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Changing
a wheel
When you change a wheel, the new tire must be initial-
ized.
Turn on the ignition.
Press the
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CAR
I
function
button.
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Select Systems in the CAR menu .
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Selec t Tire pressure monitoring .
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Select Initialize wheels ~ page
43,
fig . 27.
Programming is necessary:
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After the tires have been rotated on the vehicle (including use of
the spare tire*) ,
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If tires with new wheel sensors are used.
All pressure warning and system malfunction
indicators in the
display will be canceled.
If a wheel change has been made, it is necessary to complete the
Initialize wheels function.
The tire pressure monitoring system is not available dur ing the
programming
process and no pressure and temperature values are
displayed on the MMI display.
After you have selected the funct ion, the new wheels are
programmed and the actual pressures are stored. This learning
phase can take up to 20 minutes driving time. •
Controls and equip-
ment
Driver
information
display
Malfunctions
A malfunction
can have various causes.
Fig. 29 Display:
Syste m malfunction
If the ...., warning light in the instrument cluster flashes for approxi-
mately one minute and then remain continuously illuminated and
additional ly the
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fig. 29 symbol appears in the display, the
tire pressure monitoring system is not available. This can have
various causes.
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If the message appears at the end of the learning process, the
system cannot recognize the wheels insta lled on the vehicle. This
can be because one or more wheels without a wheel sensor were
insta lled .
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A wheel sensor or other component may have failed.
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The system has detected more than 5 wheels with wheel sensors
in the vehicle, for example when carrying snow tires.
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A t ire was changed but the Initialize wheels function was not
activated
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page 45.
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Audi replacement parts were not used.
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If snow chains are being used, system function can be compro -
mised due to the shielding properties of the chains.
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The tire pressure monitoring system may not be avai lable
because of a radio malfunction.
Vehicle care
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irechnical data
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