TPMS lights stay on? Cure found.....

GregZ4 · 10-16-2011, 05:34 AM

Hi All,

I've read all the posts re TPMS lights staying on as I just bought my first Z4 on thursday, a beautiful 07 blue coupe which has had the Hamann treatment.

It's got new 19 inch Hamann alloys and the TPMS malfunction light would not go out even if I followed the check pressure and reinitialised following the handbook instructions to the letter. I checked the valve stems and they are made of rubber so I assumed the fault might be no sensors as the 07 coupe should run on those (according to the posts on the forum).

However I was driving around yesterday and started to notice that it was pulling to the right a bit and the toe in felt wrong. I spent £40 and got the tracking checked at my local specialist. First thing they said was "don't know who set this up but it's miles out". Anyway they sorted the tracking.

I then held the reset button down (and kept it down) from first putting the key in to actually starting and then still held it down. After about 8 seconds the warning lights went out. I've now covered another 100 miles and not only is this coupe the sweetest handling thing I've driven, the lights have stayed out.

I can only assume the tracking was causing the TPMS fault and that some 07 coupes have the old monitoring system.

Anyway for persistent faults I'd reccomend;
a. Get the tracking checked and adjusted, then
b. Check the pressures and adjust if needed, then
c. Just hold the button down forever when putting in the key and starting.

See you out there......

Greg

mpower03 · 10-16-2011, 08:29 AM

Did you put a tpms in the new wheels and tires? If not they will always be on, and I suggest putting electrical tape over the light to cover it

GregZ4 · 10-16-2011, 10:21 AM

Not that we are aware of. The valve stems are plastic so assume no TPMS sensors as I thought they only came with metal stems. That's what makes me think the set up on my coupe is running off the ABS etc rather than via direct tyre sensors.

The point I'm making is that by sorting the tracking and then holding onto the reset button while starting the car and then holding on to it seems to have cured the problem. I thought this might help some of the other guys struggling with TPMS fault lights as tape seems such a retro solution if your tracking just needs sorting.

jragan · 10-16-2011, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by GregZ4

Not that we are aware of. The valve stems are plastic so assume no TPMS sensors as I thought they only came with metal stems. That's what makes me think the set up on my coupe is running off the ABS etc rather than via direct tyre sensors.

Only Modely Year 2006 used ABS for the tracking.

GregZ4 · 10-16-2011, 10:43 AM

Fair enough. But defo got rubber valves stems.
Do they make TPMS sensors with rubber stems?

No idea how sorting tracking fixed the problem then. Conicidence?

Just though I'd share what worked for me....

Pheonix · 10-16-2011, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mpower03

Did you put a tpms in the new wheels and tires? If not they will always be on, and I suggest putting electrical tape over the light to cover it

Yeah, i fixed my TPMS light with electrical over it as well

the only way to know for sure is scan for code. Maybe your light was ON for so long it burned out?

GregZ4 · 10-17-2011, 12:25 AM

I'll get them to plug it in and see what it says.

I'll report back......

10-16-2011, 05:34 AM	#1
GregZ4 New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: Hamann Z4 Coupe 3.0si Sport Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Staffordshire iTrader: (0)	TPMS lights stay on? Cure found..... Hi All, I've read all the posts re TPMS lights staying on as I just bought my first Z4 on thursday, a beautiful 07 blue coupe which has had the Hamann treatment. It's got new 19 inch Hamann alloys and the TPMS malfunction light would not go out even if I followed the check pressure and reinitialised following the handbook instructions to the letter. I checked the valve stems and they are made of rubber so I assumed the fault might be no sensors as the 07 coupe should run on those (according to the posts on the forum). However I was driving around yesterday and started to notice that it was pulling to the right a bit and the toe in felt wrong. I spent £40 and got the tracking checked at my local specialist. First thing they said was "don't know who set this up but it's miles out". Anyway they sorted the tracking. I then held the reset button down (and kept it down) from first putting the key in to actually starting and then still held it down. After about 8 seconds the warning lights went out. I've now covered another 100 miles and not only is this coupe the sweetest handling thing I've driven, the lights have stayed out. I can only assume the tracking was causing the TPMS fault and that some 07 coupes have the old monitoring system. Anyway for persistent faults I'd reccomend; a. Get the tracking checked and adjusted, then b. Check the pressures and adjust if needed, then c. Just hold the button down forever when putting in the key and starting. See you out there...... Greg Last edited by GregZ4; 10-16-2011 at 05:41 AM..
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mpower03 Captain 39 Rep 962 Posts Drives: 08 z4 M Coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: FL iTrader: (2)	Did you put a tpms in the new wheels and tires? If not they will always be on, and I suggest putting electrical tape over the light to cover it __________________
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10-16-2011, 10:21 AM	#3
GregZ4 New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: Hamann Z4 Coupe 3.0si Sport Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Staffordshire iTrader: (0)	Not that we are aware of. The valve stems are plastic so assume no TPMS sensors as I thought they only came with metal stems. That's what makes me think the set up on my coupe is running off the ABS etc rather than via direct tyre sensors. The point I'm making is that by sorting the tracking and then holding onto the reset button while starting the car and then holding on to it seems to have cured the problem. I thought this might help some of the other guys struggling with TPMS fault lights as tape seems such a retro solution if your tracking just needs sorting.
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GregZ4 New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: Hamann Z4 Coupe 3.0si Sport Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Staffordshire iTrader: (0)	Fair enough. But defo got rubber valves stems. Do they make TPMS sensors with rubber stems? No idea how sorting tracking fixed the problem then. Conicidence? Just though I'd share what worked for me....
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GregZ4 New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: Hamann Z4 Coupe 3.0si Sport Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Staffordshire iTrader: (0)	I'll get them to plug it in and see what it says. I'll report back......
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