TPM Malfunction after installing new wheels
06-29-2008, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='612416' date='Jun 29 2008, 11:23 AM
If the TPM sensors were in fact installed, they will automatically be recognized once they are reset through idrive. The way that you can tell if they are installed is that they have a fat alluminum valve stem. Check on bavauto.com and type tpm.
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06-29-2008, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='612428' date='Jun 29 2008, 02:43 PM
one more thing. When you reset the tpm sensors, were you parked or driving? They won't work unless the wheels are in motion.
And, yes, they should automatically be recognized by the car....nothing fancy to program on your part. My old CSL's worked perfectly when I got them.
06-29-2008, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='612435' date='Jun 29 2008, 11:54 AM
Check your valve stems first off, as suggested above. If they aren't metal, then you don't have TPMS installed. If they are, one of them (or more) isn't working.
This sucks maybe I should just deal with the light
06-29-2008, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by too solid' post='612445' date='Jun 29 2008, 03:32 PM
They appear to be metal to me. Maybe they were damaged during transportation. I'll take it to someone tomorrow. To check if they are damaged do I have to take the tires off of the wheels?
This sucks maybe I should just deal with the light
This sucks maybe I should just deal with the light
p.s. Your rims are filthy!
06-29-2008, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='612447' date='Jun 29 2008, 12:37 PM
Contact the folks you bought them from. See what they have to offer. I would get them fixed rather than stare at the warning symbol forever. You'd have to remove the tires to get to them, but maybe there's an external signal device BMW uses to detect if the TPMS is working or not, while still in the tire....so as not to have to remove them one by one.
p.s. Your rims are filthy!
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Originally Posted by too solid' post='612449' date='Jun 29 2008, 03:42 PM
LoL "I'm ridin dirty". full detail on Friday. Inside n Out!
06-29-2008, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='612451' date='Jun 29 2008, 12:45 PM
I know this might be a pain, but you might want to try putting on your old rims to rule out something wrong with the car and not your new wheels. I know it would be a strange coincidence, but if you read some of the old threads concerning this, many report it's due to condensation in the trunk where the sensors are located.
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Originally Posted by too solid' post='612454' date='Jun 29 2008, 03:50 PM
Yes I read those threads. I looked in my trunk where the spare would be (if i had one) and it was totally dry. Was I looking in the right spot?
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='612460' date='Jun 29 2008, 12:00 PM
I have no idea where to look. Can you take a picture of the warning you are getting in your iDrive and dash, and post them here? I am curious as to what the error looks like and how it reads....and in the TPMS section of the iDrive.