Tire Pressure Monitoring System display messages in the instrument cluster
Display
Meaning
⇒
Action
Lights up
plus
warning
FLAT TIRE!
Rapid loss of pressure in at least one
tire.
Stop!
Reduce speed immediately! Stop
the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
Avoid fast cornering and hard braking!
Check all tires for damage and embedded
objects. Check the inflation pressure of all
4 tires. If you are sure it is not necessary to
change a tire right away, drive carefully and
at reduced speed to the nearest authorized
Volkswagen dealer or authorized
Volkswagen Service Facility
⇒
.
Lights up
plus
warning
TIRE
PRESSURE
TOO LOW!
Significant loss of pressure of 25% or
more of the cold tire inflation pressure in
one or more tires (compared with
benchmark pressure setting).
Immediately check the tire inflation pressure
of all tires. If you are sure it is not necessary
to change a tire right away, drive carefully
and at reduced speed to the nearest
authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized
Volkswagen Service Facility
⇒
.
Flashes and
then stays
on
continuously
System malfunction if the indicator light
flashes for 65 seconds and then stays
on continuously.
If the tire pressure is correct, but the
indicator light stays on or keeps flashing
after you switch the ignition off and on
again, have an authorized Volkswagen
dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service
Facility check the system
⇒
.
Comes on
briefly while
driving.
Possible communication problem
between a sensor and the system. This
may be caused by interference from a
nearby radio transmitter (such as a
mobile phone or other broadcast
device) that uses the same frequency
range. The indicator light should stop
flashing as soon as you are far enough
away from the device causing the
interference.
No action required.
When the ignition is switched on, several warning and indicator lights come on briefly for a function
check. They go out after a few seconds.
