Hot tyres!

moonshine · 07-18-2014, 12:51 PM

55c on the way through France today (37c air temp ! )

JD6 · 07-18-2014, 01:31 PM

Not sure I have seen tyre temperatures on mine, just pressure. Is that something to enable or is it very recent (mine is Mar 2014 build)?

jusdorange · 07-18-2014, 01:36 PM

is this just with pro nav?

JustChris · 07-18-2014, 01:49 PM

Oh yes, not really noticed that before will check tonight on the way home.

moonshine · 07-18-2014, 01:50 PM

My car is wk 10 (mar 14) & I coded the tyre temp display.

....,,,,..,,.. · 07-18-2014, 01:52 PM

Not actually sure I would want to know lol.

Anyone know what temperature = dangerous?

Tengocity · 07-18-2014, 01:55 PM

I was just about to comment on how pointless this is but actually Could be very handy on a track day. Road tyres on a heavy cars on a hot day on a track just seem to get a to temp limit when all performance and grip just seems to fall off a cliff!

Well that's always been my excuse!

JD6 · 07-18-2014, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by moonshine

My car is wk 10 (mar 14) & I coded the tyre temp display.

Interesting, thanks. I don't understand why BMW add temp sensors but don't enable them. It might help explain why dealers charge around £60 per RDC sensor

teaston · 07-18-2014, 03:49 PM

I noticed today my car didn't have much grip, 30c air temp (i don't have the tpms though

)

I thought hot temps were meant to give better grip!?

Can't say i've ever noticed this problem in my previous cars!

JustChris · 07-18-2014, 04:12 PM

Checked and I only have the pressure, very recent build with pro nav but no temp. Hey ho.

johno · 07-18-2014, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD6

Interesting, thanks. I don't understand why BMW add temp sensors but don't enable them. It might help explain why dealers charge around £60 per RDC sensor

Temp sensors are incredibly cheap (basically free) to add if you are already using a wireless chip to send the data.

teaston · 07-18-2014, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by johno

Temp sensors are incredibly cheap (basically free) to add if you are already using a wireless chip to send the data.

Yep the wireless chip/hardware will be the expensive part. That and whatever they use to power it, i guess something similar to kinetic watches?

....,,,,..,,.. · 07-18-2014, 05:07 PM

I noticed this is actually shown on the Configurator.

Wonder if you could complain about it not working like it shows in Configurator?

moonshine · 07-18-2014, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChesterM4

Checked and I only have the pressure, very recent build with pro nav but no temp. Hey ho.

My car only showed pressure (from factory) until I coded it to also display the temp data too.

teaston · 07-18-2014, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brigand

I noticed this is actually shown on the Configurator.

Wonder if you could complain about it not working like it shows in Configurator?

My guess is they removed it so pita customers don't hassle them asking/complaining about their tyre temps!

nobby810996 · 07-19-2014, 02:19 AM

I take it displaying the pressure on screen is a fairly recent addition?

....,,,,..,,.. · 07-19-2014, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by nobby810996

I take it displaying the pressure on screen is a fairly recent addition?

From March 14 I believe

Very useful.

moonshine · 07-19-2014, 03:59 AM

i can’t see the tyres getting much hotter than this under normal use - this was during a 6hr autoroute blast from the Alps to Paris yesterday - with 37c ambient air temp.
it will be interesting in the winter tho to see how both summer and winter rubber warm (or not!) on cold wet roads

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teaston Banned 10998 Rep 32,881 Posts Drives: X3 M40d Join Date: May 2012 Location: The High Seas iTrader: (1)	I noticed today my car didn't have much grip, 30c air temp (i don't have the tpms though ) I thought hot temps were meant to give better grip!? Can't say i've ever noticed this problem in my previous cars!
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moonshine Lieutenant Colonel 851 Rep 1,860 Posts Drives: 718 Boxster S Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	i can’t see the tyres getting much hotter than this under normal use - this was during a 6hr autoroute blast from the Alps to Paris yesterday - with 37c ambient air temp. it will be interesting in the winter tho to see how both summer and winter rubber warm (or not!) on cold wet roads
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