Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Tpms) - Volkswagen PASSAT 2013 Manual

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Introduction
In this section you'll find information about:
Indicator light (telltale)
Your vehicle's Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) uses the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
sensors to indirectly check the tire pressure of all 4 tires while you are driving. The sensors monitor the
tread circumference (rolling circumference) and vibration characteristics of the individual tires. TPMS
warns if there is a significant loss of pressure in one or more tires while the vehicle is moving.
Pressure loss is signaled by the indicator light
and text warnings in the instrument cluster display if your vehicle has this display (Multi-Function
Indicator - MFI).
The original benchmark pressure is the recommended maximum load cold tire inflation pressure for
the tires that come with your vehicle. This pressure is listed on the tire pressure label in the driver door
jamb inside the fuel filler flap. After adjusting the tire pressures in all 4 tires, you must confirm and
store the new cold inflation pressures by pressing the SET button, and changing the benchmark
pressure to match the current pressure of the tires on your vehicle.
Recalibrating the TPMS to reset the benchmark cold tire inflation pressure with proper use of the SET
button is explained below.
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(described below) as well as by acoustic warnings