need to disable TPMS in C6 A6 ASAP

[ProjectA3]

putting a set of 19s on a customers car and i need to know how to completely deactivate the car from sensing or even knowing it has a tire pressure monitoring system on it.

If this is possible, it will save me from ripping apart 8 wheels and tires, switching over valve stems from stock to the 19s, and remounting 8 tires.

please help ASAP.
I tired the search function, didnt work.

[Theresias]

Without having looked into it very deep, change the can gateway coding using the long coding helper to get rid of TPMS.

[Uwe]

Yup, should work.

Select -> 19-CAN Gateway -> Long Coding -> Long Coding Helper.

Turn off the bit for TPMS.

-Uwe-

[33742]

Hey there. I know this is an old topic but I just picked up a 2006 A6 and tried the last sequence and turned off the tpms by unchecking the box etc... and I still have the light on do I need to save this somewhere? Any help is much appreciated. Joe

[33742]

Help bump!!!

[Theresias]

Instead of bumping, feel free to post an Auto-Scan from the car in question.

[NedRager]

In the mk5 vws you can turn the system off by cycling through thevoutput tests until you hit "system off", maybe it's similar?

[Theresias]

Not similar at all...

[NedRager]

You might try pulling the fuse for the TMPS after unchecking it in the CAN module... or buy 4 more TMPS sensors. I found them on sale for less than $40 ea. My Jetta has it but luckily my A6 doesn't since I have 5 sets of wheels and 6 sets of tires between the 2 cars.

[kbg1978]

Long time reader, first time poster. I decided to break my silence because I finally resolved the TPMS issue with my 2008 A6. I had my winter tires put on this season and from that point on the tpms malfunction lamp in the instrument cluster and center display unit persisted no matter how many resets I performed in the MMI; despite confirming that each tire's pressure (including spare in trunk) was o.k. and that the sensors were at the right frequency and actually transmitting; and regardless of how much praying, cursing and ugly looks I gave my car for the past 3 months. From reading the forums looking for an answer I realized I wasnt the only one ready to snap if I had to look at those amber lights and hear that obnoxious beep every time I started my car

I cant promise this will work for any other model, but this is exactly what I did step by step and it worked for me the same day I picked up my Vag-Com.

First, I went into the secondary fusebox and pulled the tpms fuse. The fusebox is located along the side of the glovebox that meets the door when closed. It is easier to pry open if the glove box is open. The fuse to remove is the 3rd slot on the top (black plastic not brown) fuse setup. There are pink retainer clips that span the fuse setups in my car; they easily come out and go back in with a little fidgeting. I wouldnt stress if they were missing from your car. The fuse is an orange 5 watt and it was located in the 3rd position from the left.

Next I used my Vag Com. I went first into the Can Gateway and used to the long-coding helper to deselect the tire pressure monitoring bit. You simply uncheck the box. Second I looked at every instance in the installed control module section where tire pressure came up. In my car, it was control module 17. Notably, this same module appears in several different locations. I went into the module each time I found it and subtracted 16 from the first four numbers. Specifically, the original code value was 2065288, which became 2049288.

The two warning lights went away separately, as I accessed the different modules. Notably, it happened instantly for each as I selected the "Do it!" button in the respective module. The lights have not returned. It had been so long that I actually had to look up what was supposed to appear in the top of the center display in the manual. It shows your current radio station or, if listening to a CD, the track number / name

I tried to be as clear as possible, but feel free to hit me up if I can provide more info. Solidarity and whatnot.

[33742]

Long time reader, first time poster. I decided to break my silence because I finally resolved the TPMS issue with my 2008 A6. I had my winter tires put on this season and from that point on the tpms malfunction lamp in the instrument cluster and center display unit persisted no matter how many resets I performed in the MMI; despite confirming that each tire's pressure (including spare in trunk) was o.k. and that the sensors were at the right frequency and actually transmitting; and regardless of how much praying, cursing and ugly looks I gave my car for the past 3 months. From reading the forums looking for an answer I realized I wasnt the only one ready to snap if I had to look at those amber lights and hear that obnoxious beep every time I started my car

I cant promise this will work for any other model, but this is exactly what I did step by step and it worked for me the same day I picked up my Vag-Com.

First, I went into the secondary fusebox and pulled the tpms fuse. The fusebox is located along the side of the glovebox that meets the door when closed. It is easier to pry open if the glove box is open. The fuse to remove is the 3rd slot on the top (black plastic not brown) fuse setup. There are pink retainer clips that span the fuse setups in my car; they easily come out and go back in with a little fidgeting. I wouldnt stress if they were missing from your car. The fuse is an orange 5 watt and it was located in the 3rd position from the left.

Next I used my Vag Com. I went first into the Can Gateway and used to the long-coding helper to deselect the tire pressure monitoring bit. You simply uncheck the box. Second I looked at every instance in the installed control module section where tire pressure came up. In my car, it was control module 17. Notably, this same module appears in several different locations. I went into the module each time I found it and subtracted 16 from the first four numbers. Specifically, the original code value was 2065288, which became 2049288.

The two warning lights went away separately, as I accessed the different modules. Notably, it happened instantly for each as I selected the "Do it!" button in the respective module. The lights have not returned. It had been so long that I actually had to look up what was supposed to appear in the top of the center display in the manual. It shows your current radio station or, if listening to a CD, the track number / name

I tried to be as clear as possible, but feel free to hit me up if I can provide more info. Solidarity and whatnot.

Thanks I will try this!!! Joe