- Fig. 1 Display: Indicator lamp with message
Applies to vehicles: with tyre pressure monitoring system and V12 TDI engine
If the tyre pressure monitoring system is inoperative, the indicator lamp TPMS Fig. 1 will appear on the display. This can have various causes:
- If the display appears at the end of the initialisation process, this means that the system cannot identify the road wheels currently on the vehicle. This can happen if one or more of the tyres fitted does not have a sensor or the sensors are incompatible.
- One of the wheel sensors or other related components may not be working.
- Snow chains can interfere with the signals emitted by the sensors so that the system cannot function properly.
- The tyre pressure monitoring system may be inoperative due to radio interference.
- Radio systems operating on the same frequency, such as radio headphones or two-way radios inside the vehicle, produce strong electromagnetic fields which can cause temporary interference.
When the tyre pressure monitoring system is operative again or the Initialise tyres function has been activated, the indicator lamp TPMS will disappear again.
If the indicator lamp appears again when you have been driving for about ten minutes, you should have the fault corrected by a qualified workshop without delay.