Controls and features -> Brake Force Display for your BMW X5 2000-2006

Brake Force Display  
Flat Tire Monitor  
101n  
The concept  
System limits  
The Flat Tire Monitor keeps track of the  
inflation pressures in the four fitted tires  
as you drive. The system provides an  
alert whenever the inflation pressure  
drops significantly in relation to the  
pressure another tire.  
The Flat Tire Monitor cannot indi-  
cate 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:  
The check of the tire inflation pressure  
is based on monitoring the relative  
speeds of the wheels. A flat is detected > When driving on snow-covered or  
and reported on the basis of a deviation  
in certain speed ratios.  
slippery road surfaces  
> In the case of performance-oriented  
driving: slip on the drive wheels, high  
lateral acceleration  
> False alarms and undetected loss of  
pressure may occur when you are  
driving with snow chains fitted.  
The Brake Force Display lights up in  
two stages, depending on how force-  
fully you apply the brakes.  
Functional requirement  
To ensure reliable operation, the sys-  
tem should have been initialized with  
the correct tire inflation pressure.  
The display has two levels:  
> Normal braking:  
The brake lamp 1 and the center  
brake lamp light up  
> Heavy braking and braking with ABS:  
The brake lamps 1 and 2 light up  
together with the center brake lamp.