BMW 7 E65 owners manual page 101

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Check the tire inflation pressure regu-Initializing the system larly and correct it if necessary, refer to page 185. Do not initialize the system when snow chains are fitted. False alarms and unde- At a glance tected loss of pressure may occur in such situations. When driving on snow-covered or slippery surfaces, it may take some time for a loss of tire pressure to be indicated. A sports driving style – spinning of the Controls driven wheels, high lateral accelerations – 1. With the vehicle parked, switch on the can likewise result in a delayed response ignition from the Flat Tire Monitor.< 2. Select "TPM" from the "Settings" menu System malfunctions and confirm your selection. The initial- The symbol will appear in yellow in the ization menu appears. Check Control and a message will appear. "INITIALIZE" Driving tips Please refer to the additional information 1. Select and confirm supplied in the Control Display, and have the system inspected at your BMW center. TPM Tire Pressure Monitor* Navigation The concept TPM monitors inflation pressures in all four tires while you drive. The system provides an alert whenever the inflation pressure drops significantly below the specified 2. TPM is initialized. A message appears pressure in one or more tires. in the Check Control To initialize TPM, start by checking the Entertainment inflation pressures in all four tires and com-3. After several minutes of driving TPM will paring them with those specified in the adopt the tires' current inflation pres- table on page 185, correcting them as nec- sures as its references. essary.Then proceed to initialize the The current data appear in the Control system. Display. These figures are more accu- This symbol will appear in the rate than those that appear on the infla- Check Control to inform you when tion gauges at filling stations, etc. Communications the inflation pressure varies from The only time you will need to repeat this that stored in the system. A text message procedure is after correcting your tire pres- appears at the same time. sures. Because TPM automatically Please take note of the additional informa-assumes operation each time you switch tion in the Control Display. on the ignition, it is on duty whenever you You can find more information on the drive. Check Control starting on page 85. If the system detects a flat tire during Mobility The TPM cannot alert you to severe the initialization process, the tires in and sudden tire damage caused by the Control Display will appear in red.< external factors.< 99 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 197 - © 11/02 BMW AG Reference

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