FTM system
01-17-2005, 08:10 PM
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I have a 2004 525i with the Flat Tire Monitor system. I would like to know if I change my stock wheels for aftermarket ones, is there any sensors that I need to transfer to the new wheels so my FTM system would continue to function properly.
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01-17-2005, 08:23 PM
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Just a quick question....How long does initialization usually take anyway? Mine takes forever and I usually exit not knowing whether it's done or not. I have waited up to 5 minutes without any info appearing to say if it's done or not.
01-17-2005, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dindae520i' date='Jan 17 2005, 10:23 PM
Just a quick question....How long does initialization usually take anyway? Mine takes forever and I usually exit not knowing whether it's done or not. I have waited up to 5 minutes without any info appearing to say if it's done or not.
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01-18-2005, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by dindae520i' date='Jan 17 2005, 11:23 PM
Just a quick question....How long does initialization usually take anyway? Mine takes forever and I usually exit not knowing whether it's done or not. I have waited up to 5 minutes without any info appearing to say if it's done or not.
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01-18-2005, 04:16 PM
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I think the 10 minutes is referencing rolling time. The wheels have to be rolling for FTM to do its job. It may take a 15-20 minute drive in Dallas to get 10 minutes of rolling time. Also, I air the tires and let the car sit in the garage until I am going somewhere that will easily log in the 10 minutes of rolling time. As long as one tire isn't actively leaking, a few hours or a day in the garage after setting the correct pressures should not matter.
01-18-2005, 07:22 PM
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Yes, and this is all, strangely enough, in the manual. 
I thought it was taking forever too, since the instructions are confusing as they appear on idrive. So I read the manual. You start to initialize, then start driving.
I thought it was taking forever too, since the instructions are confusing as they appear on idrive. So I read the manual. You start to initialize, then start driving.