Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 269

When the malfunction indicator is il-
luminated, the system may not be
able to detect or signal low tire pres-
sure as intended. TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons,
including the installation of replace-
ment or alternate tires or wheels on
the vehicle that prevent the TPMS
from functioning properly. Always
check the TPMS malfunction telltale
after replacing one or more tires or
wheels on your vehicle to ensure
that the replacement or alternate
tires and wheels allow the TPMS to
continue to function properly.
Resetting and recalibrating the
benchmark tire pressure
Resetting the tire pressures in the
Infotainment system resets the
benchmark tire pressure used by the
TPMS to the current tire pressure in
the tires based on the circumference
of the tires.
Switch on the ignition.
—
Press the Infotainment button
—
→ page 26, Infotainment system
operation and displays.
— OR: Press the
button → page 26, Infotainment
system operation and displays.
Tap the and
—
Vehicle
keys to open the
menu.
Tap the function key.
—
Tires
Tap the function key in the
—
SET
Pressure Monitoring System
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Infotainment
function
Vehicle settings
Tire
menu.
If all 4 wheels are set to the cor-
—
rect values, tap the
tion key to store the tire pressures.
Tapping the
—
Cancel
will prevent the current tire pres-
sures from being stored and the
system will not be recalibrated.
The recalibration must be performed
each time the tire pressure in one or
more tires has been adjusted or after
one or more tires has been changed,
exchanged, or repaired. The new tire
pressures are stored in the system
only after at least 20 minutes of nor-
mal driving.
If you have reset the benchmark tire
pressure when your tires do not have
the correct tire pressure, this will
prevent the TPMS from working
properly. It may then give false
warnings or may not give any warn-
ing even if the tire pressure is too
low.
For this reason, it is vital to make
certain that all 4 tires are inflated to
the correct pressure when they are
cold before calibrating the system.
Cold tires are tires that have not
been driven more than a couple of
miles (kilometers) at low speed
within the last 3 hours.
During normal vehicle operation, the
system calibrates itself to the tires
installed and the changed tire pres-
sures. The calibrated values are stor-
ed and monitored after a long jour-
ney at various speeds.
If the wheels are loaded more heavi-
ly than normal, for example, if the
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
func-
Confirm
function key
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