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How to reset the TPMS system i10 2017

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#1 · (Edited)
For the past couple of weeks my i10 2017 has had the TPMS warning light stay on. When the ignition is switch on, it blinks for about 40-60 seconds, then goes solid amber. I have checked the tyre pressure and they are all fine. As far as I am aware, my model does not have a TPMS re-set button.

I have done a bit of Googling and come across a cheap TMPS Activation Tool EL-50448 on eBay and wondered if they are worth a try? Given their cost, I’m wondering if they a load of rubbish. Does anybody have any experience with using one?


Also, I read that disconnecting the car battery briefly will hard reset the vehicle’s electronic systems. Is this method worth a try, or can it open up a can of worms?
 
#3 ·
Yeah, I’ve triple-checked all the tyres, including the 'space saver' and they are at the correct PSI.

I also tried deflating and inflating the tyres numerous times to no avail. Plus I’ve done motorway runs and urban runs afterwards. Annoyingly, the TPMS light is still active.
 
#8 ·
A 2017-built i10 is a '2nd-generation' model.

The Owner's Manual for a 2017 i10 should contain the following TPMS-related advice (that indicates the system is the 'direct' type)
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and there has been a fair amount of TPMS-related discussion in the sub-forum for 2nd-generation i10 cars.

3rd-generation i10 cars (2019-onwards) have an 'indirect' TPMS system - so no pressure-sensors inside the tyres and there will be a TPMS reset button.
 
#11 ·
I believe your 3rd-generation i10 is a 2024 model

An English-language i10 Owner's Manual with a 2019 Copyright-date includes this image

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with Button 6 for resetting the TPMS.

Later English-language i10 Manuals have different advice regarding the TPMS, so it may be that earlier RHD i10 models had an 'indirect' TPMS with a reset button and no pressure sensors inside the tyres, whereas later i10 cars had 'direct' TPMS with no reset button and pressure sensors inside the tyres (or some of the the Manuals are wrong!!) And an online 2025 (Polish-language) Manual suggests that the TPMS may now be 'indirect' with resetting being button-less and performed via an on-screen menu accessed through controls on the steering wheel.

My 2021 Hyundai i20 had 'indirect' TPMS and a dedicated reset button on the dashboard, but similar-age i20N cars had 'direct' TPMS.

For many years VAG Group has fitted 'indirect' TPMS to all its vehicles. My 2009 Skoda Roomster has that type of TPMS and a reset button on the centre console. My 2024 Skoda Fabia also has 'indirect' TPMS, but there is no longer a physical reset button and resetting is via an on-screen menu accessed through steering-wheel-mounted controls.

If your i10's Owner's Manual does not mention that an owner can reset the TPMS and there's no means to do this, it may be assumed that your car has 'direct' TPMS.
 
#15 ·
As your car is a 2017 model and (probably) has 'direct' TPMS with a battery-powered pressure sensor at the base of each tyre valve, the chances are high that one (or more) of those batteries has died of old age. The batteries are (normally) not replaceable and a tyre-fitting specialist should be able to interrogate the sensors and diagnose if the batteries are OK or not.