BMW Part-No. 01 41 0 157 628 Manual Do Utilizador

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The Flat Tire Monitor cannot pro-
vide you with advance warning of 

sudden and severe tire damage caused 
by external factors and does not detect 
the balanced and very gradual pressure 
loss that takes place in all four tires 
over an extended period of time.

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On the other hand, the following situa-
tions can lead to a delayed detection of 
pressure loss and even to the system 
not functioning:
> Driving on snow-covered or slippery 

roads 

> Performance-oriented driving: slip at 

the drive wheels, high levels of lateral 
acceleration

> When driving with snow chains, false 

warnings and undetected pressure 
losses may occur.

Each time you correct the pres-
sure in a tire, or change a wheel or 

tire, reinitialize the system immediately 
afterwards. This requires a bit of driv-
ing.

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1. Before driving off, start the engine 

but do not start driving

2. Press the button as long as you need 

to until the yellow indicator lamp in 
the instrument cluster lights up for a 
few seconds

3. Drive off.

It takes a few minutes before the Flat 
Tire Monitor can detect a flat tire and 
issue a warning.

When driving with snow chains, 
do not initialize the system.

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