BMW M5 Sedan 2007 User Manual
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All wheels are yellow
Flat tire or a major drop in inflation pressure in
several tires. A message appears on the Control
Display.
Gray
The system cannot detect a flat tire.
Reasons for this can be:
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TPM is being reset
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Temporary interference due to systems or
devices which use the same radio fre-
quency
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Malfunction
Resetting system
Reset the system again after each correc-
tion of the tire inflation pressure and after
every tire or wheel change.
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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
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 con-
troller.
5.
Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "TPM" is selected and press
the controller.
6.
Start the engine, but do not start driving.
7.
Select "Reset" and press the controller.
8.
Select "Yes" and press the controller.
9.
Start to drive.
The tires are shown in gray and "Resetting
TPM..." is displayed.
After a few minutes of driving, the set tire infla-
tion pressures in the tires are applied as the set
values to be monitored. Resetting finishes dur-
ing 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 Dis-
play. The message "Tire low!" is displayed.
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Message with low tire inflation
pressure
The warning lamp lights up yellow. A
message appears on the Control Dis-
play. In addition, an acoustic signal
sounds. There is a flat tire or extensive inflation
pressure loss.
1.
Reduce speed and stop the vehicle care-
fully. Avoid sudden braking and steering
maneuvers.
2.
If all four wheels are shown in yellow, iden-
tify the damaged tire on the vehicle.
3.
Repairing flat tire with M Mobility System,
refer to page
, or replace the damaged
wheel or wheels, refer to Changing wheels*
on page
.
The spare tire
*
is equipped with the necessary
TPM electronics and is also monitored after
mounting and after resetting the system.
Have the tire replaced by a BMW center or a
workshop informed on handling TPM which
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