10 4 Dis c b ra ke s
Dis c b ra ke s fu rn is h o p tim um d e c e le ra - Drivin g n o te s
S hould e ngine b ra kin g p ro ve in a d e -
q ua te , yo u s hould s till a vo id e xte nd e d ,
c ontin uous b ra kin g. In s te a d o f m a in-
ta ining lo w to m od e ra te p re s s ure o ve r
a n e xte nd e d p e rio d o f tim e , yo u s hould
d e c e le ra te th e ve hic le b y a p p lying m ore
s ub s ta ntia l forc e a t th e p e d a l (wa tc h fo r
following tra ffic !) a nd th e n p a us ing
tio n a nd b ra kin g c ontro l a s w e ll a s
gre a te r fa d e re s is ta nc e u nd e r h e a vy
us e .
Wh ile d rivin g in w e t c ond itio ns a nd in
he a vy ra in, it is a g ood id e a to a p p ly
light p re s s ure to th e b ra ke p e d a l e ve ry
fe w m ile s - Wa tc h tra ffic c ond itio ns to
e ns ure th a t th is m a ne uve r d oe s n ot
Lim ite d ve hic le u s e , e xte nd e d p e rio d s
with th e c a r p a rke d o r in s to ra ge a nd
light lo a d ing w ill inc re a s e th e te nd e nc y e nd a nge r o th e r ro a d u s e rs . Th e h e a t
for c orro s ion to fo rm o n th e ro to rs , a nd ge ne ra te d in th is b ra kin g p ro c e s s h e lp s
b e fore re p e a tin g th e a p p lic a tio n. Th is
s ta gge re d b ra kin g te c hniq ue a llows th e
b ra ke s to c ool in th e in te rva ls b e tw e e n
a c tive b ra kin g p ha s e s , p re ve ntin g o ve r-
he a tin g a nd e ns uring th a t fu ll b ra kin g
c a p a c ity re m a ins a va ila b le a t a ll tim e s .
d irt to a c c um ula te o n th e p a d s . Th is
ha p p e ns b e c a us e th e m inim um p re s -
s ure b e tw e e n th e p a d a nd th e d is c
re q uire d fo r th e s e lf-c le a ning fu nc tio n
of th e d is c b ra ke s is n ot a c hie ve d .
d ry th e b ra ke p a d s a nd ro to rs .
Ma xim um b ra kin g fo rc e is o b ta ine d
while th e w he e ls c ontin ue to ro ta te ,
p e a kin g whe n th e whe e ls re m a in o n th e
ve rg e o f lo c kin g w ith out a c tu a lly d oing
s o. AB S m a inta ins th is s ta te a uto m a ti-
If th e b ra ke ro to rs a re c orro d e d , th e y
will te nd to re s p ond to b ra kin g w ith a c a lly. If th e AB S fa ils , yo u s hould re ve rt aDo not a llow th e ve hic le to c oa s t b y
to th e s ta gge re d b ra kin g te c hniq ue
d e s c rib e d a b ove (re fe r to p a ge 1 06).
Exte nd e d o r s te e p m ounta in d e s c e nts
d o n ot n e c e s s a rily h a ve to le a d to
re d uc e d b ra kin g e ffic ie nc y; d owns hift
p uls a tin g e ffe c t w hic h e ve n e xte nd e d
a p p lic a tio n w ill fa il to c ure .
p re s s ing d own th e c lutc h p e d a l o r s hift-
ing in to n e utra l w hile u nd e rw a y. Ne ve r
d rive w ith th e e ngine s witc he d
a
Us e o nly o rig ina l BMW- a p p rove d
off (!). Th e e ngine p ro vid e s n o b ra kin g
b ra ke p a d s, a s o th e rw is e ve hic le a uth o-
riza tio n is n o lo nge r va lid .c
to a g e a r in w hic h o nly m inim a l p e rio d ic e ffe c t w he n th e c lutc h is d is e nga ge d o r
b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns a re re q uire d (yo u
c a n m ove th e s e le c to r le ve r to th e
a p p ro p ria te lo we r ra nge if yo ur c a r is
e q uip p e d w ith a n a uto m a tic tra ns m is -
s ion).
th e tra ns m is s ion is in n e utra l, a nd th e re
is n o p owe r- a s s is t fo r b ra ke s a nd s te e r-
ing w he n th e e ngine is n ot ru nning.
Ne ve r a llow floor m a ts , c a rp e ts o r o th e r
ob je c ts to p ro tru d e into th e a re a a ro und
th e a c c e le ra to r, c lutc h a nd b ra ke p e d a ls
You c a n fu rth e r in c re a s e th e e ngine 's
b ra kin g e ffe c t b y s e le c tin g a lowe r g e a r, a nd o b s tru c t th e ir m ove m e nt.c
d owns hifting a s fa r a s firs t g e a r o r p la c -
ing th e s e le c to r le ve r in p os itio n 1 (2 ).
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