BMW X3 E83 owners manual page 55

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available. See your BMW Sports Activity > When driving with a compact wheel, the Vehicle Center to have the system Flat Tire Monitor cannot operate. repaired. Initializing the system Flat Tire Monitor Perform the initialization immediately every time you correct the inflation pressure, change a tire or change a wheel The concept or all wheels. A drive is required for this The Flat Tire Monitor keeps track of the purpose.< At a glance inflation pressures in the four fitted tires as 1. Before the start of driving, start the you drive. The system provides an alert engine, but do not drive off whenever the inflation pressure drops sig- nificantly in relation to the pressure another tire. The check of the tire inflation pressure is based on monitoring the relative speeds of the wheels. A flat tire is detected and reported on the basis of a deviation in cer- tain speed ratios. Controls Functional requirement So that the Flat Tire Monitor can learn the 2. Press the button until the yellow indica- correct inflation pressure, please perform tor lamp in the instrument cluster lights the following: up for a few seconds 1. Check the inflation pressures in all tires3. Drive off. 2. Compare with the inflation pressure It takes a few minutes until the Flat Tire table on page 87 and correct if neces- Monitor can detect and indicated a flat tire. sary Do not initialize the system when driv- 3. Initialize the system. ing with snow chains or with a com- pact wheel.< Driving tips Limits of the system Flat tire The Flat Tire Monitor cannot indicate sudden severe tire damage caused Indicator lamp by outside factors and does not detect a The symbol in the instrument clus- natural, even pressure drop in all four ter lights up in yellow. tires.< In the following situations, on the other 1. Reduce speed and stop the vehicle hand, there can be delays in detecting tire carefully. Avoid sudden braking and pressure losses, and even system failure: steering maneuvers > When driving on snow-covered or slip- 2. Identify damaged tire Mobility pery road surfaces > In the case of performance-oriented If identification is not possible, driving: slip on the drive wheels, high contact your BMW Sports Activity lateral acceleration Vehicle Center.< > False alarms and undetected loss of 3. Replace the damaged tire, refer to pressure may occur when you are driv- Changing a wheel on page 103. ing with snow chains fitted 53 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 631 - © 07/03 BMW AG Reference

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