These instructions apply to the DS 5 Mk1 (K) 2011-2018.
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If the tyre-pressure warning has come on in your DS 5 (2011–2018) after you’ve adjusted the pressures or changed a wheel, this generation uses an indirect system — there are no sensors in the wheels, so you reset it by storing the new pressures and driving. Here’s how.
On the DS 5 the pressure telltale is a prompt, not a breakdown. It lights because the system has spotted a tyre reading differently from the rest — typically after a cold spell drops the pressures, after you’ve inflated them, or after a wheel has been rotated or replaced. Set the pressures correctly, store the new baseline and drive, and the warning clears and stays clear. It is doing exactly what it is meant to do.
How the DS 5’s System Works
The indirect TPMS reads wheel-speed data to spot a tyre going soft, so after any pressure change you set the correct pressures and let the car relearn them on the move.
With no hardware inside each wheel, an indirect system has no sensor battery to fail and needs no matching tool for a routine reset. Many DS 5s also offer a menu step that lets you tell the car “these are now the correct pressures” before you drive, which fixes the reference. If your car has that option, use it; if it doesn’t, simply inflating correctly and driving does the same job.
Getting Ready
- Check pressures cold, before driving or well after the car has cooled — warm tyres read high and throw the baseline off.
- Use the figure on the driver’s door-pillar placard for the load and tyre size you actually run.
- Set all four tyres, and don’t forget the spare if it is a full-size wheel.
- Switch the ignition on so the menu is available if you plan to use the store step.
- Park on level ground with the valve caps refitted before you set off.
Resetting the System
- Park level and set all four tyres to the correct cold pressures (placard in the driver’s door shut).
- Confirm/reset the tyre-pressure setting in the menu if your DS 5 offers one.
- Drive the car at a steady speed for a few minutes to complete the procedure — the new pressures become the baseline.
If the Warning Stays On
- Recheck every tyre — one corner a few psi low is enough to keep the warning on.
- Store the pressures in the menu if that option exists, then drive — skipping the store step can leave the old reference in place.
- Give it a longer, steadier drive — a very short trip may not be enough to relearn all four wheels.
- Cold morning? Pressures fall roughly 1 psi per 5 °C drop, so a temperature swing can re-trip the light — top up and drive again.
- After a wheel change, set every pressure exactly to spec before moving so the new baseline is accurate.
- Still lit with everything correct? A fault may be stored — look it up on autodtcs.com.
What Happens Next
Once you’ve stored the pressures and driven a few minutes, the warning goes out by itself — there is no need to stop or restart the car. It can take the tail end of that drive to confirm all four wheels, so a brief lag is normal. After that it should stay off until the pressures genuinely change, which happens naturally as the weather cools or warms.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I reset the tyre pressure light on a DS 5?
Set the pressures to the door-pillar figures cold, confirm or store them in the menu if your car offers that step, then drive for a few minutes at a steady speed. The indirect system relearns the corrected pressures on the move and the warning clears itself.
Does the DS 5 have sensors in the wheels?
This generation uses an indirect, wheel-speed-based system, so there is no in-wheel sensor battery to fail and nothing to match after a tyre change. It compares how fast each wheel turns rather than measuring pressure directly, which is why the fix is always to inflate correctly and drive.
Why won’t the warning clear?
Usually a tyre is still below spec, or the learn drive wasn’t long enough. If your car has the menu store step and you skipped it, the old reference may still be in place — store the corrected pressures, then drive a little longer at a steady speed.
Do I need a tool?
No — setting the pressures and driving is all that’s needed. Because the DS 5’s system is indirect there is nothing to program in the wheels, so a garage scan tool only comes into play if a related fault has actually been logged, not for a routine reset.
Where is the store option in the menu?
Not every DS 5 is configured the same way, so rather than name a screen that may differ from yours, look under the on-board settings or trip menu for a tyre-pressure entry. If you can’t find one, the car simply relearns from a steady drive instead — the reset still works without it.
The light came back after a cold night — is that a fault?
Usually not. Colder air lowers tyre pressure, which can re-trip the warning even on healthy tyres. Check them cold, top up to the placard figure, store the pressures if your car offers that, and drive again. Only worry if the same corner keeps dropping, which points to a slow leak.
If the warning came on with other lights, decode the code on autodtcs.com.
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