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ElPolloDiablo

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Messed Up TPM Replacement, Can It Be Saved?
« on: September 24, 2025, 01:37:06 PM »
I installed a new TPM bought from BMW in the front wheel of my R1200RT LC. These are new "sealed" Schrader units.

Being the idiot that I am I decided the "PN:" followed by seven digits stamped on the sensor was the new sensor identification number so I input that to learn the sensor manually. Turns out it isn't since there's no feedback coming from the front sensor, but no error either. And that's about it, I have no idea what to do now. No, I don't own a "wake up tool" nor have I any intention to buy one to use it once in 8-9 years.

If anyone can help I'll be grateful, otherwise I will just try to replace the battery in the old one and take the loss on this sensor.

Thanks

TRJeff

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Re: Messed Up TPM Replacement, Can It Be Saved?
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2025, 02:08:36 AM »
you will need a way to wake up the sensor, wake up tool is very inexpensive. if not you can try, ride bike, needs to be over 20 mph, this should wake up sensor  and as quickly as you can use GS911 and select front or rear for the new sensor and learn selection. should work.

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Re: Messed Up TPM Replacement, Can It Be Saved?
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2025, 11:54:43 AM »
Thanks. I tried both wake up methods (riding and fast deflation) and neither worked. I suspect a defective sensor but I am waiting to hear from BMW about that.
Old sensor is installed in the meantime. It works but is seriously out of calibration (about 0,2 bar) but better than nothing.

One detail I omitted is I have been having problems connecting to the GS911 cloud since Monday, I always get an error message so I am really limited in what I can do now. I suspect our "Piracy Shield" is causing problems again.

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Re: Messed Up TPM Replacement, Can It Be Saved?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2025, 03:34:27 PM »
if you have stored the wrong set of digits on your bike - the sensor will still wake as you ride (but you'll not know it) >40mph for a few miles is a safe bet....

then you need a spare KEY !!!   you need to get at the diagnostic socket without turning off the Key - connect up and code the correct details you should be able to see now the senor is alive - you get around 15mins from stopping the engine - I forget I think the kill switch causes the same mess up as Key off - I just stall the bike to shut the engine up and to stop it melting
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Re: Messed Up TPM Replacement, Can It Be Saved?
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2025, 07:40:19 PM »
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