Ra in s e n s o r*
Tire P re s s u re Co n tro l (RDC)*
193n
Wh e n th e s ys te m is s e t to th e "In te rm it-
te nt" w ip e r s p e e d , th e w ip e rs re a c t im -
m e d ia te ly – if wa te r is s p la s he d onto th e
wind s hie ld b y ve hic le s tra ve ling a he a d
of yo u, fo r e xa m p le . As a re s ult, th e ra in
s e ns or p ro vid e s a c ontrib utio n to d riv-
ing s a fe ty a nd c om fort.
Ne a r e ve ry w he e l is a n a nte nna in th e
b od y th a t re c e ive s th e s igna l fro m th e
whe e l. 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
forw 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 C ontro l s ys te m 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 fo r yo u. Tire p re s s ure s a re m on-
ito re d a t a ll four w he e ls , e ve n w he n th e
ve hic le is m oving.
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 for s e ve re -d uty a p p lic a tio ns a nd
long 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. Th e
p re s s ure is m e a s ure d in e xtre m e ly s hort
tim e inte rva ls a nd th e n tra ns m itte 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 in -
c re a s e d .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW Group
| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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