Help! TPMS Light is on my E90... Why now?

Wicked04 · 03-28-2009, 02:58 PM

Hey everyone,

Long story short. I drive a 2006 E90 325i Sports Package.
I had TPMS on my OEM E90 Sport Package wheels and there were no problems.

I took those off in the winter and installed Winter Steelies with normal winter tires, not RF. I had no problems in the winter and never had the light come on my dash.

I recently bought 19' wheels and tires, and installed them and now my TPMS monitor stays on my dash all the time.

What happened? What changed? How do I turn it off and why didnt it happen with my winter tires?

Thanks a lot for the help!

Tagg67 · 03-28-2009, 06:15 PM

The tire pressure may have changed? I would check the tire pressure and then reset the TPMS button.

Let me know if that works.

Orient330iNYC · 03-28-2009, 10:30 PM

2006 does not have TPMS, it has FTM which has no sensors and is based on wheel speed. you need to reset the system. you probably switched to staggered rims and tires, 235/35 and 265/30 are slightly different in diameter. thats whats setting off the alert. a reset will fix it. remember that you need to reset then drive until the light goes out.

JeffL · 03-29-2009, 09:51 AM

Can you retrofit the old system in place of the new? I hate the TPM system having more stupid issues with it when nothing is wrong. Working on an .xlf file that should cancel out the entire TPM system will see how it goes.

Wicked04 · 03-29-2009, 09:55 AM

Thanks A LOT for your help so far, but I have no idea on how to reset the FTM!
And yes I did just install a staggered setup.

Anyone can help me with that?
Thanks

KMFNYC · 03-29-2009, 02:14 PM

do you have idrive?

Wicked04 · 03-29-2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KMFNYC

do you have idrive?

No I do not have iDrive

remmib · 03-30-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wicked04

No I do not have iDrive

You reset it by using the buttons on the indicator handle. Just take a look in the manuel.

Wicked04 · 03-30-2009, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by remmib

You reset it by using the buttons on the indicator handle. Just take a look in the manuel.

I will give it a go

thanks a lot

KkSc · 03-30-2009, 01:45 PM

most likely you just need to reset the TPMS!

KMFNYC · 03-30-2009, 02:33 PM

let me know how it goes!

blakjack23 · 03-30-2009, 04:49 PM

Like others said, definitely just need to reset the FTM.

Funny thing, I just brought my car to discount tire to have a tire patched. He tried to sell me a TPMS rebuild kit and I told him my car doesn't have TPMS. He said if it has RFT's it HAS to have TPMS. I said "ok, but you're wrong, my car doesn't have TPMS sensors". When I picked it up another tech told me my car is missing TPMS sensors. I also told him he was wrong, they are not missing.

Wicked04 · 04-01-2009, 09:12 PM

I should get around to it this weekend
I'll see if I can figure it out

Thanks guys!

Wicked04 · 04-04-2009, 10:10 AM

Success! page 72 of the owner's manual

takes 5.5 seconds to do!
Thanks guys!

donleycott · 05-02-2009, 11:16 AM

I cant believe the gyrations one must go thru in order to reset the TPMS on an 07 E90. Its almost like the designer wanted to punish anyone who let
a tire get a few pounds low or God forbid changed or rotated tires. The procedure is ridiculous, waiting 30 minutes, pushing the menu button with
the car off, pushing the iDrive button to get to the settings menu,then rotate iDrive to settings, then rock iDrive down, select tires, then rock the idrive back to the top, then select TPM then when you see the reset line start the car but DONT drive and quickly hit the iDrive button to tell it you want to reset, then start to drive, when it asks "do u want to reset" rotate the the iDrive to select yes and depress the iDrive, now drive the car for several miles and pray it resets, if not wait 1/2 hour and do it all over again!!!

Really user friendly huh?

03-28-2009, 02:58 PM	#1
Wicked04 Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 325i Sports Pckg Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal iTrader: (5)	Help! TPMS Light is on my E90... Why now? Hey everyone, Long story short. I drive a 2006 E90 325i Sports Package. I had TPMS on my OEM E90 Sport Package wheels and there were no problems. I took those off in the winter and installed Winter Steelies with normal winter tires, not RF. I had no problems in the winter and never had the light come on my dash. I recently bought 19' wheels and tires, and installed them and now my TPMS monitor stays on my dash all the time. What happened? What changed? How do I turn it off and why didnt it happen with my winter tires? Thanks a lot for the help!
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03-28-2009, 06:15 PM	#2
Tagg67 BMW4Life 36 Rep 233 Posts Drives: 2018 F30 340i X-Drive Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Florida iTrader: (5) Garage List 2008 328i Sedan [0.00]	Help! TPMS Light is on my E90... Why now? The tire pressure may have changed? I would check the tire pressure and then reset the TPMS button. Let me know if that works.
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03-28-2009, 10:30 PM	#3
Orient330iNYC Brigadier General 1469 Rep 3,553 Posts Drives: 2023 X7 40i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wall St iTrader: (2)	2006 does not have TPMS, it has FTM which has no sensors and is based on wheel speed. you need to reset the system. you probably switched to staggered rims and tires, 235/35 and 265/30 are slightly different in diameter. thats whats setting off the alert. a reset will fix it. remember that you need to reset then drive until the light goes out. __________________ Present: 2023 G07 40i ZDH/ZDU/ZMP/ZMQ/2NH/ZPK/ZPP/ZRC/300/3AC Past: 2013 335i 6MT ZMM/ZDH/ZTP/3AG/494/508 Past: 2016 F34 335i xDrive ZCW/ZDA/ZDH/ZTP/ZMP/2V5/5DL Past: 2019 G01 M40i ZDA/2VF/ZPP/ZPX/688/3AC
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03-29-2009, 09:51 AM	#4
JeffL Major 35 Rep 1,202 Posts Drives: C63 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (1)	Can you retrofit the old system in place of the new? I hate the TPM system having more stupid issues with it when nothing is wrong. Working on an .xlf file that should cancel out the entire TPM system will see how it goes. __________________ no sig.
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03-29-2009, 09:55 AM	#5
Wicked04 Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 325i Sports Pckg Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal iTrader: (5)	Thanks A LOT for your help so far, but I have no idea on how to reset the FTM! And yes I did just install a staggered setup. Anyone can help me with that? Thanks
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03-29-2009, 02:14 PM	#6
KMFNYC ROAR! 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: Zoom zoom Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	do you have idrive?
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03-30-2009, 01:45 PM	#10
KkSc Major General 173 Rep 6,223 Posts Drives: 13'FR-S/15' F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Vancouver, BC iTrader: (10)	most likely you just need to reset the TPMS! __________________ 2006 E90 Alpine White 330i - Retired 2015 F80 Alpine White M3
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KMFNYC ROAR! 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: Zoom zoom Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	let me know how it goes!
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03-30-2009, 04:49 PM	#12
blakjack23 Major 33 Rep 1,074 Posts Drives: like a bat out of hell Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (3) Garage List '06 325i [0.00]	Like others said, definitely just need to reset the FTM. Funny thing, I just brought my car to discount tire to have a tire patched. He tried to sell me a TPMS rebuild kit and I told him my car doesn't have TPMS. He said if it has RFT's it HAS to have TPMS. I said "ok, but you're wrong, my car doesn't have TPMS sensors". When I picked it up another tech told me my car is missing TPMS sensors. I also told him he was wrong, they are not missing. __________________ '06 325i - AT (bite me!) - Jet Black - Black leatherette - Aluminum Trim - Blacklines - 189's - M3 Spoiler
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04-01-2009, 09:12 PM	#13
Wicked04 Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 325i Sports Pckg Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal iTrader: (5)	I should get around to it this weekend I'll see if I can figure it out Thanks guys!
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04-04-2009, 10:10 AM	#14
Wicked04 Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 325i Sports Pckg Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal iTrader: (5)	Success! page 72 of the owner's manual takes 5.5 seconds to do! Thanks guys!
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05-02-2009, 11:16 AM	#15
donleycott Enlisted Member 0 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 2014 328i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mebane NC iTrader: (0)	TPMS is a Poor Design I cant believe the gyrations one must go thru in order to reset the TPMS on an 07 E90. Its almost like the designer wanted to punish anyone who let a tire get a few pounds low or God forbid changed or rotated tires. The procedure is ridiculous, waiting 30 minutes, pushing the menu button with the car off, pushing the iDrive button to get to the settings menu,then rotate iDrive to settings, then rock iDrive down, select tires, then rock the idrive back to the top, then select TPM then when you see the reset line start the car but DONT drive and quickly hit the iDrive button to tell it you want to reset, then start to drive, when it asks "do u want to reset" rotate the the iDrive to select yes and depress the iDrive, now drive the car for several miles and pray it resets, if not wait 1/2 hour and do it all over again!!! Really user friendly huh?
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