TPMS on my '07 now tells me which tire is low? Is this new?

TurboSpecC · 10-27-2011, 11:36 AM

I did a quick search and didn't find anything, but this morning it was under 40 degrees and I got a (false) low tire warning on my '07 e92 due to the large change in ambient temperature, and my TPMS warning actually pointed to the front left tire in the warning message:

In previous years when I've gotten these false positives, I simply got a warning icon similar to this:

I've only had my car in once for the HPFP software update, but did that update anything else such as the TPMS notifications?

Royal Flush · 10-27-2011, 11:59 AM

Mine always tells me which tire.

dassub · 10-27-2011, 01:24 PM

My 06 doesn't tell me which tire it is, but I like that! Not sure of the '07, but my car doesn't have the 'real' TPMS, but instead uses the ABS system instead.

BQTuning · 10-27-2011, 01:30 PM

I you had recently visited the dealer then they updated the ECU....

kcalhoun27 · 10-27-2011, 01:49 PM

mine has always done this. i guess i just figured thats how it was designed

AJ_Bob · 10-27-2011, 01:54 PM

I got an 07 and I've never seen that, I only get the (!) and have to use the error code to know which tire..

chazzz · 10-27-2011, 01:56 PM

2007 have TPMS??? Mine (2007) doesn't even have TPMS. It's FTMS. Hmm?

Tom K. · 10-27-2011, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuraQ

I you had recently visited the dealer then they updated the ECU....

Exactly. My '08 128i also began pinpointing the offending tire after a software update. But I still would like to see an actual psi readout for each tire!

Tom

Bcube · 10-27-2011, 04:02 PM

I noticed this feature on my '07 after my last software update in March '10. (this was the software load that brought the LPFP online to prime the fuel system).

Orion4 · 10-27-2011, 04:07 PM

My early 08 didn't display which tire until the dealer updated the software in april when I had the injector recall performed and they replaced 4 of 6 that were out of spec.

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Royal Flush Major 74 Rep 1,309 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Not everyone who wanders is lost. iTrader: (2)	Mine always tells me which tire.
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AJ_Bob New Member 2 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 07 E93 BSM/Peanut Butter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	I got an 07 and I've never seen that, I only get the (!) and have to use the error code to know which tire..
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chazzz Captain 116 Rep 712 Posts Drives: 2018 Chrysler 300S Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California iTrader: (4)	2007 have TPMS??? Mine (2007) doesn't even have TPMS. It's FTMS. Hmm? __________________ SOLD - 2007 BMW 335i Sedan, Montego Blue with Lemon seats, AluFelgen CS7 rims & Continental DW tires CURRENT - 2018 Chrysler 300S, Crystal Granite Metallic.
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Bcube Been there, wrecked that. 18 Rep 547 Posts Drives: '07 E93 335i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	I noticed this feature on my '07 after my last software update in March '10. (this was the software load that brought the LPFP online to prime the fuel system). __________________ -Brian ~199K miles. I -still- don't fear my 335i.
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Orion4 Lieutenant Colonel 498 Rep 1,587 Posts Drives: 2013 335i Sport Line Sedan Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, FL iTrader: (0)	My early 08 didn't display which tire until the dealer updated the software in april when I had the injector recall performed and they replaced 4 of 6 that were out of spec.
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