How to: retrofit indirect Tire Pressure Monitoring in 5 minutes. (7K6)

[Dana @ Ross Tech]

Very nice work Logger!

-Dana

[Corey_R]

Well - you know you're doing good work when Ross Tech themselves are commending you on it!
Welcome to the forums Dana

[Transporter]

Thanks Mate. The cost, time and effort savings of this install, when compared to the hardware method, might go some way to paying for a VCDS cable. But you do need to have your own cable for it to be worthwhile. I have had TPMS running for nearly a month now and am pleased with the outcome.

Or maybe to justify the purchase of the ScanGauge - just for resetting the TPMS (...me thinking to use it in VW's without TPMS and than even the driver can reset it, no need to carry laptop and VCDS cable).

Of course, one need to try it first if it works with the scangauge.

[logger]

Very nice work Logger!

-Dana

Thanks Dana.
Since the audience has grown wider now, I thought I'd better quickly whip back and correct some bits in post #4 that I have been meaning to. Added some changes to the description to include vibration monitoring and how it can identify the effected tyre. Updated the label file to identify this vibration block too. Help yourself to the label file for your distribution or any of this stuff if you want to use or link to it from it elsewhere
-Logger

[Dana @ Ross Tech]

Thanks Dana.
Since the audience has grown wider now, I thought I'd better quickly whip back and correct some bits in post #14 that I have been meaning to. Added some changes to the description to include vibration monitoring and how it can identify the effected tyre. Updated the label file to identify this vibration block too. Help yourself to the label file for your distribution or any of this stuff if you want to use or link to it from it elsewhere
-Logger

Sweet, I have linked this from the "Retrofits" section of my sticky with a US market note.


I have had a few Canadian market customers inquire about TPMS in the past, and 09 accepts the coding (i.e. showing address 65 in a scan) but purchasing and installing 4 TPMS sensors is quite expensive.

This ABS TPMS system is installed in the US 1K/AJ 2011 vehicles from production, so that makes more sense and saves money. The only difference is the fancy TPMS button, but you have proved that isn't necessary in a retrofitting scenario.

Thanks,
-Dana

[chittychittybangbang]

Great writeup! Can I mirror this as well on my site? Full credit will be given to the source and author of course.

[logger]

Great writeup! Can I mirror this as well on my site? Full credit will be given to the source and author of course.

Sure.
I assume from a quick google search of your username, "your site" is www.myturbodiesel.com and not some kiddy porn outfit

[chittychittybangbang]

Many thanks! Yeah, forgot to mentioned that. TPMS is standard in the US but not in Canada.

[Dana @ Ross Tech]

Hi Logger,

I wanted to mention this cluster coding bit on some of the newer production vehicles:

Yeti with TPMS switch ABS Module Coding required - BRISKODA.net - The Skoda Forum and Community

So far that seems to have fixed a Yeti and GTI with the coding you have posted for the ABS system.

[logger]

If I understand correctly, the problem these people were having, was they could not get the TPMS light to work until they added this additional coding to the Instrument cluster. So an additional step for newer cars.

Thanks Dana - Worth knowing about for those with newer cars and instrument clusters.