Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM)

Without iDrive 

1. Set the tire pressure of all wheels to specification.
2. Start engine.
3. Lightly push button 1 in the turn indicator lever up or down repeatedly until the corresponding symbol appears in the display accompanied by the word "RESET". See Fig 1.
4. Press button 2 to confirm your choice of the Tire Pressure Monitor. See Fig 2.
5. Press button 2 for approx. 5 seconds, until the reading shown in Fig 3 is displayed.
6. Drive vehicle. Initialization is automatically completed during the drive. The indicator lamp goes out after the system reset is completed.

Fig 1: Identifying TPM Reset Display - Without iDrive (1 of 3)

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Fig 2: Identifying TPM Reset Display - Without iDrive (2 of 3)

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Fig 3: Identifying TPM Reset Display - Without iDrive (3 of 3)

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With iDrive 

1. Set the tire pressure of all wheels to specification.
2. Turn ignition switch ON.
3. Press controller to call up iDive menu on the Control Display.
4. Select "Vehicle info"and then "Vehicle status".
5. Select "Reset TPM" and start the engine. See Fig 4.
6. Select "Reset", and then "Yes".
7. Start driving. The tires are shown in gray and "Resetting TPM..." is displayed.
8. After driving a few minutes, the set inflation pressures in the tires are accepted as the target values to be monitored. On the Control Display, the wheels are shown in green and "Status: TPM active" is displayed. See Fig 5.

Fig 4: Identifying TPM Reset Display - With iDrive (1 of 2)

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Fig 5: Identifying TPM Reset Display - With iDrive (2 of 2)

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