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      08-17-2011, 02:22 PM   #1
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"Inactive" Light flash on...what is it???

Can anyone tell me what this light may be? TPMS? It just comes on and blinks and blinks.
I have only the procede v5, which has worked fine with no issues for the last 5K+ miles...

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That is your TPMS sensors failing or needs to be re-set
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I am struggling with this as well..it keeps comin on and off..

I went and got my wheel sensors read with the handheld radio scanner, (some hi-end tire shops have them) it showed that both of my rear wheel sensors were not reading..so I swapped the two rear wheel sensors..didnt work

Now my money is on the antenna transmitter..luckliy I got the wheel sensors for free and labor covered since I am under warranty..and I got an SA friend who said he would scan it at BMW for free..tomm I will know for sure.

But I am almost certain its one or more of the four antenna transmitters
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That is your TPMS sensors failing or needs to be re-set
NOPE..it doesnt mean that..as I said in some cases its the wheel sensor in others its the transmitter...or worst the control unit itself..resetting will do nothing
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NOPE..it doesnt mean that..as I said in some cases its the wheel sensor in others its the transmitter...or worst the control unit itself..resetting will do nothing
Thanks tibra.
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ill check my wheels as i have aftermarket ones and the TPMS swap could've been botched.
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ill check my wheels as i have aftermarket ones and the TPMS swap could've been botched.
If its your wheel sensors consider yourself lucky..in my case it wasnt..

I doubt you can botch the install..i have swaped many wheels over the yrs w no issues..its pretty straight forward and any decent tire shop can handle it.

If you know someone w a BT tool you can find out which sensors/antennas are bad
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yeah hopefully its just your sensors... since you have aftermarket wheels its quite possible that you could have hit a hard pothole or something like that - possibly damage them? I dunno
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it's possible, LA streets are the worst! and i have definitely hit some hard potholes. need to get it on a hoist and see if any of them off...especially on the inside.
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