2010 BMW 528 Owner's Manual - Page 92
2010 BMW 528 Manual
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Technology for comfort, convenience and safety tinue driving, but instead contact your BMW center.< The system does not function properly if it has not been reset, e.g., a flat tire is reported despite correct tire inflation pressures. The system is inactive and cannot display a flat tire if a wheel has been mounted without TPM electronics, e.g., a compact wheel, or if TPM is temporarily interfered with by other systems or devices which use the same radio frequency. Status display The current status of the Flat Tire Monitor can be displayed on the Control Display, e.g., whether or not the FTM is active. 1. "Vehicle Info" 2. "Vehicle status" 3. "Flat Tire Monitor" Status display on Control Display The tire and system status is indicated by the color of the tires. TPM takes the fact that the tire pressure changes during driving into account. A correction is only required if requested by TPM with the color. Green The tire pressure matches the learned set state. The status is displayed. "TPM" appears on the Control Display. One wheel is yellow TPM Tire Pressure Monitor* The concept TPM checks the tire inflation pressure in the four mounted tires. The system reports when the tire inflation pressure has dropped considerably in one or several tires. Flat tire or a major drop in inflation pressure in the indicated tire. A message appears on the Control Display. All wheels are yellow Flat tire or a major drop in inflation pressure in several tires. A message appears on the Control Display. Functional requirement In order to assure the reliable reporting of a flat tire, the system must be reset at the correct tire inflation pressure. Always use wheels with TPM electronics, otherwise fault-free operation of the system is not ensured. Reset the system again after each correction of the tire inflation pressure and after every tire or wheel change.< 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 Resetting system Reset the system again after each correction of the tire inflation pressure and after every tire or wheel change.< System limits TPM cannot announce sudden serious tire damage caused by external influences. 90 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 678 - © 08/09 BMW AG