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94nTire P re s s u re Co n tro l (RDC )*
In te g ra te d re a r s u s p e n s io n
Ne a r e ve ry w he e l, th e re a re a nte nna s in
th e b od y w hic h re c e ive th e s igna ls fro m
a ll fo ur w he e ls . A c e ntra l e le c tro nic s
s ys te m e va lua te s th e q ua d ru p le s igna ls
a nd fo rw a rd s a ny c ha nge s .
The R DC p ro vid e s a n im p orta nt c ontri-
b utio n to d rivin g s a fe ty.
The Tire P re s s ure Contro l s ys te m (RDC )
a s s um e s th e ta s k o f re gula r tire p re s -
s ure c he c ks for yo u. Th e tire p re s s ure is
m onito re d a t a ll four w he e ls , e ve n whe n
th e ve hic le is m oving.
The c ontro l a rm s o n th e p a te nte d in te -
gra te d a lum inum re a r a xle a s s e m b ly a re
not m ounte d d ire c tly o n th e b od y. Th e y
a re m ounte d e la s tic a lly o n a c ha s s is
s ub -fra m e w hic h is jo ine d in tu rn w ith
e la s tic ity to th e ve hic le b od y. Th e re s ult-
ing d oub le e la s tic s us p e ns ion s ys te m
e ffe c tive ly a b s orb s th e fo rc e s re s ulting
fro m b um p s a nd ro a d s urfa c e irre gula ri-
tie s .
The c om p lia nc e ra te s o f th e in te gra te d
re a r a xle a s s e m b ly's c ontro l a rm m ounts
ha ve b e e n p re c is e ly c a lib ra te d to h e lp
p ro vid e s up p le m e nta ry a d jus tm e nt in
th e tra c kin g a ngle o f th e re a r w he e ls
(p ro gra m m e d s e lf-s te e r e ffe c t). Th e u lti-
m a te re s ult is e nha nc e d s a fe ty a nd c on-
tro l u nd e r a ll c ond itio ns .
Be hind th e va lve s te m in e ve ry w he e l,
th e re is a n e le c tro nic c hip w hic h is
d e s igne d fo r s e ve re -d uty a p p lic a tio ns
a nd lo ng s e rvic e life . It c onta ins a p re s -
s ure s e ns or, a tra ns m itte r a nd a b a tte ry.
The p re s s ure is m e a s ure d in e xtre m e ly
s hort tim e in te rva ls a nd th e n tra ns m it-
te d b y a ra d io s igna l. If a n irre gula rity is
d e te c te d , th e tra ns m is s ion ra te is
inc re a s e d .
The illus tra tio n s hows the re a r a xle of the
s e d a n. With th e lig htw e ight, c om p a c t
re a r a xle o f th e s p ort w a gon, th e s hoc k
a b s orb e rs a re p os itio ne d a t a n a ngle .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 540i, BMW E39 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Wikipedia's Page | BMW 5-Series (E39) |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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