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4nTire P re s s u re Co n tro l (RDC )*
Th e c o n c e p t
Lo s s o f tire p re s s u re
RDC m onito rs th e tire p re s s ure s a t a ll
four w he e ls , e ve n w he n th e ve hic le is
m oving. Th e s ys te m p ro vid e s a n a le rt
whe ne ve r th e in fla tio n p re s s ure d ro p s
s ignific a ntly b e low th e s p e c ifie d p re s -
s ure in o ne o r m ore tire s .
If, a fte r a c e rta in p e rio d o f tim e , th e a ir
p re s s ure h a s g one d own s ignific a ntly
(whic h is n orm a l fo r a ny tire ), th e m e s -
s a ge "C HEC K TIR E P RES S UR E" a p -
p e a rs in th e C he c k C ontro l.
This a le rts yo u th a t yo u s hould ha ve th e
tire s in fla te d to th e s p e c ifie d p re s s ure s
a s s oon a s p os s ib le .
In o rd e r fo r th e R DC to "le a rn " th e c or-
re c t tire in fla tio n p re s s ure , c he c k th e in -
fla tio n p re s s ure in a ll tire s . R e fe r to th e
ta b le o f "Tire in fla tio n p re s s ure s " o n
p a ge 2 6 a nd m a ke c orre c tio ns if n e c e s -
If yo u a re p ro m p te d to c he c k th e
tire p re s s ure s hortly a fte r a c or-
re c tio n h a s b e e n m a d e , th is in d ic a te s
th a t th e c orre c te d va lue s w e re n ot a c -
c ura te . P le a s e c he c k th e in fla tio n p re s -
Ac tiva te th e s ys te m
s a ry. Th e n a c tiva te th e s ys te m .
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Turn th e ig nitio n ke y to p os itio n 2
(d o n ot s ta rt th e e ngine )
The C he ck C ontro l w ill inform yo u if th e
tire p re s s ure is n ot c orre c t.
2
P re s s a nd h old th e b utto n (a rro w) un- s ure a ga in a nd m a ke c orre c tio ns a c -
til th e m e s s a ge "S ET TIR E P RES -
S UR E" a p p e a rs in th e C he c k C ontro l
Afte r yo u h a ve d rive n fo r a fe w m in-
ute s , th e R DC w ill im p ort th e c urre nt
infla tio n p re s s ure in th e tire s a s th e
ta rg e t va lue s w hic h th e s ys te m w ill
m onito r.
c ord ing to th e in fla tio n p re s s ure ta b le .<
3
You w ill only h a ve to re p e a t th is p ro c e -
d ure if th e tire in fla tio n p re s s ure m us t
b e c orre c te d . O th e rw is e , th e RDC fu nc -
tio ns a uto m a tic a lly w he n th e ig nitio n
ke y is in p os itio n 2 , a nd th us o p e ra te s
whe ne ve r th e ve hic le is d rive n.
Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 9 791 187 - © 12/98 BMW AG
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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