BMW 5 Series: FTM Flat Tire Monitor
- The concept
- Functional requirements
- System limits
- Status display
- Initialization
- Indication of a flat tire
- Actions in the event of a flat tire
Malfunction
The yellow warning lamp flashes and then lights up continuously. A Check Control message is displayed. No flat tire can be detected. Display in the following situations: ▷ A wheel wit ...The concept
The system does not measure the actual inflation pressure in the tires. It detects a pressure loss in a tire by comparing the rotational speeds of the individual wheels while moving. In the ev ...See also:
Cruise control operations
The cruise control allows driving at a speed between 25 - 89 MPH (40 - 144 km/h)
without keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal.
To turn on the cruise control, push the ON·OFF switch on. The C ...
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners (in French)
The following is a French explanation of SRS airbag instructions
extracted from the SRS airbag section in this manual.
See the SRS airbag section for more detailed SRS airbag instructions
in Engl ...
Starting the engine
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Move the shift selector to P (Park) or N (Neutral). P (Park) is recommended.
The starter is designed not to operate if the shift selector is in any of the
driving po ...