JonGTI Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Hi, just a quick question Im looking at buying a GTI though it came with 17 monza's but the place im having it from has 18's in stock. Is it ok just to swap or do the GTi's have different setup for the different sets of wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clown Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 No just change them over,remember to reset the Tyre Monitor Display this informs of a change in tyre pressures set... they do look better with the 18",just a slight difference in ride.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGTI Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 thanks, how is that reset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clown Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 You do it or the garage ,it is a switch located in the consol near the gear lever or ash tray,turn the ignition on and press and hold the tyre monitor button until an audible confirmation sounds job done.....this must be done when changing any ammont of wheels,what ever the tyre pressures in the tyres are ie 2.4bar this then sets to this,if ONE drops by 3psi they will sound a bleep,and show a symbol indicated on the dash.Or if you are going to be fully loaded and need to increase the tyres pressures to the next setting carry out this procedure.... The tyre monitor uses data from the ABS sensors to check the speed of rotation and rolling circumference of the individual wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGTI Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifly Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 i was told the tyre pressure monitoring was done using something in the tyre on the GTI and possibly not the ABS sensors...? http://www.rospa.org.uk/roadsafety/advice/motorvehicles/tpms.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 If you read your link further down you'll see "Indirect Tyre Pressure Monitoring" which does use the ABS system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifly Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 ahhh damn that reading thing...! Nope - did see it but i had been told that the GTI didnt use the ABS and used the sensor in the tyre - something to do with the metal valve. but then again i could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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