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Old 07-31-2023, 01:43 PM
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Question Resetting TPMS w/ Bad iDrive

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I've got a 2005 E60 530i and had to have a leak patched on one of my tires. The TPMS warning came on before, and is still on after the fix. (Assuming Schwab didn't reset it). I was worried because my iDrive only works intermittently. Is there a way to reset the TPMS without using iDrive on an E60? Any tips are helpful!

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No normal way to reset it without iDrive working.
Possibly there is something in one of the OBD tools to reset it -- not sure.
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IDrive is the only way unless you have a scanner or BMW software tools
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Thank you both. I ended up waiting until the iDrive came back to life for a few minutes and was able to reset it.
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There are a couple things I would try for your iDrive. They probably aren't going to fix it, but they aren't hard to do and you might get lucky.

My iDrive would continuously reboot when I had a burned DVD in the Nav drive. That DVD was fine for a long time, but at some point the car just didn't like it. I ejected it and all was fine.

The iDrive CCC unit has a personal computer type fan on the rear. If that fan has died or barely turns, the CCC may just be overheating and that could be your problem.
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