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Check Control
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> STOP! ENGINE OILPRESS
Oil pressure too low. Stop the vehicle
and switch off the engine immedi-
ately. Refer to page 20.
> CHECK BRAKE FLUID
Indicates that brake fluid is down to
roughly minimum level. Top up the
brake fluid as soon as possible. Refer
to page 152. Have the cause of the
brake fluid loss corrected by your
BMW center.
> FLAT TIRE*
Reduce vehicle speed immediately
and stop the vehicle. Avoid hard
brake applications. Do not oversteer.
Refer to page 98.
Priority 1
System malfunctions are reported in
text form and alerts or warnings are
each reported by a gong when the igni-
tion key is in position 2.
These defects are immediately indi-
cated by a gong and a flashing warning
symbol (2). Several simultaneous de-
fects will be displayed consecutively.
These messages remain active until the
malfunction is corrected. They cannot
be cleared with CHECK button (1).
> LEVEL CONTROL INACTIVE*
Please consult the nearest BMW cen-
ter. Refer to page 134.
1 CHECK button
2 Status report symbol
3 Display
> SPEED LIMIT*
This is displayed if the programmed
speed limit is exceeded.
Messages concerning system faults are
differentiated based on two priorities:
> RELEASE PARKING BRAKE
This message appears together with
an acoustic signal any time you begin
to drive and the parking brake is ap-
plied.
> COOLANT TEMPERATURE
Coolant overheated. Stop the vehicle
and switch off the engine immedi-
ately.
Refer to pages 78, 151.
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Priority 2
> TIRE PRESSURE SET*
> TRANS. FAILSAFE PROG
The RDC has imported the current in-
flation pressure in the tires as the tar-
get values which the system will
monitor.
Please consult the nearest BMW cen-
ter. Refer to pages 68, 71.
> CHECK BRAKE LININGS
These alerts for problems are reported
for 20 seconds when the ignition key is
in position 2. The status reports remain
after the message disappears. You can
view the message again by pressing the
CHECK button (1).
Have the brake pads inspected by
your BMW center. Refer to page 132.
> CHECK COOLANT LEVEL
Refer to page 98.
> CHECK TIRE PRESSURE*
Check and correct the tire inflation
pressure to specifications at the earli-
est opportunity (next stop for fuel).
Refer to page 98.
The coolant is too low. Top up at the
next opportunity. Refer to page 151.
> ENGINE FAILSAFE PROG
> TRUNK LID OPEN
This message is given only when ini-
tially starting off.
> DOOR OPEN
Fault in the Electronic Engine Power
Control EML. When braking, higher
brake application pressure may be
necessary and brake pedal travel
may be significantly longer.
> TIRE CHECK INACTIVE*
A temporary interference of the RDC
or a system fault. Refer to page 99.
> BRAKE LAMP CIRCUIT
A bulb has failed or the circuit has a
malfunction. Refer to pages 170, 179
or consult a BMW center.
> CHECK LOWBEAMS
This is displayed after a minimum
vehicle speed is exceeded.
> FASTEN SEAT BELTS*
In addition, the indicator lamp with
the safety belt symbol appears and
an acoustic signal is heard.
> WASHER FLUID LOW
Please have the system inspected by
your authorized BMW center.
The washer fluid is too low. Top up
the fluid at the earliest opportunity.
Refer to page 148.
CHECK SIDE LAMPS
CHECK REAR LAMPS
CHECK FRONT FOGLAMPS
CHECK LICPLATE LAMP
CHECK TRAILER LIGHTS
CHECK HIGHBEAMS
> CHECK ENGINE OIL
Add engine oil as soon as possible.
Refer to page 149.
> OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 247
(–5.06)
CHECK BACKUP LAMPS
Defective bulb or circuit. Refer to
pages 167, 179 or consult a BMW
center.
This display is only an example. The
current reading appears at an outside
temperature of 37.5 7 (+36) and
below. Refer also to page 76.
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Displays after completion of trip
To monitor the Check Control
All of the malfunctions registered during With the ignition key in position 2, press
the trip appear consecutively when the CHECK button (1):
ignition key is turned to position 0.
CHECK CONTROL OK appears in the
One of the following displays may ap-
pear:
display.
In this case, there are no faults in the
systems which are monitored.
> LIGHTS ON
> KEY IN IGNITION LOCK
> CHECK ENGINE OIL LEV
Add engine oil at the next opportunity
(next stop for fuel). Refer to page 149.
This message appears when you open
the driver's door after parking the vehi-
cle. A supplementary gong is also
heard.
Even if the ignition key has been re-
moved and the display has gone off,
you can still retrieve these messages
with CHECK button (1) for approx. three
minutes after completion of your trip. If
there are multiple messages, continue
to press the CHECK button.
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