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Tyre Pressure Monitor - where are they?
« on: November 22, 2009, 12:35:51 pm »
I recently had my tyres replaced and was intrigued to find there were no tyre pressure sensors inside the rims. 

My previous car had a bit inside each wheel behind the valves which I was told were the pressure sensors. 

The question is where are the tyre pressure sensors on the Golf?  Is there one for each wheel?

I know its working, because I had to reset the sensor a couple of miles down the road after having the tyre pressure slightly dropped in the new tyres.

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Re: Tyre Pressure Monitor - where are they?
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2009, 01:08:47 pm »
The TPS system work on the basis on rolling diameter of wheels and wheel speeds rather than pressure sensors.

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Re: Tyre Pressure Monitor - where are they?
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2009, 03:01:14 pm »
+1.

My tyre pressures were okay for a few weeks. Then suddenly the light came on and though three had dropped a little, one had dropped to around 2.0 bar from 2.6 (29psi down from 37psi).

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