Hi Everyone

Tried to looking for the actual pressures on my tyres as there was an alert of low pressure.

(Not) To my surprise, I was not able to find this either on App or on the Car menus.

All I can do is set the pressures and confirm that the tyres have correct pressure.

Is this hidden anywhere or is it just another one of those Audi quirks on a 70K car ?

I can have this even on a 67 registered VW polo 🤦🏽🤦🏽🤷🏽‍♂️😒

Am I missing something or is this how the Audi is ?

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Edited March 29Mar 29 by Troubled Q6 Owner
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I can't answer your question, but I do wonder why you want that data displayed somewhere. Surely all you need to know while driving is whether the pressures are wrong, i.e. have they changed since you set them?

Of course.

Is low as in it is 37 instead of 38 and I can carry on driving or is it 20 that I should attend to it immediately is the question.

I think there is no defence for Audi not giving this option along its unbelievably poor service in many aspects in my opinion.

I assume there is a tolerance or limit of +/- x psi before the warning light is triggered. I suppose you could establish that limit by progressively letting the pressure down.

Consider this, many years ago it was normal to have a gauge on the dashboard for engine oil pressure, but it was eventually realised that few people could interpret the readings, so the gauge was replaced by a warning light. The same was true of dynamo voltage. Modern TPMS systems are directly analogous to those situations.

The Q6 (and most Audi) use passive TPMS based on the ABS and rolling resistance (also known as the cheap 💩version). You can’t see the actual pressures. Problem is that it can trigger due to differential wear on a tyre or just because it feels like it. Had a warning a couple of months ago for a low pressure on the rear near side wheel. It was at 38 others were at 40. Had just come off the motorway.

So basically, if it goes off, you need to stop and check it, or at least slow down to 50 mph if you have the standard run flats fitted

On 3/29/2026 at 12:26 PM, cliffcoggin said:

I can't answer your question, but I do wonder why you want that data displayed somewhere. Surely all you need to know while driving is whether the pressures are wrong, i.e. have they changed since you set them?

Makes it easy to know what one is low instead of having to do all four.

For a car of this cost it should be standard to see the values.

As much as I appreciate the comment / question and approach of people do not know - the problem with current approach is you have to check all 4 tyres because you do not know if it is one or all 4 or the other

q6 for the money it is worth (or so they say ) is very poorly equipped in my opinion

1 hour ago, Troubled Q6 Owner said:

As much as I appreciate the comment / question and approach of people do not know - the problem with current approach is you have to check all 4 tyres because you do not know if it is one or all 4 or the other

q6 for the money it is worth (or so they say ) is very poorly equipped in my opinion

100% agree, you get tyre monitoring per tyre on cars sub 40K yet of a car thats double or more you just get a warning light, cost cutting at it's best by Audi.

Edited May 5May 5 by Audi Q6-Etron

5 hours ago, Troubled Q6 Owner said:

As much as I appreciate the comment / question and approach of people do not know - the problem with current approach is you have to check all 4 tyres because you do not know if it is one or all 4 or the other

q6 for the money it is worth (or so they say ) is very poorly equipped in my opinion

I’m not sure where you are based or what spec you have. I have a 2025 UK S-line and get told which wheel has the low pressure.

The system is fairly consistent and alerts at a 2 psi variation ( I have a slow leak of around 0.5 psi/week on the rear passenger side but can’t find any nail/screw. Must get it looked at !)

1 minute ago, PhatGit said:

I’m not sure where you are based or what spec you have. I have a 2025 UK S-line and get told which wheel has the low pressure.

The system is fairly consistent and alerts at a 2 psi variation ( I have a slow leak of around 0.5 psi/week on the rear passenger side but can’t find any nail/screw. Must get it looked at !)

I think I have one that is as latest as it can be, I think. a Quattro took from showroom

About 10 months ago. Not sure if there was an upgrade after that time.

Supposed 380+ miles one on full charge !

Mine is also the Quattro. Don’t believe the distance/consumption. Like all cars, including ICE it is based on impossible conditions that the car will never achieve over a sustained period in real life. I think I could possibly get around 330 of real driving in the middle of summer, about 220 in winter. The latter I know as it is a May 25 build that I’ve had since September so have done the autumn & winter but have seen a positive increase so far in May, so guesstimating the summer distance.

Hills also have a big influence. 8 miles to work this morning 5.7 miles/kWh. Home tonight 2.1. Guess which is mostly downhill!!

Did once manage over 20 m/kWh for the first 3 miles. It was 6am so no traffic and I get every green light 😁

42 minutes ago, PhatGit said:

I’m not sure where you are based or what spec you have. I have a 2025 UK S-line and get told which wheel has the low pressure.

The system is fairly consistent and alerts at a 2 psi variation ( I have a slow leak of around 0.5 psi/week on the rear passenger side but can’t find any nail/screw. Must get it looked at !)

I a UK and have a 1st Edition and its not on that model.

As it was meant to be the fully loaded version I am shocked to read you have it on the lower spec S line.

2 minutes ago, Audi Q6-Etron said:

I a UK and have a 1st Edition and its not on that model.

As it was meant to be the fully loaded version I am shocked to read you have it on the lower spec S line.

Just to be clear, I don’t have active TPMS that show the live pressure readings, I have passive but it does tell me which specific wheel is low.

I think the SQ6 has active as was parked next to one and it has metal valve stems, the tell tale sign

Will be interested to know where you see this as mine just states low pressure and not what tyre.

It pops up, with a very loud beep, in the centre of the driver display (the one behind the steering wheel, not the centre of the dash) It is in yellow text. Can’t remember the exact text, but is something like “Low pressure rear near side tyre”

Just now, PhatGit said:

It pops up, with a very loud beep, in the centre of the driver display (the one behind the steering wheel, not the centre of the dash) It is in yellow text. Can’t remember the exact text, but is something like “Low pressure rear near side tyre”

Well mine popped up only last week but did not say what wheel it just said low tyre pressure check tyre pressures, then when I went to the center screen when parked it again just stated low pressure, not which tyre and then asked me to store current pressures.

MMI menu: Car > Servicing & Checks > Tire Pressure Monitoring > Store Current Tire Pressure.

No mention of which tyre.

Just looked on line also,

The Audi Q6 typically uses an indirect Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that detects pressure loss by monitoring wheel speed and vibrations through ABS sensors rather than measuring individual tire pressures. While it will trigger a warning light on the dashboard to alert you of low pressure, it generally does not show which specific tire is low, nor does it provide individual pressure readings

Weird. Definitely told me which wheel, both times it alerted. I’ve kept it topped up every couple of weeks since.

I was also surprised that it alerted at such a low differential. My 2017 Q3 had to be around 10 psi low and the 2011 TT was flatter than a !Removed! and never alerted!

Yes especially as Audi say it does not offer this function on the Q6.

2 hours ago, Audi Q6-Etron said:

Yes especially as Audi say it does not offer this function on the Q6.

It has alerted with noise and text was to check all wheels. I have been checked all wheels to be exactly where I keep them 38 PSI 😄. Spent 50 pennies for nothing. My old 63 registered VW Touran or my daughter’s 67 polo can show pressure on all wheels - one among many weird choices Audi made on this car.

3 hours ago, PhatGit said:

Mine is also the Quattro. Don’t believe the distance/consumption. Like all cars, including ICE it is based on impossible conditions that the car will never achieve over a sustained period in real life. I think I could possibly get around 330 of real driving in the middle of summer, about 220 in winter. The latter I know as it is a May 25 build that I’ve had since September so have done the autumn & winter but have seen a positive increase so far in May, so guesstimating the summer distance.

Hills also have a big influence. 8 miles to work this morning 5.7 miles/kWh. Home tonight 2.1. Guess which is mostly downhill!!

Did once manage over 20 m/kWh for the first 3 miles. It was 6am so no traffic and I get every green light 😁

I managed 260 or more last winter. It was a pleasure to watch fiestas/ polos / 208s overtaking on motorway. Was always driving around 60 or less

Taken from the manual for my 2024 SQ5

The tyre pressure loss indicator makes use of the ABS sensors to compare the rolling circumference and the vibration of the tyres. If changes in the inflation pressure are detected on one or more tyres, the driver is alerted by an indicator lamp  and a message in the instrument cluster display. If only one tyre is affected, the display will indicate its position.

9 hours ago, Troubled Q6 Owner said:

It has alerted with noise and text was to check all wheels. I have been checked all wheels to be exactly where I keep them 38 PSI 😄. Spent 50 pennies for nothing. My old 63 registered VW Touran or my daughter’s 67 polo can show pressure on all wheels - one among many weird choices Audi made on this car.

Exactly, cost cutting at it's best by Audi.

They will be charging for tyres and air on new cars in the future.

5 hours ago, Audisq524 said:

Taken from the manual for my 2024 SQ5

The tyre pressure loss indicator makes use of the ABS sensors to compare the rolling circumference and the vibration of the tyres. If changes in the inflation pressure are detected on one or more tyres, the driver is alerted by an indicator lamp  and a message in the instrument cluster display. If only one tyre is affected, the display will indicate its position.

Were talking Q6 here?

The SQ5 maybe different as they may not have cut costs.

Edited May 6May 6 by Audi Q6-Etron

14 minutes ago, Audi Q6-Etron said:

Were talking Q6 here?

The SQ5 maybe different as they may not have cut costs.

Just had a look at the online manual rather then the Audi website technical information,

From the Q6 manual it does state it will tell you which tyre, which is interesting as mine did not tell me so can only assume it thought two were low at the same time which again unusual and strange to have two at once go low, so interesting as online it states it does not yet the manual says it does.

Tyre pressure loss indicator

Introduction

Within the system limits, the tyre pressure loss indicator in the instrument cluster informs the driver if the tyre pressure is too low or a system malfunction has occurred.

The system makes use of the ABS sensors to compare the rolling circumference and the vibration of the tyres. If changes in the inflation pressure are detected on one or more tyres, the driver is alerted by an indicator lamp  and a message on the instrument cluster.

If only one tyre is affected, the display will indicate its position. The tyre pressure loss indicator on your Audi is specially matched to Audi Genuine Tyres Information on new tyres or wheels. Audi recommends that you use these tyres.

Each time tyre pressures are changed (e.g. when switching from partial load to full load and vice-versa) on your vehicle, or after the tyres are changed, you must store the new tyre pressures Storing tyre pressures in the tyre pressure loss indicator. Monitoring of the tyre pressures is based on the tyre pressures you have stored. The inflation pressures recommended for your vehicle are given on the tyre pressure sticker refer to.

The rolling circumference and vibration can change and cause a tyre pressure warning if:

The inflation pressure in one or more tyres is too low.

The tyres have suffered structural damage.

The wheels were changed or the tyre pressures were changed and the new tyre pressures were not stored Storing tyre pressures in the tyre pressure loss indicator.

Only some of the worn tyres have been replaced.

Please note that the tyre pressure loss indicator may fail if there is an ESC fault. When driving with snow chains, the warning may be triggered erroneously or a system malfunction may occur.