works though, like where are the sensors? same sensors used as the abs/esp?