2007 BMW M5 Owner's Manual - Page 86

Technology for comfort, convenience and safety All wheels are yellow Flat tire or a major drop in inflation pressure in several tires. A message appears on the Control Display. 8. Select "Yes" and press the controller. Gray The system cannot detect a flat tire. Reasons for this can be: > TPM is being reset > Temporary interference due to systems or devices which use the same radio frequency > Malfunction 9. Start to drive. The tires are shown in gray and "Resetting TPM..." is displayed. After a few minutes of driving, the set tire inflation pressures in the tires are applied as the set values to be monitored. Resetting finishes during driving. The tires are shown in green on the Control Display. If a flat tire is detected during resetting and applying the tire inflation pressures, all tires are shown in yellow on the Control Display. The message "Tire low!" is displayed.< Resetting system Reset the system again after each correction of the tire inflation pressure and after every tire or wheel change.< Resetting finishes during driving, which can be interrupted at any time. When driving resumes, resetting is continued automatically. iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to page 16. 1. Press the button. This opens the start menu. 2. Press the controller to open the menu. 3. Select "Settings" and press the controller. 4. Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the controller. 5. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the controller until "TPM" is selected and press the controller. Message with low tire inflation pressure The warning lamp lights up yellow. A message appears on the Control Display. In addition, an acoustic signal sounds. There is a flat tire or extensive inflation pressure loss. 1. Reduce speed and stop the vehicle carefully. Avoid sudden braking and steering maneuvers. 2. If all four wheels are shown in yellow, identify the damaged tire on the vehicle. 3. Repairing flat tire with M Mobility System, refer to page 213, or replace the damaged wheel or wheels, refer to Changing wheels* on page 215. The spare tire* is equipped with the necessary TPM electronics and is also monitored after mounting and after resetting the system. 6. Start the engine, but do not start driving. 7. Select "Reset" and press the controller. Have the tire replaced by a BMW center or a workshop informed on handling TPM which 84 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 013 310 - © 02/07 BMW AG