TPMS on T6

[Ush66]

Can someone advise if I can swap the 18 “ wheels on my 2018 T6 (Not 6.1) without it triggering the TPMS? - looking at using the same circumference wheel with 17” steel rims & thicker tyres to give the same overall diameter.
Looking through other posts it seems to work off the abs rather than a sensor in the wheel??
Ta

 

[Adam H]

I believe its a rolling radius not actual sensors. When I get a tyre change or change to my winter wheels, TPMS goes off but you just reset it to the new levels and its fine. No sensors in the wheels etc

 

[TallPaul_S]

Can someone advise if I can swap the 18 “ wheels on my 2018 T6 (Not 6.1) without it triggering the TPMS? - looking at using the same circumference wheel with 17” steel rims & thicker tyres to give the same overall diameter.
Looking through other posts it seems to work off the abs rather than a sensor in the wheel??
Ta

Correct, there's no actual sensors on the T6, it just uses the rotation of the wheel via the abs sensor to measure the radius. If a wheel is spinning faster that it expects to see due being a smaller radius, thanks to a low pressure in the tyre, it throws an alert.

So when you fit the new wheels, re set the tyre pressures in the MFD and you'll be all set.

 

[Ush66]

I believe its a rolling radius not actual sensors. When I get a tyre change or change to my winter wheels, TPMS goes off but you just reset it to the new levels and its fine. No sensors in the wheels etc

Cheers

 

[Ush66]

Correct, there's no actual sensors on the T6, it just uses the rotation of the wheel via the abs sensor to measure the radius. If a wheel is spinning faster that it expects to see due being a smaller radius, thanks to a low pressure in the tyre, it throws an alert.

So when you fit the new wheels, re set the tyre pressures in the MFD and you'll be all set.

Cheers

 

[p4dstar]

Apologies for reopening an old post.

I have a T6.1 Kombi. I’m about to take delivery of another next week. On the new one I want to stick some swamper wheels. I’m trying to work out if I need to pay the extra for the sensors in the wheels. From what I can understand the sensors are only used in direct monitoring…. I believe direct monitoring is an option extra. Neither my current van or the new one have TPMS listed as an optional extra.

Any help greatly appreciated

 

[Sasquatch]

I can only speak for my own 6.1, which has indirect monitoring, and swamper wheels went on without hassle.

 

[p4dstar]

I can only speak for my own 6.1, which has indirect monitoring, and swamper wheels went on without hassle.

Thanks Sasquatch. I imagine they’ll be no trouble. I called the dealer, they haven’t got a clue what I’m on about. Doesn’t bode well for any future servicing and repair relationship they plan to build with me I’ll be honest.