BMW 2007 X5 3.0d, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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> Standard:
The comfortable basic setting for optimum
comfort when travelling.
> Sport:
The sporty basic setting provides greater
agility when driving.
Selecting suspension settings
Press the button.
This switches between the two suspension set-
tings.
> Sport:
The LED in the button lights up and SPORT
appears in the instrument cluster.
> Standard:
The LED in the button goes out.
The suspension setting chosen is saved for the
remote control currently in use.
Starting assistance
The starting assistance enables you to drive off
smoothly on uphill gradients. It is not necessary
to use the parking brake for this.
1. Hold the car in place by pressing the foot-
brake.
2. Release the footbrake and immediately
drive off at a reasonably high speed.
The starting assistance holds the car for
about 2 seconds after the footbrake has
been released. Depending on the car's load or if
a trailer is being towed, it could roll back slightly
during this period. After releasing the footbrake,
immediately move off at a reasonably high
speed, as the starting assistance will no longer
hold the car after about 2 seconds and it will
start to roll back.
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Self-levelling suspension*
Malfunction
If the warning light for self-levelling
suspension lights up yellow and a
message appears on the control dis-
play: the self-levelling suspension is faulty.
Stop the car and check it. If the body is distinctly
lower at the back than at the front, and possibly
standing at an angle, for instance lower at the
left than at the right, take the car to the nearest
BMW Service or to a workshop that operates to
BMW specifications and has suitably trained
personnel. Drive cautiously while the car is in
this condition. The car's ground clearance is
reduced and its ride comfort below the usual
standard. Even if the car's suspension level is
normal, take it to the nearest BMW Service or to
a workshop that operates to BMW specifica-
tions and has suitably trained personnel if a fault
is indicated.
Run Flat Indicator RPA
Principle
The Run Flat Indicator monitors the pressures
in the four tyres fitted to the wheels while the
car is being driven. The system reports any sig-
nificant loss of pressure in one tyre in relation to
another.
If a tyre loses pressure its rolling radius
changes, and this in turn alters the speed of
rotation. This change is detected and reported
as tyre failure.
Operating requirements
To ensure that tyre failure can be reported reli-
ably, the system must have been initialised
while the tyre pressures are correct.
The system must be reinitialised every
time the tyre pressure is adjusted, every
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