These instructions apply to the Abarth 595 / 695 312 2008-2022.
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If the tyre-pressure warning has come on in your Abarth 595 / 695 (2008–2022) — the 312 — after you’ve adjusted the pressures or changed a wheel, you reset it from the dashboard SETUP menu. Here’s how.
On the 312 Abarth, the warning is an amber horseshoe tyre symbol with an exclamation mark, and on cars with the full display you may also see a “check tyre pressure” message. It coming on is not a sign of a fault — the monitor has noticed at least one tyre reading below the pressure it has stored. That is completely normal after a cold night, after a spirited run once the tyres cool, or once you’ve had a wheel off. Correcting the air alone won’t clear it; you have to confirm the new pressures through the SETUP menu so the system takes them as the fresh baseline.
How TPMS works on this car
The 312 uses a direct system: each wheel has its own battery-powered sensor that reads the actual pressure and radios it to the car, which is why the reset lives in the menu rather than under a physical button. Because the readings come from inside the wheels, the car knows a genuinely soft tyre from a correctly inflated one. The menu Reset stores whatever pressures are present at that moment as the reference, so they must be right first; if a sensor itself has been renewed, the car also needs a short calibration drive to relearn it.
Before You Start
- Check the tyres cold — parked a couple of hours, or driven under about a mile — since warm tyres read high.
- Set all four to the pressure on the door-pillar placard (or inside the fuel flap on some cars); use the laden figure when fully loaded.
- Have the car stationary with the ignition at MAR (on, engine off) before you open the menu.
- Know how to page through the instrument menu with the stalk or steering-wheel buttons.
- Use an accurate gauge — forecourt air lines are often a few psi out.
Resetting the System
- Set all four tyres to the correct cold pressures, then stop the vehicle.
- Turn the ignition key to the ‘MAR’ position (ignition on, engine off).
- Open ‘SETUP’, select ‘Tyre pressure monitoring’, then ‘Reset’.
- ‘RESET SAVED’ appears — the procedure is complete.
If a sensor has been renewed, the system also needs a calibration drive: drive about 20 minutes above 80 km/h (48 mph).
If the Warning Stays On
- Recheck every tyre — one corner a few psi low keeps the warning on, and a single soft tyre is easy to miss.
- Confirm ‘RESET SAVED’ appeared — if you didn’t see it, the store didn’t take, so run the menu step again.
- After a sensor change, complete the calibration drive so the car can learn the new unit.
- After a wheel swap — winter wheels or a rotation — re-run the SETUP Reset, because the baseline moved with the tyres.
- Cold weather drops pressure by roughly 1 psi per 10 °C, so top up and reset once the tyres are properly cold.
- A slow puncture will trip the light again within hours — look for a nail or a leaking valve if it keeps coming back.
- Still showing with correct pressures? A sensor may have a flat battery — look up the code on autodtcs.com.
What to Expect After
Once ‘RESET SAVED’ shows and the pressures are correct, the amber warning goes out and stays out for the trip and beyond, provided the tyres hold their air. The in-wheel sensor batteries last several years but eventually run down; when one fails the warning returns and a menu Reset alone won’t clear it, which is the point a replacement sensor and a calibration drive are needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I reset the tyre pressure light on an Abarth 595?
Set the pressures, ignition to MAR, then SETUP > Tyre pressure monitoring > Reset until ‘RESET SAVED’ shows.
Where is the reset — is there a button?
There is no separate SET button on the 312; the reset lives in the instrument SETUP menu. Turn the ignition to MAR, page through with the stalk or wheel buttons to Tyre pressure monitoring, and choose Reset. Your handbook shows the exact menu path for your display.
Why won’t the warning clear?
Usually a tyre still below spec, or the reset wasn’t confirmed in the menu.
Do I need a tool?
No for a normal reset; a tool is only needed if a pressure sensor is replaced (then do the calibration drive).
What’s the calibration drive for?
After fitting new sensors, the 20-minute drive above 80 km/h lets the system learn them.
Can cold weather set the light off on its own?
Yes. Air contracts as it cools, so tyres set correctly in mild weather can read low on a frosty morning and trip the warning with no puncture present. Top the tyres back up to the placard figure when cold and run the SETUP Reset; if it keeps returning while the tyres are warm, suspect a slow leak.
If the warning came on with other lights, decode the code on autodtcs.com.
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