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BMW X5 2003 - Tyre pressure monitor fault #

Posted by Peter Holland on January 17, 2011, 9:41 am

Year of Manufacture *: 2003

I've been trying to get the bottom of a tyre pressure fault with this vehicle. Using BMW GT1 scanner, it reports codes 3D, 3B and 04 but the description for all of them is tyre pressure controller fault. Very helpful! In live data it tells me that all the transmitter batteries are good but displays no live date for tyre pressure. The fields are just blank. This is a car sales vehicle and they just want the warning display to stop flashing up. They've asked if this function can be disabled or rectified without too much expense. I haven't had a lot to do with these yet, so any help would be appreciated.

Re: BMW X5 2003 - Tyre pressure monitor fault #

Posted by Graham Bullock <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT2744' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 17, 2011, 5:55 pm, in reply to "BMW X5 2003 - Tyre pressure monitor fault #"
Graham Bullock

I am no BMW expert but, the first time I fitted some tyres on one of these I had the light come on yet it didn't have valve sensors fitted. I found these on the web and No 1 worked OK.

1) I think these have the choice of two tyre pressure monitoring systems, the tyre valve option or one that picks up info from the ABS system. The abs type can be reset manually, I think you hold in the TPS button for something like 3 secs but no more than 10 secs whilst turning on the ignition, when the TPS light goes out start the car and drive away and it counts the pulses to see what is normal, so make sure the pressures are correct before you start.

2) Hi I have this procedure for 5 series I'm not sure if it's the same for the x5,Does your model have i-drive?

Firstly make sure you have the correct tyre pressure in each tyre.

Using the i-Drive Press the menu button, the start menu is called up.

Press the controller to call up the "I" menu

select vehicle setting and press the controller

select "RPA" and press the controller

Start the engine but do not drive off yet

Select "tyre pressure" and press the controller

Select yes and press the controller

Drive off the message "Initializing" is displayed

Initializing is completed during the journey. the control display then shows Status "RPA Active" again.

This should stop your warning light from coming on ,

Graham

Re: BMW X5 2003 - Tyre pressure monitor fault #

Posted by Peter Holland <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT5256' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 19, 2011, 2:45 pm, in reply to "Re: BMW X5 2003 - Tyre pressure monitor fault #"
Peter Holland

Thanks Gary, this is a pre i-Drive car but has a similar procedure for resetting tyre pressure monitor by using the button on the centre console. This does reset the warning until the next time you drive the vehicle. I have tried driving it once I've reset it but I'm not sure how far you have to drive before it registers the wheels?

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