|
|
|
|
PLEASE HELP SUPPORT E90POST BY DOING YOUR TIRERACK SHOPPING FROM THIS BANNER, THANKS! |
|
BMW Garage | BMW Meets | Register | Today's Posts | Search |
|
BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum
>
New winter tire sensitive traction control + disabling TPMS
|
|
Wheels and Tires forum Sponsored by The Tire Rack
Please help to directly support e90post by doing your tirerack shopping from the above link. For every sale made through the link, e90post gets sponsor support to keep the site alive. Disclaimer |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
11-05-2012, 11:28 AM | #1 |
Private First Class
62
Rep 102
Posts |
New winter tire sensitive traction control + disabling TPMS
Hi all,
Long time reader, first time poster. Bought a 2011 E92 w/ M-sport (18") package and just installed my snow tires - bought a down-size General Altimax Arctic package 225/45R17 from Tire Rack with rims. So today I drove them to work for the first time and noticed something odd. When on the highway (good quality road), when I accelerated from around 100kph-120kph (60-72mph), the traction control indicator started coming on. I had to consciously accelerate more lightly than normal to keep it from kicking in. Never had this problem with the stock 18" all-season RFT's. Is this normal? I know winters don't have the same traction, but at highway speeds to lose traction like that? It got me scratching my head. I wasn't *flooring* it to make this happen either.. Perhaps the new tires just need some time to 'break in'? Second issue - this is a USA car imported to Canada. Is there any way to disable that TPMS light? My winter tires/rims don't have TPMS (it's not law here) so would be nice to not have that yellow dash light in my face all winter. Thanks!! Tom |
11-05-2012, 11:48 AM | #2 |
General
1568
Rep 29,202
Posts |
My "small" 320d does the same thing with winters on. I believe it's because of the soft tires.
__________________
F10 520d M-Sport Alpine White | HRE P43SC 20x9+20x11 | Michelin PSS 255/35+295/30 | KW V3 Coilover | M5 Front Sway Bar + M550d Rear Sway Bar | 3DDesign Front Lip | BMW M Performance CF Spoiler | BMW M Performance Diffuser | BMW M Performance Black Grills | BMW M Performance Pedals | |
Appreciate
0
|
11-05-2012, 02:10 PM | #3 |
A family of bimmers
2745
Rep 7,741
Posts |
no way to disable the light unless you code it out i think.
For the traction issue, could be the tires are brand new and there is some break in period for them.
__________________
2018 PB/Black G01 X3M40i | 699M | ZDA | ZPP | ZPX | Maxton front lip | X3M vents | 15mm Spacers | Diamond G20 style grills |
Appreciate
0
|
11-05-2012, 03:10 PM | #4 |
Private First Class
62
Rep 102
Posts |
Thanks all - I just found online that tires can indeed take up to 200 miles to 'break in' as apparently there is some compound applied to them to eject them more easily from production molds, and that compounds can take a while to wear through.
As for the TPMS light, sounds like I'll just have to live with it like I live with the fog light lamp (previous owner replaced factory fog lamps with LED style..) Tom |
Appreciate
0
|
11-05-2012, 09:44 PM | #5 |
Guest
0
Rep n/a
Posts
Drives:
|
Check out this TPMS emulator that Turner Motorsports sells:
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-2232-macht-schnell-tpmsrdc-emulation-module-for-bmw-e90-e92-e93-e82-e88-2007.aspx That should turn the light off with no coding required. |
Appreciate
0
|
11-06-2012, 02:01 PM | #6 |
Brigadier General
578
Rep 4,393
Posts |
If you have JB4 you can disable the TPMS light from one of the menus. That's what i'm doing for my winters
__________________
< Click picture for photoshoot
E90 335i xDrive 6spd, Nav, Prem, Cold Weather, & Sports package - Msport Conversion Mods: JB4 + MHD, Doc Race ST, Pure 6266, AD-Eng PI/Mounts, Fuel-It st. 3, Custom Exhaust, Tuned by TwistedTuning More Pictures: Build Thread /// 683AWHP/675AWTQ |
Appreciate
0
|
11-09-2012, 11:38 AM | #7 |
Private First Class
62
Rep 102
Posts |
Thanks all - the TPMS emulator and JB4 are kinda overkill (my ideal price is 'zero' ) but it's good to know the options..
The winter tires are still giving me trouble after 300km on the road. Perhaps these are just low grip for the power being generated at the axle? And since I went down to 225 (from the stock 255) in the rear, that won't help either.. |
Appreciate
0
|
11-09-2012, 02:48 PM | #8 |
Major General
124
Rep 5,627
Posts |
Is this the first time you have mounted studdable winter tires on your 335i? Even on my 190 hp E46, these soft tread tires would often trigger the traction control warning (has nothing to do with TPMS, BTW). This is the penalty you pay for the best possible snow traction, so carefully modulate your right foot while they are on the car.
Hopefully things will improve a bit when they are scuffed in, but don't expect too much from them - until you have to negotiate snow. Tom |
Appreciate
0
|
11-10-2012, 09:03 PM | #9 | |
Second Lieutenant
15
Rep 290
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
Bookmarks |
Tags |
control, tires, tpms, traction, winter |
|
|