Flat Tire Monitor says there is non-existant flat
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Flat Tire Monitor says there is non-existant flat
Twice in the last month our 2009 535xi E61 has warned me in iDrive that there is a flat tire. I go out and check the pressures in all the tires and they are all correct and all within 1-2 psi of each other. I've reset the the FTM in both instances afterwards. Any idea what would cause this? The only thing I've done that I think could affect it is that I temporarily removed the front right wheel speed sensor when I had that drive axle out for my turbo replacement. Never had any codes or warnings immediately after though, first one happened a few weeks after and second time was today. I do not have TPMS and no wheel pressure sensors, just the old-school relative wheel speed system. The DSC system is working fine and there are no other lights.
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Correct, they are all the same type and size, approximately a year old. I wish the idrive display would tell you which tire it thinks is flat instead of just warning you to come to a stop.
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That's strange that it doesn't tell you which one is flat because when one is low on air it tells you which one.
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Agreed. I guess since it doesn’t know tire pressures at each wheel it doesn’t feel obligated to say anything. But seriously, it wouldn’t hurt them to show where they think the problem is.
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Check your tires and if none are low, reset the FTM.
When I first bought my e60, I hit a bump and it'd say flat tire. I'd check the air pressure and all were good. So I now just reset the FTM.
When I first bought my e60, I hit a bump and it'd say flat tire. I'd check the air pressure and all were good. So I now just reset the FTM.
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Last edited by FormerE30Owner; 09-25-2019 at 11:09 AM. Reason: more information.
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