Viewing measured tire pressure

alexwhittemore · 11-19-2012, 03:19 PM

So I'm PRETTY SURE my car (e90 LCI 328i) has active tire pressure monitoring. In the BC menus, I can set the pressure units to either PSI or kPa, suggesting that somewhere, actual pressure values will be displayed. The question is, where? Is there anywhere to actively look at the tire pressures? Does the measured pressure pop up if the TPMS flags it as low?

Tom K. · 11-19-2012, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by alexwhittemore

So I'm PRETTY SURE my car (e90 LCI 328i) has active tire pressure monitoring. In the BC menus, I can set the pressure units to either PSI or kPa, suggesting that somewhere, actual pressure values will be displayed. The question is, where? Is there anywhere to actively look at the tire pressures? Does the measured pressure pop up if the TPMS flags it as low?

Unlike some other manufacturers, BMW does not chose to display actual individual tire pressures. I have no idea why there is a iDrive setting for pressure units - it's not available on non iDrive equipped one series models - but it is apparently a dummy setting for the US. So if you discover some way of getting a psi display, let us know!

Depending on the year and software reflash, the TPMS error message will indicate which tire is low. It generally comes on when the pressure has dropped about 25% below the baseline setting.

Tom

alexwhittemore · 11-19-2012, 07:00 PM

Hmm. Sounds like I'll have to break out the compressor/gauge/can cable and fiddle+pray.

EDIT: So there's this, in KOMBI

K4116_C_TEMPERATUR_1
wert_02
K4116_C_TEMPERATUR_2
wert_02
K4116_C_TEMPERATUR_3
wert_02
K4116_C_TEMPERATUR_4
wert_02
K4116_D_TEMPERATUR
wert_02
K4119_C_DRUCK_1
wert_03
K4119_C_DRUCK_2
wert_03
K4119_C_DRUCK_3
wert_03
K4119_C_DRUCK_4
wert_03
K4119_D_DRUCK
wert_03

Druck=pressure, and temperatur is interesting since, in some iDrive models, tire temperature is displayed as well. Of course, I have no idea what the wert_03 setting corresponds to.

Hmm. There's also

AUSWERTUNG_B_DRUCK

in CAS, default nicht_aktiv. Setting active doesn't seem to change anything.

alexwhittemore · 11-21-2012, 01:51 AM

Anybody else have any input?

rorkor · 11-23-2012, 07:01 AM

I have been told that the e90 M3 was supposed to have active tire monitoring but was not implemented. This may be junk coding left behind because it was cheaper than going in to remove it. I am going to look into it though because I would love the feature for track use.

SubzeroVR4 · 11-23-2012, 09:24 AM

I would like to know as well. I have this feature on my FX35 and it's nice to be able to see the cold and hot pressures real time.

NiVeDh · 11-23-2012, 09:54 AM

It's available on the F-series (coding).

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alexwhittemore Lieutenant Colonel 111 Rep 1,951 Posts Drives: 2009 Crimson 328i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Viewing measured tire pressure So I'm PRETTY SURE my car (e90 LCI 328i) has active tire pressure monitoring. In the BC menus, I can set the pressure units to either PSI or kPa, suggesting that somewhere, actual pressure values will be displayed. The question is, where? Is there anywhere to actively look at the tire pressures? Does the measured pressure pop up if the TPMS flags it as low?
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alexwhittemore Lieutenant Colonel 111 Rep 1,951 Posts Drives: 2009 Crimson 328i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Hmm. Sounds like I'll have to break out the compressor/gauge/can cable and fiddle+pray. EDIT: So there's this, in KOMBI K4116_C_TEMPERATUR_1 wert_02 K4116_C_TEMPERATUR_2 wert_02 K4116_C_TEMPERATUR_3 wert_02 K4116_C_TEMPERATUR_4 wert_02 K4116_D_TEMPERATUR wert_02 K4119_C_DRUCK_1 wert_03 K4119_C_DRUCK_2 wert_03 K4119_C_DRUCK_3 wert_03 K4119_C_DRUCK_4 wert_03 K4119_D_DRUCK wert_03 Druck=pressure, and temperatur is interesting since, in some iDrive models, tire temperature is displayed as well. Of course, I have no idea what the wert_03 setting corresponds to. Hmm. There's also AUSWERTUNG_B_DRUCK in CAS, default nicht_aktiv. Setting active doesn't seem to change anything. Last edited by alexwhittemore; 11-19-2012 at 08:30 PM..
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rorkor Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 277 Posts Drives: '11 E90 N52 6MT Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: here iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 E70 X5 35d [10.00] 2011 E90 328i [10.00]	I have been told that the e90 M3 was supposed to have active tire monitoring but was not implemented. This may be junk coding left behind because it was cheaper than going in to remove it. I am going to look into it though because I would love the feature for track use. __________________
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SubzeroVR4 Second Lieutenant 70 Rep 276 Posts Drives: F80 M3/F85 X5M Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I would like to know as well. I have this feature on my FX35 and it's nice to be able to see the cold and hot pressures real time. __________________ '16 BMW M3 '16 BMW X5M '23 X3 M40i (On Order) '21 Civic Type R
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NiVeDh Major General 422 Rep 8,003 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335i, '99 E36 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, TX & Atlanta, GA iTrader: (132) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i Sedan [8.66]	It's available on the F-series (coding).
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