Wh e e ls a n d tire s
Tire in fla tio n p re s s u re
Ch e c kin g in fla tio n p re s s u re
In fo rm a tio n fo r yo u r s a fe ty
It is n ot m e re ly th e tire 's s e rvic e life , b ut
a ls o d rivin g c om fort a nd – to a g re a t e xte nt
– d
rivin g s a fe ty th a t d e p e nd o n th e c ond i-
tio n o f th e tire s a nd th e m a inte na nc e o f th e
s p e c ifie d tire p re s s ure .
Che c k th e tire infla tio n p re s s ure re gu-
la rly a nd c orre c t it if n e c e s s a ry,
inc lud ing c om p a c t w he e l: a t le a s t e ve ry
tw o w e e ks a nd b e fore b e ginning a lo nge r
trip . If yo u fa il to o b s e rve th is p re c a utio n
yo u m a y b e d rivin g o n tire s w ith in c orre c t
tire p re s s ure s , a c ond itio n th a t c a nnot o nly
c om p ro m is e yo ur ve hic le 's d rivin g s ta b ility,
b ut a ls o le a d to tire d a m a ge a nd th e ris k o f
a n a c c id e nt.
Do n ot d rive w ith a d e p re s s urize d , i.e . fla t
tire . A fla t tire w ill s e rio us ly im p a ir yo ur
ve hic le 's h a nd ling a nd b ra kin g re s p ons e .
Atte m p ts to d rive o n a fla t tire c a n le a d to
los s o f c ontro l o ve r th e ve hic le .<
The in fla tio n p re s s ure s fo r yo ur s ta nd a rd
tire s c a n b e s e e n o n th e d oor p illa r w he n
yo u o p e n th e d rive r's d oor.
Afte r c orre c tin g th e in fla tio n p re s -
s ure (s ), a lwa ys re initia lize th e Fla t Tire
Mo nito r, re fe r to p a ge 5 3.<
In fla tio n p re s s u re fo r o th e r tire s ize s
The ta b le b e low p ro vid e s a ll th e c orre c t
infla tio n p re s s ure s fo r th e s p e c ifie d tire
s ize s a t a m b ie nt te m p e ra tu re .
Fo r c orre c t id e ntific a tio n o f th e rig ht
tire in fla tio n p re s s ure fo r yo ur tire s ,
ob s e rve th e s p e c ific a tio ns fo r th e c orre -
s p ond ing tire s ize .<
Ch e c kin g th e p re s s u re
Only c he c k tire infla tio n p re s s ure whe n th e
tire s a re c old . Th a t m e a ns a fte r a m a xim um
of 1 .2 5 m ile s /2 km d rivin g o r w he n th e
ve hic le h a s b e e n p a rke d fo r a t le a s t 2
hours . Wh e n tire s a re w a rm , th e tire in fla -
tio n p re s s ure in c re a s e s .
Afte r c orre c tin g th e in fla tio n p re s s ure (s ),
a lwa ys re initia lize th e Fla t Tire Mo nito r,
re fe r to p a ge 5 3.
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Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 631 - © 07/03 BMW AG
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