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Turning on TPMS

Started by Jbeamer, June 09, 2025, 03:35:53 PM

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Jbeamer

Hello,
This is either a feature request or an educational moment on my part depending on what the answer is, but is there a way to 'turn on' the TPMS units before the bike's speed hits 30 km/h or 19 mph?

Reason for request: I know the bike gets up to speed, the TPMS are turned on or wake up. Sometimes when I start a ride, I notice the air in one of my tires is a bit low. I know this is something I should check every time I get on the bike, but being honest, I don't see a lot of riders doing this.

When this happens, I pull over, pull out the pump, and add the few pounds of pressure, and I'm back on my way. What's nice is I don't need a tire gauge to check the pressure; I just monitor the bike's display.

Now here comes the tricky part, and I don't even know if it can be done, but if it can, I think it would be a great feature. Before the bike is even started, if I turn on the bike, it would be nice to 'turn on' the TPMS units to check pressure before I even start. The way I see this could be done is, let's say, applying pressure to the front brake in a sequence that then turns the units on.

This may be a question for BMW, but if it can be done via the 911, that would be great.

I hope this explanation makes some sense, and I'm not laughed out of the form for the suggestion.


botus

they don't work the way you think.... the sensors in each wheel need to wake up - the std way is to ride off - usually requiring you to get above 30 mph for a few miles

if you want to check pressures before you ride off you'll have to buy a wake up tool - its sends a 120mkz signal at it and it wakes from its battery saving mode - but whilst cheap on ebay / amazon they are unreliable and can be a pain in routine battery replacement costs and in getting the tool to behave

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/388141730676?