Resetting the TPMS

BLUE LABEL · 04-16-2007, 10:43 PM

Okay, earlier today I decided to reset the tpms system and for some reason its still "resetting." I was wondering what experiences others have had in resetting the suckers and if there was some "secret" involved.
I still have the stock tire set up and thought a simple reset would just test if my tpms are active and functional. Right now there is that annoying yellow flat tire light and the "tpms resetting" in my nav. I have idrive.
IF anone can help me out with this id greatly appreciate it. Tried the search but no info on my dilema.
Thanks

007e92 · 04-16-2007, 10:51 PM

air up your tires, reset it and drive. it should get back to normal after a few minutes of driving. it has to be driven to re adjust.

LEDZEP · 04-17-2007, 06:20 AM

How far have you driven since you reset it? The system can take several miles of driving to complete the reset procedure. I doubt there is any problem, but if it is still resetting after your next drive of a least a few miles then call your SA and ask about it.

BLUE LABEL · 04-17-2007, 07:41 AM

thanks guys, you were right.. had to drive a few miles before it reset. i took it for a round the block reset and that didnt do the trick.

DrDomer · 04-17-2007, 08:02 AM

It should only take a few hundred feet to reset. I know when I first reset the system... I really wasn't resetting the system. You have to push the button once to get the checkmark next to reset.. then... push and hold while the little clock spins. Hold till the clock stops spinning and the little window shows your temp, etc again. Driving down the block always resets the system for me. I've never had it takes "miles". Please correct me if I'm misinformed.

scottp999 · 04-17-2007, 08:56 AM

What do you do if you don't have idrive?

LEDZEP · 04-17-2007, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DrDomer

It should only take a few hundred feet to reset. I know when I first reset the system... I really wasn't resetting the system. You have to push the button once to get the checkmark next to reset.. then... push and hold while the little clock spins. Hold till the clock stops spinning and the little window shows your temp, etc again. Driving down the block always resets the system for me. I've never had it takes "miles". Please correct me if I'm misinformed.

That is the old FTW system... the new TPMS is a wee bit different, though conceptually the same. It also seems to take more driving to set the system than the old system did.

LEDZEP · 04-17-2007, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by scottp999

What do you do if you don't have idrive?

You would use the stalk to set it.

minosdam · 04-17-2007, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by scottp999

What do you do if you don't have idrive?

You have to push the button once to get the checkmark next to reset (or INIT). Then... Driving down the the system is reseting automoticaly.

scottp999 · 04-18-2007, 05:24 AM

Thanks for the answer!

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BLUE LABEL Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 216 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Resetting the TPMS Okay, earlier today I decided to reset the tpms system and for some reason its still "resetting." I was wondering what experiences others have had in resetting the suckers and if there was some "secret" involved. I still have the stock tire set up and thought a simple reset would just test if my tpms are active and functional. Right now there is that annoying yellow flat tire light and the "tpms resetting" in my nav. I have idrive. IF anone can help me out with this id greatly appreciate it. Tried the search but no info on my dilema. Thanks
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007e92 First Lieutenant 11 Rep 371 Posts Drives: 645Ci Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2004 BMW 645 [0.00]	air up your tires, reset it and drive. it should get back to normal after a few minutes of driving. it has to be driven to re adjust. __________________ Current Ride: 04' 645Ci Retired Rides: 07' e92 04' e46
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BLUE LABEL Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 216 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	thanks guys, you were right.. had to drive a few miles before it reset. i took it for a round the block reset and that didnt do the trick.
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DrDomer Major 39 Rep 1,349 Posts Drives: 2004 330ci ZHP, 1999 Miata Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0)	It should only take a few hundred feet to reset. I know when I first reset the system... I really wasn't resetting the system. You have to push the button once to get the checkmark next to reset.. then... push and hold while the little clock spins. Hold till the clock stops spinning and the little window shows your temp, etc again. Driving down the block always resets the system for me. I've never had it takes "miles". Please correct me if I'm misinformed. __________________ Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. ~Albert Einstein
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scottp999 Brigadier General 133 Rep 4,764 Posts Drives: 4runner SR5 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW 335 [9.00]	What do you do if you don't have idrive?
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scottp999 Brigadier General 133 Rep 4,764 Posts Drives: 4runner SR5 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW 335 [9.00]	Thanks for the answer!
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