1st Gen R50 Cooper Most liked posts in thread: Tire pressure light issue

One thought.....
Since a bad wheel speed/abs sensor will cause a TRIFECTA of lights (you wil get three different lights)....the sensor should be fine...
My thought....
I bet the button to reset the tire warning light is STUCK...bet it got something (crumbs) or soda/coffee gunk to make it stick.....even the shiny plastic protector, aka "amour-all" will contaminate the contacts in the switch....
So a q-tip...a drop or two of water....and a spray with contact cleaner (to clean and dry) may let it work....

 

Dawnie just so you know we have a couple different groups on M/A.
Those that don't do anything beside what MINI says they can do.
Then we have people that never do anything than replace stuff with easy bolt on or cosmetic mods.

Then the rest of us go completely nuts and find work arounds and disable airbags in seats, remove or modify brake sensors, override factory coding to turn on hidden features and have our cars custom tuned to make 100 hp over stock.

I and a lot of other 1st gen owners fall into group 3 because we provide our own warranty since our cars are 8+ years old.

 

:cornut: Sounds like one of the wheel sensors have gone south or is missing. Go to a reputable tire dealership and have them checked.

Jason

 

I wanted to provide an explanation because the other posts make a lot of assumptions about what you may not know.

The ABS sensors measure how fast each wheel is spinning. When a tire loses air, its diameter becomes smaller and that wheel spins faster than the others. That's how the 2006 system indirectly detects a flat tire. It doesn't have a system to directly measure tire pressure.

That's why a failing ABS sensor is a possible cause for your warning light.

 

Hey Nathan the hand brake does not play a part in the tire reset. :ihih:

I'm glad you survived!

 

do you know the age of the wheel sensors? they have batteries in them with a "design life" of 5 years after which they must be replaced (the whole unit, the batteries are potted and are not replaceable)

scott

 

The wheel speed sensors on a 2006 MINI are not the same as 07 on sensors. No battery, just a normal tire valve. What the early MINI uses are the abs sensors to track wheel speed. When it see's a difference in speed it throws the light.

 

This is a first gen car....no TPMS sensors or batteries, just the wheel speed sensors.

I would go ahead and follow the directions in the manual for resetting the sensor with the button under the parking brake handle. If it still doesn't go out it sounds like the button maybe defective. Will need to get it to a MINI shop to check the button then.

 

FYI on your car you do not need the brake pad sensor. I cut mine off, stripped back the wires and twisted them together. I take care of my car and can see for myself that I need to replace my brakes when they are thin.

The tire pressure sensor is really a wheel speed sensor like others have explained above and you could have one that has gone bad or is dirty.

Let us know where you are located and one of us could point you to a Non-Dealership MINI repair shop that can fix this for you without having to go to the $$$$ dealership.

 

Well if you can take out the carpet and hang it somewhere like a garage or basement it will air dry faster. You really don't want to leave it sealed in your car where it could produce a mold and a smelly moldy and musty smell.

 

Last time I did that I ended up in a bad way. Facing the wrong way on an Interstate with a truck bearing down on me. NEVER again will I try that trick.

 

Or, press the button while the car is on and shut down, press again and start the car up again. Drive a short distance if the light has not shut off again. If it is still not working correctly, then refer to Jason's advice.

 

Read the owners manual. Page 73.....

Follow the link>>> Owners Manuals - MINI Cooper 2002-2013 - Library

 

:cornut: The females that hang out here at MA are in no way stupid nor MINI knowledge challenged(I'm agreeing with you Ma'am). You came here to find out about your MINI and that makes you a MINI Scholar in training.

Jason