So i got my brand new 17x7 ultraleggeras today. They look great but i have a problem... everything feels fine but the yellow flat tire symbol comes up when i start the car and while I'm driving and does not go away.... i looked in the manual and it says its a malfunction? what should i do? is this normal?

I threw in some pics just because they look so great but i hope people can help with my problem and not drool at the car like i do

 

pics look great! those are great wheels.

the only fix I can think of that doesn't require a dealer visit is resetting the tire pressure system with the button under the e-brake.

 

The wheels don't have the TPMS (Tire pressure monitoring system) sensors in them. Therefor, the ECU isn't recieving a pressure signal and thinks you have 4 flat tires. If they have it fitted, as stated below, it may have to be reset. If they don't have it, you have to live with the light.

 

ah well my dad's z06 had the same thing happen to him and claims the symbol will go off after 50 miles because the ECU has a chance to reset itself or something... i don"t no if i believe it though.

 

Thats an R53 it has no TPMS.

Did you reset the system with button by the ebrake?

 

When I got my last set of tires put on, my wheel speed sensor or whatever it's called, went off because the dufus at the install place put 20 lbs in one tire and over 40 in the other. The R53 sensor monitors the difference in speeds of the wheels and will alert you if something is off...it assumes you have a flat. Make sure your PSI is the same for the two in the front and the same for the two in the rear. Then just turn your car off and on three times or so and drive around...should go off.

 

I just had some new wheels put on at Discount Tire and after about 6 miles the TMPS went off. I had to reset it with the button under the e-brake. I also did a quick pressure check on all four tires. They were all at the requested psi.

Have you gone back and asked if they could check out the tires for you? Seems they may have banged something.

 

I'd check the pressures and make sure that they are spot on. Then, follow the procedure for resetting the monitoring system that is printed in the owners manual.

Gnatster: Didn't they add an early version of the TPMS on very late build '06 models... like when they swapped over to the 14mm lugs (june/july '06)?

 

ok problem solved all i did was reset it with the button by the e-brake. thanks all for your responses and help.

now let this thread die

 

I've got a 2006 Mini, that has what appears to be some sort of TPMS system, but I guess it is not.

So, how does the early version TPMS work? No sensors in the tires, but all wheel rotation calculation? Or some other way? Thanks for any info.

 

Yep.... the early systems work by wheel rotation. It takes about 5psi of difference to trigger it.

 

I have a November '06 build and no TPMS. Only the flat tire monitor.