BMW M6 Convertible 2010 User Manual
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1.
Press the
button.
This opens the main menu.
2.
"Vehicle Info"
3.
"Vehicle status"
4.
"Reset TPM"
5.
Start the engine, but do not start driving.
6.
"Reset"
7.
"Yes"
Start to drive.
The tires are shown in gray and "Resetting
TPM..." is displayed.
8.
After a few minutes of driving, the set tire
inflation pressures in the tires are applied as
the set values to be monitored. The system
reset is completed during your drive, and
can be interrupted at any time. When driving
resumes, resetting is continued automati-
cally. On the Control Display, the tires are
shown in green and "Status: TPM active" is
displayed again.
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 shown.
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Notification of 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
works according to BMW repair procedures
with correspondingly trained personnel.
Malfunction
The yellow warning lamp flashes and
then lights up continuously. The tires
are shown in gray on the Control Dis-
play and a message is displayed. No flat tire can
be detected.
A message like this is displayed in the following
situations:
>
In case of a malfunction;
have the system checked.
>
If a wheel is mounted without TPM elec-
tronics.
>
If TPM is temporarily interfered with by
other systems or devices which use the
same radio frequency.
Declaration according to NHTSA/
FMVSS 138 Tire Pressure Monitoring
Systems
Each tire, including the spare
*
, should be
checked monthly when cold and inflated to the
inflation pressure recommended by the vehicle
manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire infla-
tion pressure label. If your vehicle has tires of a
different size than the size indicated on the
vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label,
you should determine the proper tire inflation
pressure for those tires. As an added safety fea-
ture, your vehicle has been equipped with a tire
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