To WagnerX5 : I hope you are joking about the inflation pressure on the tire itself. If you are running your tires at that pressure then all I can say is I hope never to get run over by you since you probably have zero traction at all times. Personally I've never heard of a single case where a car manufacturer recommended running tires at there max cold inflation pressure, as printed on the sidewall.

To JCL : Thanks for the info. It answered my question perfectly.

To MotorDavid: Don't worry, I'm not taking it to heart. I just found it interesting that BMW NA would put something like that in the manual. I've owned a number of BMW's in the past and I've never seen them do something like this, certainly not in the USA. Anyhow, I just wanted to share it with people, that's all. The info might be useful to someone, who knows.