BMW 5 E60 E61 owners manual page 83

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natural, even pressure drop in all four It takes a few minutes before the Flat Tire tires.< Monitor can detect and report a flat tire. In the following situations, on the other After the initialization is completed, the hand, there can be delays in detecting tire message "Active" is displayed. pressure losses, and even system failure: If a flat tire is detected during initialization, At a glance > When you are driving on snow-covered a message appears on the Control Display. or slippery road surfaces When driving with snow chains or > If you are using a sports driving style: with the compact wheel, do not initial- slip on the drive wheels, high lateral ize the system.< acceleration Flat tire > False alarms and undetected loss of Controls pressure may occur when you are driv- Indicator lamp ing with snow chains fitted The symbol in the instrument clus- > When you are driving with the compact ter lights up in red and a simulta- wheel, the Flat Tire Monitor is unable to neous message appears on the function. Control Display. In addition, an acoustic Initializing the system signal sounds. Driving tips Please note any supplementary information Perform the initialization immediately that appears on the Control Display. You after correcting the inflation pressure, can find more information on the Check after changing a tire or changing a wheel or Control starting on page 68. all wheels. A drive is necessary for this pur-1. Reduce speed and stop the vehicle pose.< carefully. Avoid sudden braking and Control Center, for principle details, refer to steering maneuvers Navigation page 16: 2. Identify damaged tire 1. Before beginning driving, start the If identification is not possible, engine, but do not drive off contact your BMW center.< 2. Open the menu 3. Replace the damaged wheel, refer to 3. Select "Vehicle settings" and press the Changing a tire on page 187. controller Vehicles with run-flat tires: Entertainment 4. Select "FTM" and press the controller 1. Cautiously reduce the vehicle speed to below 50 mph/80 km/h. Avoid sudden braking and steering maneuvers. Do not exceed a vehicle speed of 50 mph/ 80 km/h Due to the reinforcement on the Communications edges of the run-flat tires, inflation pressure loss can not usually be recog- nized from the outside, refer to Run-flat tires on page 175.< 5. Select "Set tire pressure" and press the 2. To continue driving, comply with the controller instructions for driving with damaged 6. Select "Yes" and press the controller tires on page 175. Mobility 7. Drive off. The message "Initializing" is displayed. 81 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 647 - © 07/03 BMW AG Reference

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