Can I run with no TPMS at the track?

BryanH · 09-21-2019, 01:23 PM

2011 328i sedan with Sport package. TPMS system is working and happy. My searches haven't yielded an answer to this question:

If I go to an autocross and change to wheels with no TPMS sensors, and I have my TPMS-equipped wheels in the paddock area that I return to from time to time, will the car allow me to drive at the limit for the entire day? Or might it force some level of traction control or stability control on?

Thanks!

weehe126 · 09-22-2019, 11:14 AM

You will just get a tpms warning light.

BryanH · 09-25-2019, 01:53 PM

Thank you!

PS2N54 · 10-10-2019, 06:16 PM

on my 2008 328xi with sport package, there is no TPMS inside the rims. I just did a rim swap yesterday. the car does alert when tire pressure is low/high

langsbr · 10-13-2019, 08:56 AM

You could disable tpms and enable abs sensor based ftm (flat tire monitor) like European models have. That's what I did. It makes tpms battery issues a thing of the past as well. The only reason US has tpms is because of arbitrary regulation that says it must measure pressure and not just tell you if one is low.

09-21-2019, 01:23 PM	#1
BryanH New Member 3 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Sedan (6MT), MR2T Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Central California iTrader: (0)	Can I run with no TPMS at the track? 2011 328i sedan with Sport package. TPMS system is working and happy. My searches haven't yielded an answer to this question: If I go to an autocross and change to wheels with no TPMS sensors, and I have my TPMS-equipped wheels in the paddock area that I return to from time to time, will the car allow me to drive at the limit for the entire day? Or might it force some level of traction control or stability control on? Thanks! Last edited by BryanH; 09-21-2019 at 02:20 PM..
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09-22-2019, 11:14 AM	#2
weehe126 Brigadier General 1161 Rep 3,189 Posts Drives: 2017 340i Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: San Antonio iTrader: (2)	You will just get a tpms warning light.
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09-25-2019, 01:53 PM	#3
BryanH New Member 3 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Sedan (6MT), MR2T Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Central California iTrader: (0)	Thank you!
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PS2N54 Private First Class 79 Rep 189 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: ON iTrader: (5)	on my 2008 328xi with sport package, there is no TPMS inside the rims. I just did a rim swap yesterday. the car does alert when tire pressure is low/high
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langsbr First Lieutenant 234 Rep 317 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: SC iTrader: (0)	You could disable tpms and enable abs sensor based ftm (flat tire monitor) like European models have. That's what I did. It makes tpms battery issues a thing of the past as well. The only reason US has tpms is because of arbitrary regulation that says it must measure pressure and not just tell you if one is low.
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