BMW X5 X6 E71 E72 owners manual page 240

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ba8_e70ag.book Seite 238 Freitag, 5. Juni 2009 11:42 11 Wheels with electronics for Storage TPMTirePressure Monitor Store wheels and tires in a cool, dry place with When mounting new tires or changing from as little exposure to light as possible. Always summer to winter tires or vice versa, only use protect tires against all contact with oil, grease wheels with TPM electronics, otherwise the and fuels. Do not exceed the maximum tire Tire Pressure Monitor cannot detect a flat tire, inflation pressure indicated on the side wall of refer to page94. Your BMW Sports Activity the tire. Vehicle Center will be happy to advise you on this subject. Rotating wheels between axles Recommended tire brands Even with tires of the same size, BMW recommends that you no t rotate the front tires to the rear or vice versa as this can nega- tively affect handling characteristics. Wheels and tires When the vehicle is equipped with different tires sizes*, rotating tires from one axle to the other is not permitted.< Snow chains* BMW only tests certain fine-link snow chains, Certain tire makes are recommended by BMW classifies them as road-safe and recommends depending on the tire size. You can recognize them. Your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Center these from the clearly visible BMW marking on can provide you with this information. the tire sidewall. BMW X5: use is only permitted in pairs on the When used properly, these tires comply with rear wheels with tires of the size: the most demanding standards for safety and > 255/55 R 18 vehicle response. > 255/50 R 19 Special characteristics of winter tiresBMW X6: it is only permissible to use snow BMW recommends using winter tires for opera-chains in pairs, on the 255/50 R 19 rear wheels. tion on winter road or at temperatures below Observe the manufacturer's instructions when +457/+76. Although all-season M+S tires mounting snow chains. Do not exceed a speed provide better winter traction than summer of 30mph/50km/h with the chains mounted. tires, they generally fail to provide the same lev-After mounting snow chains, do not ini- els of cold-weather performance as winter tires.tialize the Flat Tire Monitor*, as otherwise incorrect displays can occur. Paying attention to speed When you are driving with snow chains, it can Always observe the maximum permissi-be beneficial to activate DTC briefly, refer to ble speed for the winter tires, otherwise page89.< tire damage may occur, which can result in acci- dents.< 238 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 756 - © 06/09 BMW AG

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