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04nBre a k-in p ro c e d u re s
Drivin g n o te s
To e ns ure th a t yo ur ve hic le p ro vid e s
m a xim um e c onom y th ro ughout a lo ng
s e rvic e life , w e re q ue s t th a t yo u c om p ly
with th e fo llowing re c om m e nd a tio ns :
Tire s
Bra ke s :
Do n ot d rive w ith yo ur fo ot re s tin g
on th e b ra ke p e d a l. Eve n lig ht b ut c on-
s is te nt p e d a l p re s s ure c a n le a d to h igh
te m p e ra tu re s , b ra ke we a r, a nd p os s ib ly
to b ra ke fa ilure .
Du e to te c hnic a l fa c to rs a s s oc ia te d
with th e ir m a nufa c tu re , tire s d o n ot
a c hie ve th e ir fu ll tra c tio n p ote ntia l u ntil
a n in itia l b re a k- in p e rio d h a s e la p s e d .
Fo r th is re a s on, d rive c a utio us ly d uring
th e firs t 2 00 m ile s (3 00 km ).
En g in e a n d d iffe re n tia l
Aq ua p la ning:
Up to 1 ,2 00 m ile s (2 ,0 00 km ):
Drive a t va ryin g e ngine s p e e d s a nd
ro a d s p e e d s , b ut d o n ot e xc e e d
Re d uc e yo ur s p e e d w he n yo u d rive o n
we t o r s lus hy ro a d s . If yo u d o n ot, a
we d ge o f w a te r c a n fo rm b e tw e e n th e
tire s a nd th e ro a d s urfa c e . Th is p he -
nom e non is re fe rre d to a s a q ua p la ning
or h yd ro p la ning. It is c ha ra c te rize d b y a
p a rtia l o r c om p le te lo s s o f c onta c t b e -
tw e e n th e tire s a nd th e ro a d s urfa c e .
The u ltim a te re s ults a re lo s s o f s te e ring
a nd b ra kin g c ontro l.
Bra ke s ys te m
4
(1
,5 00 R P M o r a ro a d s p e e d o f 100 m p h
60 km /h) d uring th is in itia l p e rio d .
Bra ke p a d s a nd d is ks d o not a tta in th e ir
op tim a l we a r p a tte rn s until a fte r a p p ro x.
300 m ile s (5 00 km ).
Do n ot a p p ly fu ll th ro ttle a nd a vo id
p re s s ing th e a c c e le ra to r b e yo nd th e
kic kd own p oint.
To b re a k- in th e s e p a ra te p a rkin g b ra ke
d ru m s , a p p ly th e p a rkin g b ra ke lig htly
whe n c oa s tin g to a s ta nd s till (a t a tra ffic
Afte r 1 ,2 00 m ile s (2 ,0 00 km ), yo u c a n
gra d ua lly in c re a s e th e e ngine s p e e d o r s igna l, fo r in s ta nc e ), p ro vid e d th a t tra f-
ro a d s p e e d .
fic c ond itio ns a llow yo u to d o s o.
To a vo id c orro s ion, re p e a t th is p ro c e -
d ure fro m tim e to tim e .
Drivin g th ro ugh w a te r:
Fo llow th e s a m e b re a k- in p ro c e d ure if
e ith e r th e e ngine o r th e d iffe re ntia l is
re p la c e d in th e fu tu re .
Do n ot d rive th ro ugh w a te r th a t is
d e e p e r th a n 1 fo ot (3 0 c m ). If yo u m us t
d rive th ro ugh w a te r a c c um ula tio ns u p
to th a t d e p th , d rive o nly a t w a lking
s p e e d . Drivin g a t a fa s te r s p e e d c ould
c a us e d a m a ge to th e e ngine , th e e le c -
tric a l s ys te m s a nd th e tra ns m is s ion.
P a c ka ge tra y:
Ne ve r u s e th e re a r w ind ow s he lf to
s to re h e a vy o r b ulky o b je c ts . If yo u d o
s o, s uc h o b je c ts c ould p os e th e ris k o f
injury to ve hic le o c c up a nts d uring b ra k-
ing o r e va s ive m a ne uve rs o r in a c ra s h.
The b ra ke la m p s d o n ot c om e o n
whe n th e p a rkin g b ra ke is s e t.
Va c uum fo r th e b ra ke s ys te m s e rvo unit
on yo ur B MW is a va ila b le o nly w he n th e
e ngine is ru nning. Wh e n yo u m ove th e
c a r w ith th e e ngine o ff – w he n to wing,
for e xa m p le – s ub s ta ntia lly highe r le ve ls
of p e d a l fo rc e w ill b e re q uire d to b ra ke
th e ve hic le .<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 3-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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