The part nbr you listed may not be correct for this market. Go to one of the online part database sites and make sure you get the correct part nbr based on your VIN. For my 2014 F15...that sensor would need to be part nbr 61359319081 (the same as the guy in the video). If you're going to order that sensor...you need to get the correct part that matches your VIN, remote fobs, and TPM sensors.
i got the same sensor without knowing they re Chinese. Installed them on my F85. Car imported to US from Canada so it originally had FTM. Main reason i got them the rubber valves start failing one another. So it was a great decision to get these ones. I coded the car and did reset. I think because i did the coding at the very first time in ths cars life, first reset didnt read the values, but at the second reset it went 0%-100 alot faster than first one and read PSI and Temperature. Dealer quoted me $800 for all 4 sensors. This one cost me $36The TPMS sensors are new BMW/VDO sensors i just bought & I have installed on new wheels & tires but have not been mounted to the car yet. Didnt know if the car would recognize them when i mount them to car & do a RESET from idrive. Or if something else needs to be done to initialize them.![Image]()
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cant be happier with the outcome.
I bought aftermarket tires and wheels and mine do not register on my 335iI won't say that they will work 100%...but since they are BMW brand sensors...I'm guessing they will work (95%?)
My personal experience...when I purchased dedicated winter tires for my f06...I went with aftermarket TPMS sensors...which were purchased through Discount Tire (along with the winter tires). They had a tool that "awakened" or coded those aftermarket sensors when they mounted the tires to the wheels. I had other things being done to the car at another establishiment...so the winter wheels/tires weren't installed on the car at that point. The other establishment that was doing a 4-wheel alignment and other stuff mounted the wheels/tires after they did the work they were doing...and that's when the TPMS system was initialized with the new tires using iDrive.
While the winter tires where on...I was having the oe 20" wheels powder coated. This meant that the tires and TPMS sensors needed to be removed. DT (discount tire) did the tire removal as well as removed the oe TPMS sensors and put them in a baggy. When the wheels were done...they just reinstalled the original TPMS and mounted the tires to the freshly powder coated wheels...went into iDrive and intiatlized the sensors.
Post back to this thread to give us an update either way it goes for you. If the sensors did or didn't need to be "awakened" prior to iDrive initialization. Again, I'm going to assume that since they are BMW branded sensors...that they are ready-to-go and will only need to be initalized in iDrive. 👍
I've seen on youtube, people do the reprogram ID,
…what TPM sensors did you have installed when you purchased new wheels & tires? And did you follow the correct instructions in your owners manual (which is also built into iDrive) for resetting your TPM sensors?
I am not sure for the E series. But the TPMS itself does not need to be programmed. They can be recognized by the RDC. F series vehicles after 2015 came with DSC that has the RDC built in. So i did not need to get an RDC module to activate this features either. All i did is converted FTM to TPMS on Kombi and NBT Evo if i am not mistaken and they came to life!
Personally, when I got new winter tires for both my f06 & f15...I recycled old wheels from my e38 & e53 which did NOT have TPM sensors. When I ordered the winter tires from Discount Tire...I also ordered new TPM sensors for each of those setups and they were not BMW branded sensors....both sets have worked flawlessly...and did not cost $750! 😱
So expensive right? So why bmw dealers doing that, for you the car cost 15k, for them the car cost even after 10 years 60k , I hate this world . When do they will understand? If you buy an aftermarket used a car 10 years old it suppose the price to be same cheap or les expensive, have a little bit respect.
...here's a diagram for the earlier TPM system...but take note that this is for the USA market...I'm not sure if other BMW markets use the same sensor/same frequency:
From post #28 above…this would be for the F chassis models prior to the 2014 F15 (f01/f02/f03/f06/f10/f11/f12/f12/etc):
I have a 2015 X5 F15. I opened the back right side panel and took a picture. The RDC is right there and I have a new part coming but I should be able to remove the cable and test. Someone mentioned that if you have the exact part it should not need to be programmed. I took a video but I could get a photo. You can easily reach up and remove the cable.The part nbr you listed may not be correct for this market. Go to one of the online part database sites and make sure you get the correct part nbr based on your VIN. For my 2014 F15...that sensor would need to be part nbr 61359319081 (the same as the guy in the video). If you're going to order that sensor...you need to get the correct part that matches your VIN, remote fobs, and TPM sensors.
After a bit more searching take a look at the wiring diagram at this link below...the sensor is A203 and if you click on it (in the wiring diagram)...the TIS website will give you more links that show the location & other info. You can also see that the wheel electronic modules (TPM Sensors A6a/A7a/A8a/A9a) communicate with A203:
The question that I have now after watching the video...is did he get his remote fobs to operate...and if he did...what did he have to do to get them to work. Apparently the new sensor wasn't communicating with the remote fobs...although it fixed his TPMS issue...so what did he do about the remotes?
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