BMW M6 Coupe 2006 User Manual

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System limits

The Flat Tire Monitor cannot indicate
sudden severe tire damage caused by

outside factors and does not detect a natural,
even pressure drop in all four tires.

In the following situations, the system could be
delayed or malfunction:

System has not been initialized

Driving on snow-covered or slippery roads

Sporty driving style: slip in the drive wheels,
high lateral acceleration

Driving with snow chains

Initializing system

The initialization finishes during driving,
which can be interrupted at any time.

When driving resumes, the initialization is auto-
matically continued.
Do not initialize the system when driving with
snow chains

With the button in the center console:

Start the engine, but do not start driving.

Press the button at least 4 seconds, how-
ever not longer than 2 minutes. After
releasing the button, the warning lamp in
the instrument cluster lights up yellow for a
few seconds. Warning lamp, refer to Indica-
tion of a flat tire. The message "Initializing
FTM ..." appears on the Control Display for
a few seconds.

Start to drive. The initialization finishes dur-
ing driving without feedback.

Using iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to
page

Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

Press the controller to open the menu.

Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.

Select "FTM" and press the controller.

Start the engine, but do not start driving.

Select "Set tire pressure" and press the
controller.

Select "Yes" and press the controller.

The message "Initializing..." is displayed for
a few seconds. The warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up yellow for a few
seconds.

Start to drive.
The initialization finishes during driving
without feedback.

Indication of a flat tire

The warning lamp lights up in red. A
message appears on the Control Dis-
play. In addition, an acoustic signal

sounds. There is a flat tire or extensive inflation
pressure loss.