a va ila b le . S e e yo ur B MW S p orts Ac tivity
Ve hic le C e nte r to h a ve th e s ys te m
re p a ire d .
>
Wh e n d rivin g with a c om p a c t w he e l, th e
Fla t Tire Mo nito r c a nnot o p e ra te .
In itia lizin g th e s ys te m
P e rfo rm th e in itia liza tio n im m e d ia te ly
e ve ry tim e yo u c orre c t th e in fla tio n
p re s s ure , c ha nge a tire o r c ha nge a w he e l
or a ll w he e ls . A d rive is re q uire d fo r th is
p urp os e .<
Fla t Tire Mo n ito r
Th e c o n c e p t
The Fla t Tire Mo nito r ke e p s tra c k o f th e
infla tio n p re s s ure s in th e fo ur fitte d tire s a s
yo u d rive . 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 ig-
nific a ntly in re la tio n to th e p re s s ure a noth e r
tire .
1. Be fore th e s ta rt o f d rivin g, s ta rt th e
e ngine , b ut d o n ot d rive o ff
The c he c k o f th e tire in fla tio n p re s s ure is
b a s e d o n m onito ring th e re la tive s p e e d s o f
th e w he e ls . A fla t tire is d e te c te d a nd
re p orte d o n th e b a s is o f a d e via tio n in c e r-
ta in s p e e d ra tio s .
Fu n c tio n a l re q u ire m e n t
2
3
.
.
P re s s th e b utto n u ntil th e ye llow ind ic a -
to r la m p in th e ins tru m e nt c lus te r lig hts
up fo r a fe w s e c ond s
S o th a t th e Fla t Tire Mo nito r c a n le a rn th e
c orre c t in fla tio n p re s s ure , p le a s e p e rfo rm
th e fo llowing:
Drive o ff.
1
2
.
.
Che c k th e in fla tio n p re s s ure s in a ll tire s
It ta ke s a fe w m inute s u ntil th e Fla t Tire
Mo nito r c a n d e te c t a nd ind ic a te d a fla t tire .
Com p a re w ith th e in fla tio n p re s s ure
ta b le o n p a ge 8 7 a nd c orre c t if n e c e s -
s a ry
Do not in itia lize th e s ys te m whe n d riv-
ing w ith s now c ha ins o r w ith a c om -
p a c t w he e l.<
3
.
Initia lize th e s ys te m .
Lim its o f th e s ys te m
Fla t tire
The Fla t Tire Mo nito r c a nnot in d ic a te
s ud d e n s e ve re tire d a m a ge c a us e d
b y o uts id e fa c to rs a nd d oe s n ot d e te c t a
na tu ra l, e ve n p re s s ure d ro p in a ll fo ur
tire s .<
In d ic a to r la m p
The s ym b ol in th e in s tru m e nt c lus -
te r lig hts u p in ye llow.
In th e fo llowing s itu a tio ns , o n th e o th e r
ha nd , th e re c a n b e d e la ys in d e te c tin g tire
p re s s ure lo s s e s , a nd e ve n s ys te m fa ilure :
1
2
.
.
Re d uc e s p e e d a nd s to p th e ve hic le
c a re fully. Avo id s ud d e n b ra kin g a nd
s te e ring m a ne uve rs
>
Wh e n d rivin g o n s now-c ove re d o r s lip -
p e ry ro a d s urfa c e s
Id e ntify d a m a ge d tire
If id e ntific a tio n is n ot p os s ib le ,
c onta c t yo ur B MW S p orts Ac tivity
Ve hic le C e nte r.<
>
In th e c a s e o f p e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d
d rivin g: s lip o n th e d rive w he e ls , h igh
la te ra l a c c e le ra tio n
3
.
Re p la c e th e d a m a ge d tire , re fe r to
Cha nging a w he e l o n p a ge 1 03.
>
Fa ls e a la rm s a nd u nd e te c te d lo s s o f
p re s s ure m a y o c c ur w he n yo u a re d riv-
ing w ith s now c ha ins fitte d
5
3
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