FALSE FTM Alert
06-18-2007 | 07:28 PM
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I have been having the FTM alert go off about every 2 days. The dealer kept my car and determined that there is a fault with the system, they don't know what to do and they sent a PUMA case to BMW. They will get back to me within a week. It gets scary when you're doing 80mph and the display goes on on the HUD with that annoying "boing".
06-18-2007 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jorode60' post='436949' date='Jun 18 2007, 03:18 PM
Did you have to replace that tire?
It all then becomes a risk which you have to decide if you want to take.
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06-19-2007 | 11:15 AM
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Hi!
I have had a couple of false alarms...
1) Bad traction, i.e the wheels are spinning..
- They are quite common when driving on ice/snow using winter tires here in Sweden. I never have them in the summer...
2) BMW had to replace and reprogram a DCS control thingy that failed giving me false readings and causing the FTM to go bananas..
I have had a couple of false alarms...
1) Bad traction, i.e the wheels are spinning..
- They are quite common when driving on ice/snow using winter tires here in Sweden. I never have them in the summer...
2) BMW had to replace and reprogram a DCS control thingy that failed giving me false readings and causing the FTM to go bananas..
06-19-2007 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by amigo525' post='437182' date='Jun 18 2007, 05:59 PM
Same with me..but when I took the car to the dealer, about two weeks after the warning, they told me "you have un-invited visitor--a nice nail in my tire'
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