BMW X5 X6 E71 E72 owners manual page 98

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ba8_e70ag.book Seite 96 Freitag, 5. Juni 2009 11:42 11 3."Tire Pressure Monitor - TPM" should stop and check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate them to the proper pres- sure. Driving on a significantly underinflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure. Underinflation also reduces fuel effi- ciency and tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to maintain correct tire pressure, even if underinflation has not reached the level The status is displayed. to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale. Malfunction Your vehicle has also been equipped with a The yellow warning lamp flashes and TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate when then lights up continuously. The tires the system is not operating properly. The are shown in gray on the Control Dis-TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with play and a message is displayed. No flat tire can the low tire pressure telltale. When the system be detected. detects a malfunction, the telltale will flash for A message like this is displayed in the following approximately one minute and then remain con- situations: tinuously illuminated. This sequence will con- > In case of a malfunction: tinue upon subsequent vehicle startups as long Have the system checked as the malfunction exists. When the malfunc- > If a wheel without TPM electronics is tion indicator is illumina ted, the system may not * be able to detect or signal low tire pressure as mounted, e.g. a compact wheel intended. TPMS malfunctions may occur for a > If TPM is temporarily interfered with by variety of reasons, including the installation of other systems or devices which use the replacement or alternate tires or wheels on the same radio frequency vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction Explanation according to the NHTSA/ telltale after replacing one or more tires or FMVSS 138 Tire Pressure Monitoring wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the Systems replacement or alternate tires and wheels allow Each tire, including the spare (if provided), the TPMS to continue to function properly. should be checked monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recommended Active steering* by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle plac- ard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your vehi- Technology for comfort, convenience and safetycle has tires of a different size than the size indi-The concept cated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation The active steering actively varies the steering pressure label, you should determine the angle of the front wheels in relation to the steer- proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.)ing wheel movements. In addition, it also varies As an added safety feature, your vehicle has the steering force required for steering depend- been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring ing on the vehicle's speed. system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pres-When you are driving in the low road speed sure telltale when one or more of your tires is range, e.g. in a town or when parking, the steer- significantly underinflated. Accordingly, when ing angle increases, i.e. the steering becomes the low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you 96 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 756 - © 06/09 BMW AG

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