Can you use wheels without TPMS

alextzi · 02-15-2019, 09:19 PM

2016 340i
So I have 2nd set of wheels for summer, can I run them without TPMS sensors? Does the car care (other than report a not sensing the pressure sensors?)

thanks

rjd_F30 · 02-15-2019, 10:28 PM

I run my summer wheels without TPMS sensors. Car doesn't care, allows sport mode, DSC off etc. Only thing you have to deal with is dismissing the notification every time you start the car and the light on the dash.

hybris · 02-16-2019, 12:20 AM

What rjdnyy224 said. Everything works perfectly fine. It is annoying with the warning though, kind of regret I didn't put sensors in my summer tires.

Wish BMW would allow a setting to disable the monitor.

Vulpe · 02-16-2019, 02:07 AM

Interesting, I had read in another thread that the car would do the same as when your tire pressure is slow. Last time that happened to me it wouldn't let me out of comfort or let me over 80 mph.

hybris · 02-16-2019, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Vulpe

Interesting, I had read in another thread that the car would do the same as when your tire pressure is slow. Last time that happened to me it wouldn't let me out of comfort or let me over 80 mph.

I've driven the car like I stole it without TPMS, and in all modes (Sport, Sport+, all traction control completely turned off, etc).

The only thing that happens without TPMS is a warning light in the dash that comes on a few seconds after you start driving, and never goes away.

EDIT: It's not the same warning as when your pressure is low, it explicitly states that it's unable to connect to the TPMS system.

Solidjake · 02-16-2019, 04:42 AM

My summer setup doesn't have the sensors. The notification every time you turn on the car though starts to get annoying after a while... I really don't feel like spending $140 or so to get the tires dismounted/mounted and road forced balanced again.

rjd_F30 · 02-16-2019, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Solidjake

My summer setup doesn't have the sensors. The notification every time you turn on the car though starts to get annoying after a while... I really don't feel like spending $140 or so to get the tires dismounted/mounted and road forced balanced again.

Exactly, same here. It's a bit of a nuisance, but not enough to make me spend whatever and go through the process of getting them installed.

Regulator · 02-17-2019, 09:42 AM

My 2015 won't let me go into sport mode when the pressure is reading low. Its happened more than once.

I wonder if I could go into sport mode if the sensors were missing entirely?

theEZV · 02-17-2019, 10:00 AM

Great news, I also thought from reading the forums that the car will not go into Sport mode if the sensors are missing. I ran my WRX without TPMS for 3 years on various aftermarket wheel setups, the TPMS light on the cluster didn't bother me.

hybris · 02-17-2019, 10:08 AM

As I said above it works just fine. Here in Norway where everyone needs separate tires for winter and summer it's very common to have aftermarket wheels without TPMS during summer.

Agni1122 · 02-18-2019, 02:25 AM

hi,you can very well drive your car without tyre pressure monitor.only thing there will be a warning message in the dash of your car whenever you start it.

Lambo63 · 03-19-2019, 05:17 PM

Hi
Can you fit other makes of TPMS or has it got to be genuine BMW parts.
I am looking to buy 19” rims for my 2018 F30 335D xdrive. Run flat or not?

prs0303 · 03-20-2019, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lambo63

Hi
Can you fit other makes of TPMS or has it got to be genuine BMW parts.
I am looking to buy 19” rims for my 2018 F30 335D xdrive. Run flat or not?

Schrader EZ Sensors should be able to be programmed to any car - as long as whoever is installing has the tool to do so.

M Smurf · 03-21-2019, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Regulator

My 2015 won't let me go into sport mode when the pressure is reading low. Its happened more than once.

I wonder if I could go into sport mode if the sensors were missing entirely?

This was the case when I mounted my winter wheels sensor-less for the first time. No sport mode. Oddly, the last 2 winters Ive been able to use sport mode. Weird.

On another note re TPMS. The law has been reinforced recently in that if you want new tires mounted on rims, no shop will do it without the senors. From 2 places I called anyway.

Somebloke · 03-22-2019, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Lambo63

Hi
Can you fit other makes of TPMS or has it got to be genuine BMW parts.
I am looking to buy 19” rims for my 2018 F30 335D xdrive. Run flat or not?

Working for me is a set of generic sensors from eBay when they had the 15% off.

wdeerfield · 03-22-2019, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Solidjake

My summer setup doesn't have the sensors. The notification every time you turn on the car though starts to get annoying after a while... I really don't feel like spending $140 or so to get the tires dismounted/mounted and road forced balanced again.

i did that for a season with my winters and it annoyed me to much so when i got new winters i picked up sensors as well.

M Smurf · 03-22-2019, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Lambo63

Hi
Can you fit other makes of TPMS or has it got to be genuine BMW parts.
I am looking to buy 19” rims for my 2018 F30 335D xdrive. Run flat or not?

+1 for Ebay. $100 for the set.

No one on here seems to like Runflats including myself.

Solidjake · 03-29-2019, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by wdeerfield

i did that for a season with my winters and it annoyed me to much so when i got new winters i picked up sensors as well.

Haha, I might have to do it...we'll see

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