Winter wheel/tire packages and TPMS?

[David D]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

No...you will not need any sensors. The 2005 e53 uses the INDIRECT tire monitoring system. Instead of sensors inside each wheel...our "facelift" X5s use the ABS/wheel speed sensors to determine wheel revolutions to determine when a tire has gone low or flat.

Find the wheels & tires you want...mount, balance, and install....then reset the system per the instructions in the owners manual.

I prefer the indirect system like we have...it's less fussy and less expensive...you don't have to worry about replacing sensors when the battery dies...or making sure tire jockeys don't damage the sensors during a tire change.

Thank you for that info! For some reason, I had it in my head that the E53 used the direct system. One less thing to break is a good thing on an E53!