driving with TMPS lights on

2013M3 · 11-11-2016, 01:11 PM

I bought 08 M3 wheels with tmps from someone and I have 2013 M3. the tpms lights aren't going away. the car drives fine. wheels are mounted and properly inflated by bmw mechanic.

Any reason I can't keep driving it with the lights on till spring ?

eddunn · 11-11-2016, 01:22 PM

They have a different sensor, bro

tbone28 · 11-11-2016, 01:23 PM

'13 have a different tpms sensor. You need the orange colored ones for a 13

2013M3 · 11-11-2016, 01:25 PM

geez. so I got screwed..

so any reason I can't just drive with the lights on?

rdoctor · 11-11-2016, 01:54 PM

Its not that expensive to get the correct sensors and have them installed but you can certainly drive around with that annoying light on if you don't want to deal with it. Or...you could get the TPMS light coded out. Personally I'd get the correct TPMS sensors and be done with it.

DSilk · 11-11-2016, 02:05 PM

I agree. The TPMS sensor is your way of knowing if you have a slow leak in a tire, and gives you the opportunity to fix it before you lose an expensive tire and potentially an expensive rim on the road.

GRUESOM3 · 11-11-2016, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 2013M3

I bought 08 M3 wheels with tmps from someone and I have 2013 M3. the tpms lights aren't going away. the car drives fine. wheels are mounted and properly inflated by bmw mechanic.

Any reason I can't keep driving it with the lights on till spring ?

In the meantime put some windex on the valve and put nitrogen

pbonsalb · 11-11-2016, 02:32 PM

What did people do before tpms? I have a 99M3 without it. And I have been driving my 08M3 for a year with the tpms light on due to a bad sensor. No big deal.

KwlAznKid · 11-11-2016, 06:53 PM

there are no problems with driving with the light on (assuming the sensor is the only problem)

drrust · 11-12-2016, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pbonsalb

What did people do before tpms? I have a 99M3 without it. And I have been driving my 08M3 for a year with the tpms light on due to a bad sensor. No big deal.

One aspect of the E9X is that there is no spare. So if you have time to address the issue before you are on the side of the road, the repair can be easier.

I'm assuming you did try to reset the system from the I-drive menu. If that is the case then besides getting new sensors one option is the Mach Snell TPMS emulator. It fools the system so the light stays off. I think this emulator runs under $200, while you're looking at about $100 each for the TPMS sensors plus install. If you needed to replace the tires in the near future then new sensors maybe worthwhile.

roastbeef · 11-12-2016, 06:31 AM

when my oem tpms go bad, i'm not replacing them, just coding them out. what happened to competence required to drive a car? look at your tires when walking up to your car. simple as that.
op, you're fine to drive for as long as you wish.

steveff4 · 11-12-2016, 07:35 AM

My M+S winter tires have no sensors and I live with the TPMS warning. Annoying, but not to the point it's worth spending money on to correct. Check your pressures regularly, ensure you have a can of fix-a-flat and a working air pump.

KingFishy · 11-12-2016, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 2013M3

geez. so I got screwed..

so any reason I can't just drive with the lights on?

Same thing happened to me. I said screw it. Checked the tire pressure with a gauge and did 4 track events.

e92m3_jesse · 11-12-2016, 02:25 PM

Whether you wish to install the correct TPMS or drive with the annoying light on dash is completely up to you. Some just consider the TPMS as an early warning and some wish to visually inspect their tires every so often. Either way there's no right or wrong.

Simply your preference

STooK · 11-13-2016, 01:44 AM

Tpms saved my behind a couple times already. Yes, it triggers false alarms when there's a swing in temp, but I'd still much rather have this feature than not.

I'd get tpms personally but if the light doesn't bother you then just drive with it on, won't do any harm.

iamjamen · 11-16-2016, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by roastbeef

when my oem tpms go bad, i'm not replacing them, just coding them out. what happened to competence required to drive a car? look at your tires when walking up to your car. simple as that.
op, you're fine to drive for as long as you wish.

^ This. So much this.

spiderspider · 11-16-2016, 12:19 PM

i had a sensor detect a low tire recently that i would not have noticed by visual inspection. it's easy to fall out of the habit of checking tire pressure. visually, there's not much difference between 22 and 32 psi

mightyaa · 11-16-2016, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rdoctor

Its not that expensive to get the correct sensors and have them installed but you can certainly drive around with that annoying light on if you don't want to deal with it. Or...you could get the TPMS light coded out. Personally I'd get the correct TPMS sensors and be done with it.

Curious about the coding part. I getting ready to purchase the Bavarian Technic and wondering if something like that could disable it.
The TPMS light is highly annoying on '08 with the Tech package because of the number places (three idiot lights/screens) it insist to show the warning.. Seriously, it wipes out the entire tech display rendering it useless for showing anything else like phone, nav, the radio, etc.. Massively annoying.

M43S7RO · 11-17-2016, 01:36 PM

Agreed! You definitely see or feel low tires.

Quote:

Originally Posted by roastbeef

when my oem tpms go bad, i'm not replacing them, just coding them out. what happened to competence required to drive a car? look at your tires when walking up to your car. simple as that.
op, you're fine to drive for as long as you wish.

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STooK Lieutenant Colonel 726 Rep 1,974 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (6)	Tpms saved my behind a couple times already. Yes, it triggers false alarms when there's a swing in temp, but I'd still much rather have this feature than not. I'd get tpms personally but if the light doesn't bother you then just drive with it on, won't do any harm.
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