Dis c b ra ke s
129n
Drivin g n o te s
S hould e ngine b ra kin g p ro ve in a d e -
Dyn a m ic Bra ke Co n tro l (DB C)*
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 b y a p p lying m ore s ub s ta ntia l
p re s s ure to th e b ra ke p e d a l (wa tc h fo r
following tra ffic !), th e n re le a s ing th e
p e d a l, th e n re p e a tin g th e a p p lic a tio n.
This s ta gge re d b ra kin g te c hniq ue a l-
lows 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 rh e a tin g a nd e ns uring th a t
full 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 .
Wh e n 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 (kilo m e te rs ). 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 e nd a nge r o th e r ro a d u s e rs .
The h e a t w hic h is g e ne ra te d b y th e
b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns h e lp s to d ry th e
b ra ke p a d s a nd ro to rs .
If yo u a p p ly th e b ra ke s ra p id ly, th is s ys -
te m a uto m a tic a lly p ro d uc e s th e m a xi-
m um b ra kin g fo rc e b oos t a nd th us
he lp s to a c hie ve th e s horte s t p os s ib le
b ra kin g d is ta nc e d uring "p a nic s to p s ."
All o f th e b e ne fits o f th e AB S s ys te m
a re e xp loite d u nd e r th e s e c irc um -
s ta nc e s .
Do n ot re d uc e th e p re s s ure o n th e
b ra ke p e d a l fo r th e d ura tio n o f th e
b ra ke a p p lic a tio n. Wh e n th e b ra ke
p e d a l is re le a s e d , th e DB C is d e a c ti-
va te d .
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-
c a lly. If th e AB S fa ils , yo u s hould re ve rt
to th e s ta gge re d b ra kin g te c hniq ue d e -
s c rib e d b e low (re fe r to p a ge 1 31).
In th e e ve nt o f a m a lfunc tio n, th e ye llow
wa rn ing la m p c om e s o n. C onve ntio na l
b ra kin g e ffic ie nc y is a va ila b le w ith out
lim ita tio ns .
Ha ve th e s ys te m c he c ke d a nd re p a ire d
a t yo ur B MW c e nte r a s s oon a s p os s i-
b le .
Do n ot c oa s t w ith th e c lutc h d e -
p re s s e d o r w ith th e tra ns m is s ion
or s e le c to r le ve r in ne utra l. Do not c oa s t
with th e e ngine s hut o ff. Th e e ngine
p ro vid e s n o b ra kin g e ffe c t w he n th e
c lutc h is d e p re s s e d o r 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 kin g o r s te e ring w he n th e
e ngine is n ot ru nning.
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. S hift d own to
a g e a r in w hic h o nly m inim a l p e rio d ic
b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns a re re q uire d or m ove
th e s e le c to r le ve r to th e a p p ro p ria te
lowe r ra nge w ith a uto m a tic tra ns m is -
s ion.
Fo r "In form a tio n fo r yo ur s a fe ty"
c ove ring th e AB S s ys te m , re fe r to
p a ge 1 28. Th is in form a tio n a ls o g e ne r-
a lly a p p lie s fo r DB C.<
Ne ve r a llow flo or m a ts , c a rp e ts o r a ny
oth e r o b je c ts to p ro tru d e in to th e a re a
a ro und th e a c c e le ra to r, c lutc h a nd
You c a n 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 p ro gre s s ive ly lo we r b ra ke p e d a ls a nd o b s tru c t th e ir m ove -
ge a rs , d owns hifting a s fa r a s 1 s t g e a r, m e nt.<
or th e 1s t o r 2 nd s hift p os itio n, o n s te e p
d e s c e nts .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 540i, BMW E39 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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