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52nCo o la n t
Bra ke flu id
Ad d in g c o o la n t
If th e in d ic a to r la m p fo r th e
b ra ke h yd ra ulic s ys te m a p p e a rs
or if th e "C HEC K BRAKE FLUID" ove r tim e .
wa rn ing a p p e a rs in th e C he c k
Contro l: Th e b ra ke flu id le ve l is
to o lo w in th e re s e rvo ir.
Bra ke flu id is h yg ro s c op ic , th a t is ,
it a b s orb s m ois tu re fro m th e a ir
Wa it u ntil th e e ngine c ools b e fore re -
m oving th e c a p fro m th e e xp a ns ion
ta nk. Th e n e e d le o f th e c oola nt g a uge
in th e in s tru m e nt c lus te r m us t b e lo -
c a te d in th e b lue zone ; o th e rw is e , th e re
is a d a nge r o f s c a ld ing.
In o rd e r to e ns ure th e s a fe ty a nd
re lia b ility o f th e b ra ke s ys te m , h a ve th e
b ra ke flu id c ha nge d e ve ry tw o ye a rs b y
a n a uth orize d B MW c e nte r. R e fe r a ls o
to th e S e rvic e a nd Wa rra nty In form a tio n
Bookle t (US m od e ls ) o r to th e Wa rra nty
a nd S e rvic e G uid e B ookle t (C a na d ia n
m od e ls ).
Bra ke flu id is to xic a nd d a m a ge s th e
ve hic le 's p a int. Yo u s hould a lwa ys s to re
it in its o rig ina l c onta ine r a nd in a lo c a -
tio n w hic h is o ut o f re a c h o f c hild re n.
Do n ot s p ill th e flu id a nd d o n ot fill th e
b ra ke flu id re s e rvo ir b e yo nd th e "MAX"
m a rk. Th e b ra ke flu id c ould ig nite u p on
c onta c t w ith hot e ngine p a rts a nd c a us e
s e rio us b urn s .<
The b ra ke flu id re s e rvo ir is lo c a te d
und e r th e m ic ro filte r h ous ing o n th e
d rive r's s id e o f th e c a r. S hould yo u d e -
te rm ine th a t th e b ra ke flu id is lo w, re fe r
th e p ro b le m to yo ur B MW c e nte r, w ho
c a n tra c e a nd re c tify a ny s ourc e s o f
le a ka ge w he n re filling th e re s e rvo ir.
Your B MW c e nte r is fa m ilia r w ith th e
s p e c ific a tio ns fo r a p p ro ve d b ra ke fluid s
(DO T 4 ).
1
S ta rt b y tu rn ing th e c a p c ounte r-
c loc kw is e . P a us e to a llow a ny
a c c um ula te d p re s s ure to e s c a p e ,
th e n o p e n.
2
If th e c oola nt is lo w, s lowly a d d
c oola nt u ntil th e c orre c t le ve l is
re a c he d – d o n ot o ve rfill.
The c oola nt is a m ixtu re o f w a te r a nd
e xte nd e d -d uty a ntifre e ze with c orro s ion
inhib ito r. Alw a ys m a inta in th e p re -
s c rib e d a ll-s e a s on 5 0:5 0 m ixtu re ra tio
for ye a r- ro und p ro te c tio n a ga ins t in te r-
na l c orro s ion. No o th e r a d d itive s a re re -
q uire d .
Bra ke flu id lo s s re s ults in e xte nd e d
p e d a l tra ve l. Fo r th is s itu a tio n, re fe r to
th e n ote s o n p a ge 1 30.
Com p ly w ith th e a p p lic a b le
e nviro nm e nta l la ws re gula tin g th e
d is p os a l o f b ra ke flu id .<
Re p la c e th e c oola nt e ve ry fo ur ye a rs .
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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