change. This change is detected and is
reported as a flat tire.
Functional requirement
In order to assure the reliable reporting of a flat
tire, the system must be initialized for the cor-
rect tire inflation pressure.
The initialization must be repeated after
each time the tire inflation pressure is cor-
rected and after every tire or wheel change.<
3.
Start to drive. The initialization finishes dur-
ing driving without feedback.
System limits
Via iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to
page 16:
The Flat Tire Monitor cannot indicate
sudden severe tire damage caused by
outside factors and does not detect a natural,
even pressure drop in all four tires.<
1.
Press the
button.
This opens the start menu.
2.
Press the controller to open the menu.
In the following situations, the system could be
delayed or malfunction:
>
>
>
System has not been initialized
Driving on snowy or slippery road surface
Sporty driving style: slip in the drive wheels,
high lateral acceleration
>
Driving with snow chains*
Initializing system
The initialization finishes during driving,
3.
4.
5.
Turn the controller until "Settings" is
selected and press the controller.
which can be interrupted at any time.
When driving resumes, the initialization is con-
tinued automatically. Do not initialize the sys-
tem when driving with snow chains.<
Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-
troller.
Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "FTM" is selected and press
the controller.
With Sequential Manual Transmission via the
button in the center console:
1.
2.
Start the engine, but do not start driving.
Press the button at least 4 seconds, how-
ever not longer than 2 minutes. After
releasing the button, the warning lamp in
the instrument cluster lights up yellow for a
few seconds. Warning lamp, refer to Indica-
tion of a flat tire. The message "Initializing
FTM ..." appears on the Control Display for
a few seconds.
6.
7.
Start the engine, but do not start driving.
Select "Reset" and press the controller.
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