6
8nS ta rt in g th e e n g in e
Be fo re s ta rt in g
S ta rt in g th e e n g in e
S hould th e e ngine fa il to s ta rt o n th e
firs t a tte m p t (if it is ve ry h ot o r c old , fo r
ins ta nc e ):
>
>
En ga ge th e p a rkin g b ra ke
> S ta rt th e e ngine . Do n ot p re s s th e
a c c e le ra to r p e d a l.
Be s ure th a t th e tra ns m is s ion s e le c to r
is in "Ne utra l" (o r "P a rk" if th e ve hic le
is e q uip p e d w ith a n a uto m a tic tra ns -
m is s ion)
> P re s s th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l h a lfwa y
d own w hile e nga ging th e s ta rte r.
BMW 5 28i, B MW 5 40i w ith m a n-
ua l tra ns m is s ion:
Cold s ta rts a t e xtre m e ly lo w te m p e ra -
tu re s , fro m a p p ro x. + 57 (–1 56)
a nd a t e le va tio ns a b ove 3 ,3 00 fe e t
>
S te p o n th e c lutc h p e d a l.
Do n ot a c tu a te th e s ta rte r fo r to o s hort
a tim e . Do n ot tu rn it fo r m ore th a n a p -
p ro x. 2 0 s e c ond s . R e le a s e th e ig nitio n
ke y im m e d ia te ly a s s oon a s th e e ngine
s ta rts .
Do n ot a llow th e e ngine to ru n in
e nc los e d s p a c e s . Th e e xh a us t
ga s e s c onta in c a rb on m onoxid e , a n
od orle s s a nd c olorle s s , b ut h ighly to xic Do n ot a llow th e e ngine to w a rm u p b y
ga s . B re a th ing th e e xh a us t g a s e s p os e s le a ving it ru nning w hile th e ve hic le re -
a n e xtre m e h e a lth ris k, a nd c a n le a d to m a ins s ta tio na ry. In s te a d , b e gin d rivin g
(1
,0 00 m e te rs ):
>
It m a y b e n e c e s s a ry to a llow th e
s ta rte r to re m a in e nga ge d s om e wha t
longe r th a n u nd e r n orm a l o p e ra tin g
c ond itio ns (a p p ro x. 1 0 s e c ond s )
P re s s th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l h a lfwa y
d own w hile e nga ging th e s ta rte r.
>
unc ons c ious ne s s a nd d e a th .
Ne ve r le a ve th e c a r u na tte nd e d with th e s p e e d .
im m e d ia te ly a t a m od e ra te e ngine
En gine id le s p e e d is c ontro lle d b y th e
BMW 5 40i w ith a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion:
e ngine c om p ute r s ys te m . In c re a s e d
s p e e d s a t s ta rtu p a re n orm a l a nd
s hould d e c re a s e a s th e e ngine w a rm s
up . If e ngine s p e e d d oe s n ot d e c re a s e ,
s e rvic e is re q uire d .
e ngine ru nning. An u na tte nd e d ve hic le
with a ru nning e ngine re p re s e nts a p o- Your B MW is e q uip p e d w ith th e c onve -
te ntia l s a fe ty h a za rd .<
nie nc e s ta rtin g fe a tu re . S im p ly tu rn th e
ke y to p os itio n 3 (s ta rte r) a nd th e n re -
le a s e it im m e d ia te ly.
The s ta rte r c ontin ue s to o p e ra te a uto -
m a tic a lly.
To p re ve nt th e b a tte ry fro m d is c ha rg -
ing, a lwa ys d e a c tiva te e le c tric a l d e -
vic e s w hic h a re n ot in u s e . S witc h th e
ignitio n o ff w he n th e ve hic le is n ot
The a uto m a tic s ta rtin g m od e w ill not
op e ra te if th e b a tte ry vo lta ge is lo w.
S hould th is c ond itio n a ris e , it re m a ins
p os s ib le to ju m p -s ta rt th e e ngine (re fe r b e ing d rive n.
to p a ge 1 82).<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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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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