Audi Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Overview

System Components and layout

A8 (D2) & Allroad (C5) A8 (D3) A4 (B7), A6 (C6) & Audi Q7 (4L)
High Line system High Line system Low Line system

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A8 (D2) Allroad (C5) A8 (D3) A4 (B7) A6 (C6) Audi Q7(4L)
4 antennas send & 4 antennas send & 4 antennas send & 1 antenna only 1 antenna only 1 antenna only
Antenna
receive signals. receive signals. receive signals. receives signals. receives signals. receives signals.
Antenna/s to High Frequency wires. High Frequency wires.
LIN Bus. Can be LIN Bus. Can be LIN Bus. Can be LIN Bus. Can be
control unit Do not repair if Do not repair if
signal repaired if damaged. repaired if damaged. repaired if damaged. repaired if damaged.
damaged. damaged.
Frequency 315 MHz 315 MHz 433 MHz 433 MHz 433 MHz 433 MHz
Sensors
installed 5 Sensors 4 Sensors 5 Sensors 5 Sensors 5 Sensors 4 Sensors
Sensors
monitored 4 Sensors 4 Sensors 5 Sensors 4 Sensors 4 Sensors 4 Sensors
Has a sensor. It is Has a sensor. Not Has a sensor. Not
Collapsible spare Has a sensor. It is Collapsible spare
Spare tire learned but not learned & not learned & not
without sensor.2 learned & monitored.3 without sensor.2
monitored.1 monitored.4 monitored.4
Select Store
Storing Select Save Select Save Select Store current Select Store Select Store current
current tire
pressures pressures.5, 6 pressures.5, 6 tire pressures.5 pressures.5 tire pressures.5
pressures.5
Initializing Same step as Save Same step as Save Select Initialize Select Initialize Select Initialize Select Initialize
wheels pressures.6 pressures.6 wheels.7 wheels.7 wheels.7 wheels.7
Tire
temp. & psi. Not displayed. Not displayed. Displayed in the MMI. Not displayed. Not displayed. Not displayed.
System Can be turned off by Can be turned off by Depends on Model Cannot be turned off Cannot be turned off Cannot be turned off
deactivation customer. customer. Year.8 by customer.8 by customer.8 by customer.8

Notes
1 Every time wheel positions are changed on an A8 (D2), including the spare, the “Save pressures” procedure must be carried out in order to learn the new sensor positions.

2 Allroad & Audi Q7 both have a collapsible spare tire with out a sensor that must be inflated prior to use. Driving on the collapsible spare may result in a warning displayed and a DTC stored.

3 Every time wheel positions are changed on an A8 (D3), including the spare, the “Initialize wheels” procedure must be carried out in order to learn the new sensor positions.

4 Every time wheels are changed on an A4 (B7) & A6 (C6) the “Initialize wheels” procedure must be carried out in order to learn new sensors. This is critical when driving on the spare.

5 Tire pressures being stored cannot be below the coded value (see coding table for each system). Every time tire pressures are changed they must be stored (see owners’ manual).

6 During “Save Pressure” procedure wheels are also learned (initialized). If only the pressures have been changed the system may finish the learning process in less than 30 minutes.

7 “Initialize wheels” allows the system to learn its sensors. This must not be done near other vehicles with TPMS. During this process the pressures are also learned.

8 After a certain model year TPM systems cannot be turned OFF by the customer. Always check latest technical information.

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A8 (D2) Allroad (C5) A8 (D3) A4 (B7) A6 (C6) Audi Q7(4L)
SSP 499339 499339 997303 No 9 993403 No 9
In ElsaWeb, In ElsaWeb, In ElsaWeb, In ElsaWeb,
Technical In ElsaWeb & In ElsaWeb &
information VAS scan tool & VAS scan tool & VAS scan tool & VAS scan tool &
owners’ manual. owners’ manual.
owners’ manual. owners’ manual. owners’ manual. owners’ manual.
GFF No No Yes10 Yes10 Yes10 Yes10
Coding 5 Digit 5 Digit 6 Digit 6 Digit 6 Digit 6 Digit
Show sensor data. Show sensor data. Show sensor data.
Show sensor data & Show sensor data & Show sensor data & MVB’s do not MVB’s do not MVB’s do not
MVB’s 1-12
location.11 location.11 location.11 represent actual represent actual represent actual
sensor location.12 sensor location.12 sensor location.12
Spare tire Show sensor data & No sensor. No data Show sensor data & No sensor. No data
MVB’s 13-15 No data is shown.13 No data is shown.13
location. shown. location. shown.
Cycles through all Cycles through all Cycles through all Cycles through all Cycles through all Cycles through all
MVB 16
sensors.15 sensors.15 sensors.15 sensors.15 sensors.15 sensors.15
System
status MVB MVB 19 MVB 19 MMI screen14 MVB 17 MVB 17 MVB 17
VAS 6287 VAS 6287 VAS 6287
Special tool - - -
Trigger tool.16 Trigger tool.16 Trigger tool.16
Antenna/
Arial Yes Yes No No No No
diagnosis

Notes
9 The A4 (B7), A6 (C6) & the Audi Q7 use the same TPM system. The A4 (B7) is operated by the controls on the windshield wiper arm while the A6 (C6) & the Audi Q7 use the MMI.

10 GFF Test Plans contain documents, which are helpful in understanding the system & its functions. (e.g. MVB’s, system status descriptions, coding table, system functions, etc.)

11 During the learning process, the MVB’s do not show the correct location of the sensors. MVB’s show accurate sensor location only after the learning process is finished.

12 Low Line systems only learn the 4 sensors (spare not learned) installed on the vehicle & not their location. VAS 6287 trigger tool should be used to find location of the sensors.

13 The system can recognize the rotation of the sensors. Therefore, the sensor that shows no rotation is assumed to be the spare & will not be learned by the system.

A8 (D3) system status can be seen in the MMI. When the system has learned all of the sensors and/or tire pressures, the learned values will be displayed in the MMI. No values displayed
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in the MMI indicate that either the system is still learning or the learning process was unsuccessful.

15 MVB 16 shows all sensors visible by the system. This includes sensors installed on the vehicle, any loose sensors & sensors from other vehicles nearby.

16 While using the VAS 6287 trigger tool look in MVB 16 to see the sensor being triggered. The spare tire sensors in the A4 (B7) & A6 (C6) can be triggered to check their condition.

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