BMW M5 E60 M Power owners manual page 210

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Tire Pressure Monitor cannot detect a flat tire, speed between 20mph/30km/h and refer to page85. Your BMW center will be 90mph/150km/h. happy to advise you on this subject.2.Pull both shift paddles for approx. 2 sec- Recommended tire brands onds. If you do not carry out initialization, the system will automatically learn the changed state grad- ually during driving. This may be noticeable from the clutch opening and closing briefly. Storage Store wheels and tires in a cool, dry place with as little exposure to light as possible. Always Wheels and tires protect tires against all contact with oil, grease and fuels. Do not exceed the maximum tire Certain tire makes are recommended by BMW inflation pressure indicated on the side wall of depending on the tire size. You can recognize the tire. these from the clearly visible BMW marking on the tire sidewall. Rotating wheels between axles When used properly, these tires comply with BMW does not recommend moving the front the most demanding standards for safety and wheels to the rear or vice versa, as otherwise vehicle response. the handling characteristics may be impaired. With tires of different makes and types * such a Special characteristics of winter tireschange is not permissible. BMW recommends winter tires for use in cold winter driving conditions. Although all-season Snow chains* M+S tires provide better winter traction than summer tires, they generally fail to provide the BMW only tests certain fine-link snow chains, same levels of cold-weather performance as classifies them as road-safe and recommends winter tires. them. Consult your BMW center for more infor- Paying attention to speed mation. Always observe the maximum permissi-Use is only permitted in pairs, with winter tires ble speed for the winter tires, otherwise of the size 245/45 R 18 on the rear wheels. tire damage may occur, which can result in acci-Observe the manufacturer's instructions when dents.< mounting snow chains. Do not exceed a speed of 30mph/50km/h with the chains mounted. After changing wheels/tires Make sure that the snow chains are always suf- After changing tires or wheels, the slip detec-ficiently tensioned. Retighten as needed in tion of the Sequential Manual Transmission accordance with the chain manufacturer's must become familiar with the changed state.specifications. Reinitialize the system for this purpose:After mounting snow chains, do not ini- 1.Move the selector lever into the idling tialize the Flat Tire Monitor, otherwise position N on a straight stretch of road at a incorrect displays can occur. After mounting or removing snow chains, the slip detection of the Sequential Manual Trans- mission must become familiar with the altered 208 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 600 738 - © 08/08 BMW AG

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