Emergency stop and TPM –
29-09-2016,09:23 PM
I had to carry out an emergency stop in the wet this morning (grandson onboard) after the guy in front decided to stop without any warning whatsoever. We were only traveling at 45/50 mph when I applied full pressure to the foot peddle with the ABS preventing the wheels from locking up. I stopped just a few inches short of his bumper. The grandson heard a few new words. Later tonight running him back home I got a warning up "Check Tyre Pressures" showing the front two tyres at 1.9 bar. They normally show 2.1 bar. Unlike my Skoda which has a reset system for TPM the Passat does not. I checked and repumped both to 2.2 bar and it took about 5 miles for the system to reset itself. I came to the conclusion it did this just to get me to check the front tyres for any damage.
2013 B7 Passat BlueMotion Sport Estate 2.0 TDi 177PS (CFGC), 6 speed Manual, Metallic Night Blue, Fontana alloys, Start/Stop, RNS-510 (HW H09, SW 5238 V13 maps, 8316) Nav DAB, ACC, XDS, TPM, Westfalia Tow bar, Rear View camera, Keyless Entry, Easy Open/close Electric Tailgate, Park Assist, Electric Parking Brake, DRL's, Amb light, Zebrano wood, Tinted Glass, mud flaps, 61K. Cheat emission software. Nextbase 402G iN-CAR CAM.