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26nAn tilo c k Bra ke S ys te m (ABS )
Dis c b ra ke s
In th e e ve n t o f a fa u lt
Dis c b ra ke s fu rn is h o p tim um d e c e le ra -
tio n a nd b ra kin g c ontro l a nd g re a te r
fa d e re s is ta nc e u nd e r h e a vy u s e .
If th e AB S w a rn ing la m p in th e
ins tru m e nt c lus te r c om e s o n, re -
fe r to p a ge 2 1. Th e b ra ke s ys -
Wh e n th e ve hic le is d rive n o nly o c c a -
s iona lly, d uring e xte nd e d p e rio d s w he n
th e ve hic le is n ot u s e d a t a ll, a nd in o p -
e ra tin g c ond itio ns w he re b ra ke a p p lic a -
tio ns a re le s s fre q ue nt, th e re is a n in -
c re a s e d te nd e nc y fo r c orro s ion o f th e
ro to rs a nd a c c um ula tio n o f c onta m ina -
tio n o n th e b ra ke p a d s . Th is o c c urs b e -
c a us e th e m inim a l p re s s ure w hic h m us t
b e e xe rte d b y th e p a d s to c le a n th e ro -
to rs b y b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns is n ot
re a c he d .
te m th e n re ve rts to c onve ntio na l
op e ra tio n a s on ve hic le s with out
ABS . Ho we ve r, h a ve th e b ra ke
s ys te m c he c ke d b y yo ur B MW c e nte r
a s s oon a s p os s ib le . To p re ve nt u nd e -
te c te d d e fe c ts a nd c um ula tive fa ults
fro m a d ve rs e ly a ffe c tin g th e b ra ke s ys -
te m , re fe r a ny p ro b le m s to yo ur a uth o-
rize d B MW c e nte r a t th e e a rlie s t o p p or-
tu nity.
If th e b ra ke ro to rs a re c orro d e d , th e y
will te nd to re s p ond to b ra kin g w ith a
p uls a tin g e ffe c t w hic h e ve n e xte nd e d
a p p lic a tio n w ill fa il to c ure .
We re c om m e nd th e us e o f orig ina l
BMW b ra ke p a d s a nd c om p o-
ne nts , o th e rw is e d rivin g s a fe ty c a n b e
im p a ire d .<
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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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