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22nBre a k-in p ro c e d u re
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
Wh e n th e ve hic le is o p e ra te d o n
we t o r s lus hy ro a d s , a w e d ge o f
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 a p p lie d .
s e rvic e life , w e re q ue s t th a t yo u c om p ly wa te r m a y fo rm b e tw e e n th e tire a nd
Va c uum fo r th e b ra ke s ys te m s e rvo u nit
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
with th e fo llowing:
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, o r h yd ro -
En g in e a n d d iffe re n tia l
p la ning, a nd c a n le a d to p a rtia l o r c om - c a r w ith th e e ngine s hut o ff – w he n to w-
p le te lo s s o f tra c tio n, ve hic le c ontro l ing, fo r in s ta nc e – s ub s ta ntia lly h ighe r
a nd b ra kin g e ffe c tive ne s s . R e d uc e yo ur le ve ls o f p e d a l fo rc e w ill b e re q uire d to
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
s p e e d o n w e t ro a d s .<
b ra ke th e ve hic le .<
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d uring th is in itia l p e rio d . C om p ly w ith
th e le ga l s p e e d lim it a t a ll tim e s .
500 rp m a nd /or 1 05 m p h (1 70 km /h)
Bra ke s ys te m
Ap p ro xim a te ly 3 00 m ile s (500 km ) m us t
e la p s e b e fore th e b ra ke p a d s a nd ro to rs
a c hie ve th e o p tim a l p a d -s urfa c e a nd
we a r p a tte rn s re q uire d fo r tro ub le -fre e
op e ra tio n a nd lo ng s e rvic e life la te r o n.
Re fra in fro m us ing full 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.
Onc e 1 ,2 00 m ile s (2 ,0 00 km ) ha ve
e la p s e d , e ngine s p e e d s a nd ro a d
s p e e d s c a n g ra d ua lly b e in c re a s e d .
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
s igna l, fo r in s ta nc e ), p ro vid e d th a t tra f-
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 .
You s hould a ls o c om p ly w ith th e s e
b re a k- in p ro c e d ure s if th e e ngine o r d if-
fe re ntia l is re p la c e d la te r in th e c ours e
of th e ve hic le s e rvic e life .
Tire s
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 .
Thus d rive w ith e xtra c a re d uring th e
initia l 2 00 m ile s (3 00 km ).
Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 9 791 187 - © 12/98 BMW AG
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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