2nd Gen R56 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: 2008 MINI R56 Base Model Hatch Where is antenna for RDC

In the wheel wells there is a small black box ( RDC Trigger transmitter ). The wheel sensor sends a signal to the RDC trigger transmitter to the RDC control unit.
Most likely during the collision the trigger transmitter was damged or left un-plugged.

So check the front left wheel well behind the liner and look for a small black box and see if it is there or if it is damaged and un plugged.

Hopefully that info was helpful.

 

This image has the locations of various antenna's



This page has all the names of them. None stuck out to me as the RDC one.

 

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My wife's 2008 clubman had a bad TPMS sensor. I could not reset the system until I replaced the dead sensor. Be aware that MINI changed frequencies on the sensors at the end of 2008 I think. Make sure & get the correct one.

Here's a link that explains the cut off date.

MINI Cooper TPMS Sensor

You can buy just 1 sensor if that is what you need. Aaron had the best price when I shopped for one.

 

Yes there are 4 wheel sensors and 4 transmitters....(MINI gets better at this as time goes on)....2008 to early 2009 was different....After mid 2009 its a different set up.

There is only 1 antena and it is the #4 in the diagram
The # 5 is the trigger transmitter ( behind the fender liner )

 

TPMS / RDC problem in 2008 Mini R56 base model

Like Kentucknet, I am trying to figure out why my TPMS is INACTIVE in my Mini and want to be sure I have the correct location of the components. Is this correct:
*Wheel Sensors - 4 of them / one in each wheel/tire stem
*Transmitter - 4 of them / one in each wheel well
*RDC module - 1 of these in rear boot area left side, in front of HiFi/HK amp, near wheel well
*Antenna - 1 of these BUT WHERE IS IT LOCATED????


Thanks for your help.

 

Anyone come up with an answer on the antenna location on this 2008 Clubman? I am asking similar questions about a 2009 Cooper S. On the base Cooper it is supposed to be under the rear of the car, in the center (left to right) between the spare tire well and the rear bumper. But, the Cooper S has the center exhaust pipe and heat shield there, no spare tire well, and I can't find the antenna.

http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/cooper-s/24738-tire-pressure-monitoring-tpm-malfunction-message.html

 

TPM antenna location

On my 2008 Clubman S, I found the RDC antenna under a panel at the right rear of the body, near the front right corner of the gas tank.

If you follow the plastic rocker panel cover on the right side of the car back to the rear wheel, under the body, it overlaps another black plastic panel that covers the antenna and what may be the carbon canister. It's about a foot long and 6 inches wide, I guess. This piece covers the underbody area near the front of the right rear wheel well. It's held in place by three plastic panel plugs with phillips-head insert screws, a plastic nut, and a rear-facing metal panel screw. Two of the panel plugs overlap into holes at the rear of the rocker panel cover. The other plug is in a crevice in the center of the panel.

Anyway, you'll need to remove that panel to access the antenna. You can catch a small glimpse of the antenna if you shine a light while lying on the ground facing the rear of the car at the bottom of the wheel well near the intersection of the rocker panel cover and the cover at the rear of it. I found it easiest to remove the entire cover to get a good grip on the antenna to pull it out of its holder, but you might be able to drop the front of the panel and sneak a hand in there. The antenna holder is attached to the front end of what looks like the emissions control carbon canister.

Replacing this cleared my CC-ID 149 code with TPM Malfunction error message. Good luck, and thanks to the previous posters for their insight.