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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:26 AM
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My car is equipped with RCS (Runflat tires) and an iDrive menu that monitors tyre pressure but I don't have this button, what is it for?

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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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Should put this question into the M5 section.
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='242373' date='Feb 18 2006, 08:37 PM
Should put this question into the M5 section.
Gee, thanks for the "Specialist" edition answer. You know, the next time you ask a question that someone else know the answer to. Exactly how much would you appreciate an answer like yours?

Apparantly you know what this specific button does and that knowledge could possibly make you famous.

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Don't tell anyone :thumbsdown:
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Knubblo' post='242366' date='Feb 18 2006, 02:26 PM
My car is equipped with RCS (Runflat tires) and an iDrive menu that monitors tyre pressure but I don't have this button, what is it for?

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The M5 doesn't have runflats so I imagine it doesn't have the same tyre monitoring system fitted in the regular E60's. I believe the E60 system just simply monitors the overall diameter of the wheel/tyre and should you get a puncture it will alert you. The button in the pic is the same as fitted to the X5 and I believe this system monitors the tyre pressures as opposed to the diameter. The button is for reseting the system.
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Knubblo' post='242381' date='Feb 18 2006, 09:48 PM
Gee, thanks for the "Specialist" edition answer. You know, the next time you ask a question that someone else know the answer to. Exactly how much would you appreciate an answer like yours?

Apparantly you know what this specific button does and that knowledge could possibly make you famous.

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Don't tell anyone :thumbsdown:

Har du det sv?rt?

www.bmw.se and M5

D?cktrycksindikatorn ?vervakar i alla hastigheter lufttrycket i d?cken. Eftersom sjunkande lufttryck g?r att d?ckets omkrets minskar, ?kar d? hjulets rotationshastighet. Detta kan m?tas av hjulets ABS-sensorer. Vid ett tryckfall ges en optisk och akustisk varningssignal.

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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Knubblo' post='242366' date='Feb 18 2006, 08:26 PM
My car is equipped with RCS (Runflat tires) and an iDrive menu that monitors tyre pressure but I don't have this button, what is it for?

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that pic if from Alex_Br's M5 isn't it.
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='242399' date='Feb 18 2006, 04:23 PM
Har du det sv?rt?

www.bmw.se and M5

D?cktrycksindikatorn ?vervakar i alla hastigheter lufttrycket i d?cken. Eftersom sjunkande lufttryck g?r att d?ckets omkrets minskar, ?kar d? hjulets rotationshastighet. Detta kan m?tas av hjulets ABS-sensorer. Vid ett tryckfall ges en optisk och akustisk varningssignal.

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Let me translate. I believe he is saying "%^$ you".

Not sure though.
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Knubblo' post='242366' date='Feb 18 2006, 11:26 AM
My car is equipped with RCS (Runflat tires) and an iDrive menu that monitors tyre pressure but I don't have this button, what is it for?

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It's to initialize the flat tire monitor. On non-M5 E60s, you have to go to iDrive--on the M5 they added this button for some reason.
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