I need to find the RDC for the 2014 Clubman, on my 2008 it is behind a vent in the trunk space on the left side on the 2014 nothing there. The TPMS is showing Inactive and it will not even attempt tor reset if I hold he Reset button down so it seems it must be the RDC unit (I think I have the acronym right) Also can't seem to find the receiver units near each wheel. I have tried multiple google searches with no luck but somebody out there must have an idea?

Thanksl

 

If your 14 is like my 09 it doesn't have an actual tpms. It monitors tire diameter by rotational speed compared to a previous driving diameter. It does it through the abs system.

 

They just replaced the sensors in the valve stems so assumption is that it has the radio transmitters

 

https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r...-rims/1Lr7izCV

 

Thanks for that, I am a little confused. My 08 clubman i can clearly see the RDC behind the vent on the left side but on the 2014 theres nothing there, the vent had been previously removed so I pulled it out and theres nothing behind it.

 

I think the tpms were optional. The abs based system if called a flat tire detector. Run your VIN on a decoder and see if it had the option.

 

UMMMM they changed to 'active" TPMS mid year 2007 .... law requiring this went into effect for US with 2008 model year as I recall. I bought a 2007 and mine came off the truck with the 'old' ABS based system (no sensors), everything else on the truck had sensors (US anyway)

For OP: MINI has changed the frequency used but the TMPS system a couple of times over the years. If you bought new sensors they may have installed the wrong ones ..... see this comment on OUTMOTORING.COM listing for MINI replacement TPMS sensors . . .

Please note, as of the Sept 2009 build date MINI has a different frequency for the TPMS sensors. Please note the option on the drop down menu for build date and slight price change for the newer TPMS kit. Also, the Gen3 MINI ("F" series models) use a different kit as well. Please select accordingly.

 

[QUOTE=Capt_bj;4469033]UMMMM they changed to 'active" TPMS mid year 2007 .... law requiring this went into effect for US with 2008 model year as I recall. I bought a 2007 and mine came off the truck with the 'old' ABS based system (no sensors), everything else on the truck had sensors (US anyway)

I'm in Canada, US and Canada usually mirror each other when it comes to automotive features. All I can say is my 2008 and 2009 clubmans both dont have tpms sensors installed and I've got no dash lights. It does say in the owners manual tpms is optional for the 2009 car. I changed the tires and saw there was no tpms installed in them. I was looking for the frequency to buy when I learned of the abs system. Reset that and the dash light has been off for a month. All said I have been wrong before LOL.
I will say I was VERY happy to learn I did not need to deal with those things.

 

I'm in Canada,

case closed . . .

 

How is this helpfull to the OP?

 

[QUOTE=I like mini clubman's;4469035]This is also the case in the UK with those years. Not sure about what system newer models uses, but manufacuteres will tend to use whatever is the cheapest.

 

Hmm, still doesn't explain the fact that the RDC doesn't appear to be behind the stated panel. I would have thought even if the wrong transmitters were installed the system would at least try and reset but it says "inactive" and reset does not happen.

 

I’m voting for wrong tpms sensors installed, too.
This is exactly what happened when a tire
shopinstalled incompatible sensors on my
2009 JCW Clubman.
Got the right sensors and it reset just fine.

 

So to be clear, you think if the wrong transmitters are installed they the system won't even say "resetting" if you try to do so?

 

Mine did just say inactive.
I used a Schwaben/Foxwell scanner to
clear the codes and could then get the
reset prompt, but when I tried to reset it,
it attempted to do so for a while and then
failed, and it reverted to inactive again.
Not sure if this is all exactly the same on
the 2014 or not.

At the beginning of last winter, a shop
used some programmable universal sensors
on my winter wheels/tires and swore up and
down that they would work just fine,
and even tried reprogramming them
several times without avail, then I
bought a set of vehicle specific Huf
sensors that worked fine in my summer
wheels/tires, had them put in at a different
shop, and bingo - reset within a half
a mile and did fine all winter long.

 

an old, dead thread... but I have a 13 clubman. itsTPMs quit functioning a year back. dealer diagnosed it as the RDC. 600 to put it right. 300+ for the rdc. then it needs to be programmed to your vehicle. wasnt gonna do that. yudaman posted a decent vid on the issue that pretty closely parallels my experience. you can watch his useful vid on yt. look for this :

Fix BMW TPM Malfunction TPMS repair 36106793122 TPM RDC, applicable to MANY BMW & Mini

but to start off, you need to find the rdc. on a clubman- 2013, at least. it is center of the rear bumper. slide under and you should see it up there. I puled mine and it looked fine externally. cut the case open like the vid above showed. the contacts pass through the plastic case and are not well enough sealed against corrosion. I work as an elect tech and have some familiarity with circuit boards. pulled off the metal RFI covers on the PCB and found an electrical ruin of corrosion and gunk. the leads to the connectors to the outside & wiring harness were just gone- eaten away. Hail Mary attempt: placed it in a bath of corrosion inhibitor fluid for an ultrasonic bath and tried that. mine was too far gone to be resurrected. I am now just dealing with an inop system. should I ever locate a service station that can program a replacement for less than the 300 on top of part that dealership asked, I might consider a replacement. but if so. I am surely going to further try and seal it off from road thrown water salt and grime. perhaps multiple bags with dessicant packs?