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Old 16th March 2016, 07:37 PM
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Yep... spend a tenner on good quality pressure gauge and check them once or twice a week and a visual check each day. Sorted !!
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Old 16th March 2016, 07:43 PM
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Roughly what I do. Visual check all round every journey and get the pump out every few trips.

I got a used electronic tyre pump cheap off eBay that is very quick at reading then adjusting pressure to a preset level that it remembers. Made by RING and includes a powerful torch/light and warning beacon.

It only takes me about 3 minutes to get it out and run round, check and adjust all 4 road wheels.
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So do the sensor and aerial only work in close proximity? Then what about the spare as it's between two aerials? Time to dig out my Bosch Automotive Electrics and Electronics, I need answers.
Yes, this is my understanding. There is no coding or 'pairing' of the sensors, each sensor in each wheel arch can only hear the wheel closest to it.

I think there may be occasion when you start the car, and it doesn't get a reading until the wheel rotates and the valve passes closest to the sensor.

A4/A5 is much simpler system based on ABS and simply flags up when the rotational speed of one wheel increases in ratio to all the rest due to decreased circumference from going flatter and having a shorter radius...

Simple really, and maintenance free... That's why its a mere £75 quid option....
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That's why its a mere £75 quid option....
Depending on year I think it nudged into 3 figures - bit of a cheek when there's no additional hardware! It's so simple I added it to our S5 with just coding changes to the ABS module, instrument cluster and MMI

If you're managing tyres the old school way it's worth investing in a quality pressure gauge and don't rely on any built in gauges on electric pumps. Their accuracy is generally very poor.
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That's so nice and simple....Can we program it into our MMI's as balls to all those senders and faff but it would be nice to know I need some extra air here and there!
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I don't think its possible on ours.

I've seen it on A3 as well.

its really bad that its not part of all Audis/VAGs.
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Flat tyre warning was not available on our BOSCH ABS/ESP 5.7 as it hadn't been invented.
I don't know if you can change the ABS module for a later one, I doubt it though even though they look similar.
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Old 17th March 2016, 07:53 PM
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D4 comes with this as standard - doesn't display the pressures but does let you know when you have a flat
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Old 17th March 2016, 08:24 PM
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Like you wouldn't notice anyway....
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