Service Information: Permissible valve caps for vehicles with tire pressure monitoring system

Type si · topic 40.00 · version 0100 · 2009-01-30

Applies to: MODEL all with CODE (470) Tire pressure monitor (RDK), low line with CODE (475) Tire pressure monitor (Beru) with CODE (475) Tire pressure monitor (Siemens) with CODE (475) Tire pressure monitor (Schrader)

Where it sits

Function group 2 Chassis › 40 Wheels, chassis alignment check › 40.00 General — Series 900 (models 9**) · Series 902 (models 9**) · Series 904 (models 918, 919, 924, 925, 938, 943, 957) · Series 906 (models 917, 918, 924, 953)

EinPAS 20 Chassis › 20.30 Wheel/tire › 20.30.30 Wheel/tire/spare wheel — Series 900 (models 9**) · Series 902 (models 9**) · Series 904 (models 918, 919, 924, 925, 938, 943, 957) · Series 906 (models 917, 918, 924, 953)

EinPAS 26 Active safety system › 26.29 Tire pressure loss detection system/tire pressure control › 26.29.12 Sensor/switch/wiring harness — Series 900 (models 9**) · Series 902 (models 9**) · Series 904 (models 918, 919, 924, 925, 938, 943, 957) · Series 906 (models 917, 918, 924, 953)

EinPAS 45 Data/information › 45.20 Information/measures › 45.20.20 Service information — Series 900 (models 9**) · Series 902 (models 9**) · Series 904 (models 918, 919, 924, 925, 938, 943, 957) · Series 906 (models 917, 918, 924, 953)

Also applies to engines/gearboxes: 139 ***, 254 ***, 256 ***, 272 ***, 276 ***, 282 ***, 457 9**, 541 9**, 542 9**, 608 ***, 700 4**, 700 420, 700 421, 700 422, 700 423, 715 3**, 715 5**, 722 6**, 722 9**, 724 ***, 724 0**, 724 033, 724 044, 724 045, 724 1**, 724 103, 724 114, 724 115, 724 120, 725 ***, 725 0**, 725 035, 725 037, 725 038, 725 085, 725 1**, 739 390, 739 391, 739 395, 739 396, 739 397, 739 398, 739 399, 740 698, 743 3**, 743 4**, 743 498, 746 971, 924 9**, 924 910, 925 9**, 926 9**

SI40.00-P-0003A

Service Information: Permissible valve caps for vehicles with tire pressure monitoring system

29.1.09

MODEL all
with CODE (470) Tire pressure monitor (RDK), low line
with CODE (475) Tire pressure monitor (Beru)
with CODE (475) Tire pressure monitor (Siemens)
with CODE (475) Tire pressure monitor (Schrader)

 As part of warranty checks it has been found that tire valves are being replaced unjustifiably.

More detailed analyses have shown that replacement of tire valves is attributable to the previous use of the wrong valve caps (nickel-plated metal version).

Corrosion is unavoidable due to different materials (valves: aluminum - metal valve caps: nickel-plated). Consequently the valve caps can no longer be dismantled manually.

 In order to avoid corrosion, only the plastic version of the valve caps (see pictures) may be used on vehicles with the tire pressure monitoring system (code 470 or 475).

Service Information: Permissible valve caps for vehicles with tire pressure
monitoring system

P40.00-2169-01

Picture 1 and picture 2

Plastic version

P40.00-2170-01

P40.00-2171-01

Picture 3 and picture 4

Nickel-plated metal version

not permissible with aluminum valves

P40.00-2172-01