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rupted at any time. When driving resumes, the Message for unsuccessful system ty reset is continued automatically. On the Control reset Display, the tires are shown in green and "Sta-The warning lamp lights up yellow. A tus: TPM active" is displayed again.message will appear on the Control safe If a flat tire is detected while the system is Display. The system is not reset after resetting and determining the inflation a tire has been changed, for example. pressures, all tires on the Control Display are Check the tire inflation pressure and reset the displayed in yellow. The message "Tire low!" is system, refer to page81. and shown.< Message for low tire inflation pressureDeclaration according to NHTSA/ FMVSS 138 The warning lamps come on in yellow Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems and red. A message appears on the Each tire should be checked monthly when cold Control Display. In addition, a signal and inflated to the inflation pressure recom- sounds. There is a flat tire or substan-mended by the vehicle manufacturer on the tial loss of tire pressure.vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label. If 1. Reduce your speed and carefully stop the your vehicle has tires of a different size than the car. Avoid sudden braking and steering size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire infla- maneuvers. tion pressure label, you should determine the driving comfort2. If all four wheels are shown in yellow, iden-proper tire inflation pressure for those tires. As tify the damaged tires on the vehicle.an added safety feature, your vehicle has been 3. Repair the flat tire with the M Mobility Sys-equipped with a tire pressure monitoring sys- tem, refer to page 212.tem, TPMS, that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when one or more of your tires are signif- Have the tire replaced by a BMW center or a icantly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the workshop that is informed in the handling of low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you should TPM and that works according to BMW repair stop and check your tires as soon as possible, procedures with correspondingly trained per-and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving sonnel. on a significantly underinflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure. chnology forMalfunction Underinflation also reduces fuel efficiency and e The small warning lamp flashes in tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle’s han- yellow and then lights up continu-dling and stopping ability. Please note that the T ously; the larger warning lamp comes TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire mainte- on in yellow. On the Control Display, nance, and it is the driver’s responsibility to the tires are shown in gray and a message maintain correct tire pressure, even if underin- appears. No punctures can be detected.flation has not reached the level at which the This type of message is shown in the following TPMS low tire pressure telltale illuminates. situations: The TPMS malfunction indicator is combined > If there is a malfunctionwith the low tire pressure telltale. When the sys- Have the system checked.tem detects a malfunction, the telltale will flash > If a wheel without TPM electronics has for approximately one minute and then remain been mounted continuously lit. This sequence will continue upon subsequent vehicle startups as long as > If TPM is temporarily malfunctioning due to the malfunction exists. When the malfunction other systems or devices using the same indicator is illuminated, the system may not be radio frequency. able to detect or signal low tire pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions may occur for a 82

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