BMW 2009 M3 Sedan Manual Do Proprietário

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1.

Reduce your speed and carefully stop the 
car. Avoid sudden braking and steering 
maneuvers.

2.

If all four wheels are shown in yellow, iden-
tify the damaged wheel on the vehicle.

3.

Repair the flat tire with the M Mobility Sys-
tem, refer to page

.

Have the tire replaced by a BMW center or a 
workshop that is informed in the handling of 
TPM and that works according to BMW repair 
procedures with correspondingly trained per-
sonnel.

The small warning lamp flashes in 
yellow and then lights up continu-
ously; the larger warning lamp comes 
on in yellow. On the Control Display, 

the wheels are shown in gray and a message 
appears. No punctures can be detected.
This type of message is shown in the following 
situations:

>

If there is a malfunction
Have the system checked.

>

If a wheel without TPM electronics has 
been mounted

>

If TPM is temporarily malfunctioning due to 
other systems or devices using the same 
radio frequency.

The warning lamp lights up yellow. A 
message appears on the Control Dis-
play. The system is not reset after a 

tire has been changed, for example.
Check the tire inflation pressure and reset the 
system, refer to page

.

Each tire should be checked monthly when cold 
and inflated to the inflation pressure recom-
mended by the vehicle manufacturer on the 
vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label. If 

your vehicle has tires of a different size than the 
size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire infla-
tion pressure label, you should determine the 
proper tire inflation pressure for those tires. As 
an added safety feature, your vehicle has been 
equipped with a tire pressure monitoring sys-
tem, TPMS, that illuminates a low tire pressure 
telltale when one or more of your tires are signif-
icantly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the 
low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you should 
stop and check your tires as soon as possible, 
and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving 
on a significantly underinflated tire causes the 
tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure. 
Underinflation also reduces fuel efficiency and 
tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle’s han-
dling and stopping ability. Please note that the 
TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire mainte-
nance, and it is the driver’s responsibility to 
maintain correct tire pressure, even if underin-
flation has not reached the level at which the 
TPMS low tire pressure telltale illuminates.
The TPMS malfunction indicator is combined 
with the low tire pressure telltale. When the sys-
tem detects a malfunction, the telltale will flash 
for approximately one minute and then remain 
continuously lit. This sequence will continue 
upon subsequent vehicle startups as long as 
the malfunction exists. When the malfunction 
indicator is illuminated, the system may not be 
able to detect or signal low tire pressure as 
intended. TPMS malfunctions may occur for a 
variety of reasons, including the installation of 
replacement or alternate tires or wheels on the 
vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning 
properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction 
telltale after replacing one or more tires or 
wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the 
replacement or alternate tires and wheels allow 
the TPMS to continue to function properly.

"Servotronic" varies the steering force required 
to turn the wheels as a function of the speed at 
which you are driving.

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