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28nBra ke s ys te m
Win te r o p e ra tio n
Bra ke flu id le ve l
Bra ke p a d s
The o ns e t o f w inte r is o fte n a c c om p a -
nie d b y ra p id c ha nge s in w e a th e r. Ad -
a p ta tio ns in d rivin g s tyle s hould b e a c -
c om p a nie d b y p re p a ra tio ns o n th e
ve hic le its e lf to e ns ure th a t yo ur ve hic le
op e ra tio n th ro ugh th e w inte r re m a ins
s a fe a nd tro ub le -fre e .
The w a rn ing la m p fo r th e b ra ke
The m e s s a ge "C he c k B ra ke P a d s " a p -
p e a rs in th e C he c k C ontro l:
hyd ra ulic s ys te m c om e s o n o r
th e m e s s a ge "C he c k B ra ke
Flu id " a p p e a rs in th e C he c k
Contro l:
The b ra ke p a d s h a ve re a c he d th e ir m in-
im um p a d th ic kn e s s . P ro c e e d to th e
ne a re s t a uth orize d B MW c e nte r a s
s oon a s p os s ib le to h a ve th e p a d s re -
p la c e d .
The b ra ke flu id le ve l is to o lo w in th e
re s e rvo ir. R e fe r to p a ge 1 47.
Co o la n t
If th e b ra ke flu id le ve l is to o lo w a nd
b ra ke p e d a l tra ve l h a s b e c om e n otic e -
a b ly lo nge r, th e re m a y b e a d e fe c t in
one o f th e b ra ke s ys te m 's h yd ra ulic c ir-
c uits .
The re m a ining c irc uit c ontin ue s to p ro -
vid e a d e q ua te b ra ke -s ys te m p e rfo r-
m a nc e .
Be s ure th a t th e c oola nt m ixtu re is ke p t
a t th e ye a r- ro und ra tio o f 5 0:5 0 (w a te r
a nd a ntifre e ze /c orro s ion p ro te c tio n).
This m ixtu re p ro vid e s p ro te c tio n
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 .<
a ga ins t fre e zing d own to a p p ro x. –3 47
(–3
76). R e p la c e th e c oola nt e ve ry fo ur
ye a rs .
Lo c ks
P ro c e e d to th e n e a re s t a uth orize d
BMW c e nte r. Hig he r b ra ke a p p li-
c a tio n p re s s ure m a y b e n e c e s s a ry u n-
d e r th e s e c ond itio ns , a nd b ra ke p e d a l
tra ve l m a y b e s ignific a ntly lo nge r.
P le a s e re m e m b e r to a d a p t yo ur d rivin g
s tyle a c c ord ingly.<
BMW d oor lo c k d e ic e r c a n b e u s e d to
fre e th e lo c ks if th e y a re fro ze n. Th is
d e ic e r a ls o c onta ins lu b ric a nt.
Afte r u s ing d e ic e r, tre a tm e nt w ith BMW
loc k b a rre l g re a s e is re c om m e nd e d .
The w a rn ing la m p a ls o c om e s o n w ith
th e "C he c k B ra ke P a d s " m e s s a ge in th e
Che c k C ontro l.
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| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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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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