2012 BMW 640I COUPE flat tire

Wheel and tire combination
Information on the correct wheel-tire combina‐
tion and rim versions for your vehicle can be ob‐
tained from your service center.
Incorrect wheel and tire combinations impair the
function of a variety of systems such as ABS or
DSC.
To maintain good handling and vehicle re‐
sponse, use only tires with a single tread con‐
figuration from a single manufacturer.
Following tire damage, have the original wheel
and tire combination remounted on the vehicle
as soon as possible.
Approved wheels and tires
The manufacturer of your vehicle recom‐
mends that you use only wheels and tires that
have been approved for your particular vehicle
model.
For example, despite having the same official
size ratings, variations can lead to body contact
and with it, the risk of severe accidents.
The manufacturer of your vehicle cannot evalu‐
ate non-approved wheels and tires to determine
if they are suited for use, and therefore cannot
ensure the operating safety of the vehicle if they
are mounted.◀
Recommended tire brands
For each tire size, the manufacturer of your ve‐
hicle recommends certain tire brands. These
can be identified by a star on the tire sidewall.
With proper use, these tires meet the highest
standards for safety and handling.
New tires
Due to technical factors associated with their
manufacture, tires do not achieve their full trac‐
tion potential until after an initial breaking-in pe‐
riod.
Drive conservatively for the first 200 miles/
300 km.
Retreaded tires
The manufacturer of your vehicle does not rec‐
ommend the use of retreaded tires.
Retreaded tires
Possibly substantial variations in the de‐
sign and age of the tire casing structures can
limit service life and have a negative impact on
road safety.◀
Winter tires
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends
winter tires for winter roads or at temperatures
below +45 ℉/+7 ℃.
Although so-called all-season M+S tires do pro‐
vide better winter traction than summer tires,
they do not provide the same level of perform‐
ance as winter tires.
Maximum speed of winter tires
If the maximum speed of the vehicle is higher
than the permissible speed for the winter tires,
then display a corresponding sign in the field of
vision. You can obtain this sign from the tire spe‐
cialist or from your service center.
Maximum speed for winter tires
Do not exceed the maximum speed for the
winter tires; otherwise, tire damage and acci‐
dents can occur.◀
Run-flat tires
For your own safety, only use run-flat tires. No
spare tire is available in the case of a flat tire. Your
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Rotating wheels between axles
The manufacturer of your vehicle advises
against swapping wheels between the front and
rear axles.
This can impair the handling characteristics.
Storage
Store wheels and tires in a cool, dry place with
as little exposure to light as possible.
Always protect tires against all contact with oil,
grease and fuels.
Do not exceed the maximum tire inflation pres‐
sure indicated on the side wall of the tire.
Run-flat tires
Label
RSC label on the tire sidewall.
The wheels are composed of special rims and
tires that are self-supporting, to a limited de‐
gree.
The support of the sidewall allows the tire to re‐
main drivable to a restricted degree in the event
of a pressure loss.
Continued driving with a damaged tire, refer to
page 94.
Changing run-flat tires
For your own safety, only use run-flat tires. No
spare tire is available in the case of a flat tire. Your
service center will be glad to advise you.
Snow chains
Fine-link snow chains
Only certain types of fine-link snow chains have
been tested by the manufacturer of your vehicle,
classified as road-safe and recommended.
Consult your service center for more informa‐
tion.
Use
Use only in pairs on the rear wheels, equipped
with the tires of the following size:▷225/55 R 17.▷245/45 R 18.
Follow the chain manufacturer's instructions.
Make sure that the snow chains are always suf‐
ficiently tight. Retighten as needed according to
the chain manufacturer's instructions.
Do not initialize the Flat Tire Monitor after
mounting snow chains, as doing so may result
in incorrect readings.
Do not initialize the Tire Pressure Monitor after
mounting snow chains, as doing so may result
in incorrect readings.
When driving with snow chains, briefly activate
Dynamic Traction Control if necessary.
Maximum speed with snow chains
Do not exceed a speed of 30 mph/50 km/h when
using snow chains.
Snow chain detection
The concept
When using snow chains, you should set
whether you are driving with or without snow
chains via the iDrive.
The snow chain detection system supports you
by automatically showing the detected state on
the Control Display.
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Inside brake lamp
Follow the general instructions on lamps and
bulbs, refer to page 262.
24-watt bulb, HP24W1.Squeeze the bulb holder and pull it out.2.Pull off the connector.3.Replace the bulb.4.Mount the bulb holder and the cover of the
trunk lid in reverse order.
Reversing lamp
Follow the general instructions on lamps and
bulbs, refer to page 262.
16-watt bulb, W16W
1.Unscrew the bulb holder counterclockwise.2.Pull out the bulb and replace it.3.Mount the bulb holder and the cover of the
trunk lid in reverse order.Changing wheels
Notes
The vehicle equipment does not include a spare
tire.
When using run-flat tires or tire sealants, a tire
does not need to be changed immediately in the
event of pressure loss due to a flat tire.
The tools for changing wheels are available as
accessories from your service center.
Jacking points for the vehicle jack
The jacking points for the vehicle jack are lo‐
cated in the positions shown.
Vehicle battery
Maintenance
The battery is maintenance-free, i.e., the elec‐
trolyte will last for the life of the battery.
Your service center will be glad to advise you on
questions regarding the battery.
Battery replacement Use approved vehicle batteries only.
Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manufacturer;
otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged and
systems or functions may not be fully availa‐
ble.◀
After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your service center
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Engine start, refer to Startingthe engine 58
Engine start, Starting aid 269
Engine stop 58
Engine temperature 72
Entering/exiting vehicle, assis‐ tance, steering wheel 53
Entering a car wash 273
Equalizer 176
Equipment, interior 136
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 98
Exchanging wheels/tires 251
Exhaust system 147
Exterior mirror, automatic dim‐ ming feature 52
Exterior mirrors 51
External devices 199
External start 269
External temperature dis‐ play 73
External temperature warn‐ ing 73
Eyes for securing cargo 150
F
Fader 176
Failure message, refer to Check Control 70
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 41
Fan, refer to Air volume 132
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 70
Filler neck for engine oil 257
Fine wood, care 275
First aid kit 268
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting 271
Flat tire, changing wheels 265
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 92
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 89
Flat tire, warning lamp 90, 93
Flooding 147 Floor carpet, care 275
Floor mats, care 275
FM/AM station 179
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 65
Foot brake 147
Front airbags 86
Front fog lamps 84
Front lamps 263
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 88
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 88
Front seats 45
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 92
Fuel cap 242
Fuel consumption, current 74
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 76
Fuel filler flap 242
Fuel gauge 72
Fuel quality 244
Fuel, tank capacity 282
Fuse 266
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 136
Gas station recommenda‐ tion 168
Gear change, automatic trans‐ mission 67
Gear shift indicator 75
General driving notes 146
Glass sunroof, powered with tilt function 43
Glove compartment 141
Gong, volume equaliza‐ tion 177
GPS navigation, refer to Navi‐ gation system 158
Gray display of the map 171 Gross vehicle weight, ap‐
proved 281
Gross weight, permissible for trailer towing 281
H
Hand brake, refer to Parking brake 61
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 137
Hazard warning flashers 267
HDC Hill Descent Control 100
HD Radio 180
Head airbags 86
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 82
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 82
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture via remote control 35
Headlamp flasher 64
Headlamp glass 263
Headlamps 263
Headlamps, care 274
Headlamp washer system 64
Headliner 15
Head restraints 45
Head restraints, front 49
Head-up Display 129
Head-up Display, care 276
Heavy cargo, stowing 150
Height, seats 45
Height, vehicle 280
High-beam Assistant 83
High beams 64
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 83
Hill Descent Control HDC 100
Hills 148
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 98
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 142
Homepage 6
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Horn 12
Hotel function, trunk lid 38
Hot exhaust system 147
House number, entering for navigation 159
Hydroplaning 147
I
Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 73
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 73
Identification marks, tires 249
Identification number, refer to Important in the engine com‐
partment 255
iDrive 16
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 30
Ignition off 57
Ignition on 57
Indication of a flat tire 90, 93
Indicator and warning mes‐ sages 70
Indicator lamps 70
Individual air distribution 132
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 245
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 92
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 76
Information on the navigation data 172
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 102
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 93
Initializing, Tire Pressure Mon‐ itor TPM 90
Instrument cluster 69
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 70
Instrument lighting 84 Integral Active Steering 101
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 136
Intensity, AUTO program 132
Interactive map 163
Interior equipment 136
Interior lamps 85
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 35
Interior motion sensor 41
Interior rearview mirror 52
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 52
Intermediate destinations 165
Internet page 6
Intersection, entering for navi‐ gation 159
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 74
iPod/iPhone 199
J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 265
Jack, refer to Vehicle jack 265
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 67
K
Key/remote control 30
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 39
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 31
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 67
Knee airbag 86
L
Lamp replacement 262
Lamp replacement, front 263
Lamp replacement, rear 264 Lamps 81
Lamps and bulbs 262
Lane departure warning 94
Lane margin, warning 94
Language on Control Dis‐ play 79
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 150
LATCH child restraint fixing system 55
Leather, care 274
LED headlamps 263
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 263
Length, vehicle 281
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 21
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 264
Light-alloy wheels, care 275
Light control 83
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 263
Lighting 81
Lighting, speaker 177
Lighting via remote control 35
Light switch 81
Load 149
Loading 149
Lock, door 36
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 37
Locking/unlocking via door lock 36
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 34
Locking, automatic 37
Locking, central 33
Locking via trunk lid 38
Low beams 81
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 83
Lower back support 46
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M
Maintenance 260
Maintenance require‐ ments 260
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 74
Maintenance system, BMW 260
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 70
Manual air distribution 132
Manual air volume 132
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 61
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 68
Manual operation, backup camera 118
Manual operation, door lock 37
Manual operation, exterior mir‐ rors 52
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 242
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 116
Manual operation, Side View 122
Manual operation, Top View 121
Manual transmission 66
Map, destination entry 163
Map in split screen 170
Map view 168
Marking on approved tires 252
Marking, run-flat tires 253
Massage seat, front 47
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 133
Maximum speed, winter tires 252
Measure, units of 79
Medical kit 268 Memory for seat, mirrors,
steering wheel 50
Menu, EfficientDynamics 153
Menu in instrument cluster 75
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Message list, traffic bulle‐ tins 170
Messages 225
Messages, refer to Check Control 70
Microfilter 134
Minimum tread, tires 251
Mirror 51
Mirror memory 50
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 147
Mobile phone 210
Mode, ECO PRO 152
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 6
Moisture in headlamp 263
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 54
MP3 player 199
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
Multimedia 187
Music collection 194
Music search 195
Music, storing 194
N
Navigation 158
Navigation data 172
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 49
New wheels and tires 251
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 126
Notes 229 Nylon rope for tow-starting/
towing 271
O
OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 261
Obstacle marking, backup camera 119
Odometer 73
Office 222
Oil 257
Oil, adding 257
Oil additives 258
Oil change 258
Oil change interval, service re‐ quirements 74
Oil filler neck 257
Oil level check 257
Oil types, alternative 258
Oil types, approved 258
Old batteries, disposal 266
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 261
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 262
Opening/closing from in‐ side 37
Opening/closing via door lock 36
Opening/closing with remote control 34
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Automatic recirculated-air control 133
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 73
P
Paint, vehicle 274
Panic mode 35
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Park Distance ControlPDC 115
Parked-car ventilation 134
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 148
Parking aid, refer to PDC 115
Parking assistant 123
Parking brake 61
Parking lamps 81
Parking with Auto Hold 62
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 52
Pathway lines, backup cam‐ era 118
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 115
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 126
People detection, refer to Night Vision 126
Permissible axle load 281
Personal information 222
Personal Profile 31
Phone 210
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 43
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 42
Plastic, care 275
PlugIn 238
Position, storing 160
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 159
Power failure 266
Power sunroof, glass 43
Power windows 41
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 245
Pressure warning FTM, tires 92
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 20
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 43 Protective function, win‐
dows 42
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16
R
Radiator fluid 258
Radio 179
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 58
Rain sensor 65
Random 188
Random playback 188
RDS 180
Reading out loud 230
Rear axle steering 101
Rear lamps 264
Rearview mirror 51
Rear window defroster 133
Recirculated-air mode 133
Recommended tire brands 252
Refueling 242
Remaining range 73
Reminders 229
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 36
Remote control, universal 136
Replacement fuse 266
Replacing parts 262
Replacing wheels/tires 251
Reporting safety defects 8
RES button 108
Reserve warning, refer to Range 73
Resetting, Tire Pressure Mon‐ itor TPM 90
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 133
Retaining straps, securing cargo 150
Retreaded tires 252 Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐
ment 264
Roadside Assistance 234
Roadside parking lamps 82
Roller sunblinds 42
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 101
Roll stabilization, refer to Dy‐ namic Drive 101
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 271
Route 167
Route criteria, route 166
Route, displaying 167
Routes, avoiding 166
Route section, bypassing 167
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 253
Rubber components, care 275
Run-flat tires 253
S
Safe braking 147
Safety 6
Safety belt reminder 49
Safety belts 48
Safety belts, care 275
Safety systems, airbags 86
Satellite radio 181
Saving fuel 151
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 169
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 262
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 272
Search, refer to BMW Search 235
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 48
Seat heating, front 47 Seite 298ReferenceEverything from A to Z298
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Theft protection, refer to Cen‐tral locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 126
Thigh support 46
Tilt alarm sensor 41
Tilt glass roof 43
Tilt, seats 45
Time of arrival 77
Tire damage 251
Tire identification marks 249
Tire inflation pressure 245
Tire inflation pressure monitor, refer to FTM 92
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 89
Tires, changing 251
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 245
Tires, run-flat tires 253
Tire tread 251
Toll roads, route 166
Tone 176
Tools 262
Top View 120
Total vehicle weight 281
Tow fitting 271
Towing 270
Town/city, navigation 159
Tow-starting 270
Tow truck 270
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 89
Traction control 99
TRACTION program, Dynamic Driving Control 103
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 170
Transmission, automatic 66
Transmission, manual 66
Transporting children safely 54
Tread, tires 251
Treble, tone 176
Trip computer 77 Triple turn signal activa‐
tion 63
Trip odometer 73
Truck for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 270
Trunk lid 38
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 39
Trunk lid, hotel function 38
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 35
Turning circle 281
Turning circle lines, backup camera 119
Turn signals, front, bulb re‐ placement 263
Turn signals, operation 63
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 264
U
Unintentional alarm 41
Units of measure 79
Universal remote control 136
Unlock button, automatic transmission 67
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 37
Unlocking/locking via door lock 36
Unlocking/locking with remote control 34
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Updating software 205
Upholstery care 275
USB audio interface 199
USB interface 141
V
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 101
Vehicle battery 265
Vehicle battery, replacing 265 Vehicle, breaking in 146
Vehicle care 274
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification number
in the engine compart‐
ment 255
Vehicle jack 265
Vehicle paint 274
Vehicle storage 276
Vehicle wash 273
Ventilation 134
Ventilation, refer to Parked-car ventilation 134
Version of the navigation data 172
Video playback 189
Video playback, iPhone 202
Video playback, snap-in adapter 202
Voice activation, mobile phone 218
Voice activation, short com‐ mands 283
Voice activation system 22
Volume, setting 176
W
Warning lamps 70
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 70
Warning triangle 268
Washer fluid 66
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 282
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 65
Washer system 64
Washing, vehicle 273
Water on roads 147
Weather Band 181
Weights 281
Welcome lamps 81
Wheel base, vehicle 281
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