BMW serie 3 sport wagon 2002 Manual Do Utilizador

Flat Tire Monitor

The concept

As you drive, the Flat Tire Monitor
keeps track of pressure levels in all four
tires in order to detect and warn of any
substantial pressure loss.

The system actually detects pressure
loss by monitoring differences in the
relative speeds of the four wheels. It
interprets variations outside specified
limits as severe pressure loss, and then
responds by generating a warning.

To initialize the system

Initializing is necessary to familiarize the
system with the correct inflation pres-
sure.

Repeat this process after any changes
in tire inflation pressure, tire rotation or
replacement. Do not carry out further
system initialization after adjusting the
inflation pressure and letting the system
"learn" the correct pressures.

1. Check the tire inflation pressure in all

the tires, comparing them with the
inflation pressure table on page

and correct their pressure if neces-
sary

2. Turn the ignition key to position 2

3. Press button as long as you need to

until the indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up. After a little
while, the indicator lamp will go out
by itself

4. After a few minutes driving time, the

Flat Tire Monitor adopts the current
pressure levels as the reference, and
from that point on, can detect and
report a flat tire.