Drivin g n o te s
Ca ta lytic c o n ve rte r
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Bra ke s :
The c a ta lytic c onve rte r re d uc e s ha rm ful
Be s ure to o b s e rve th e in s tru c -
Do n ot d rive w ith yo ur fo ot re s tin g e xh a us t e m is s ions . It is d e s igne d fo r
on th e b ra ke p e d a l. Eve n lig ht b ut c on- us e w ith u nle a d e d fu e l o nly.
tio ns a b ove to p re ve nt u nb urn e d
fue l fro m re a c hing th e c a ta lytic c on-
s is te nt p e d a l p re s s ure c a n le a d to h igh Eve n m inute q ua ntitie s of le a d would b e ve rte r, o th e rw is e , th e c a ta lytic c on-
te m p e ra tu re s , b ra ke we a r, a nd p os s ib ly e nough to p e rm a ne ntly d a m a ge b oth
ve rte r c ould o ve rh e a t a nd b e d a m a ge d .
Hig h te m p e ra tu re s o c c ur in e ve ry ve hi-
c le e q uip p e d w ith a c a ta lytic c onve rte r.
He a t s hie ld s a re in s ta lle d a d ja c e nt to
s om e s e c tio ns o f th e e xh a us t s ys te m .
Ne ve r re m ove th e s e s hie ld s ; d o n ot
a p p ly u nd e rc oa tin g to th e ir s urfa c e s .
Wh e n d rivin g, s ta nd ing a t id le , a nd
p a rkin g th e ve hic le , ta ke e xtra c a re to
a vo id c onta c t b e tw e e n th e e xh a us t s ys -
te m a nd fla m m a b le m a te ria ls (g ra s s ,
ha y, le a ve s , e tc .). S uc h c onta c t c ould
le a d to a fire , re s ulting in s e rio us p e r-
s ona l injury a nd p ro p e rty d a m a ge .<
to b ra ke fa ilure .
Aq ua p la ning:
th e c a ta lytic c onve rte r a nd th e s ys te m
oxyg e n s e ns or.
Wh e n d rivin g o n w e t o r s lus hy ro a d s ,
re d uc e ve hic le s p e e d . If yo u d o n ot, a
we d ge o f w a te r m a y fo rm b e tw e e n th e
tire s a nd 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
or h yd ro p la ning. It is c ha ra c te rize d b y a
p a rtia l o r c om p le te lo s s o f c onta c t b e -
tw e e n th e tire s a nd th e ro a d s urfa c e .
The u ltim a te re s ults a re lo s s o f s te e ring
a nd b ra kin g c ontro l.
To e ns ure e ffic ie nt, tro ub le -fre e e ngine
op e ra tio n a nd to avo id p ote ntia l d a m age :
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Be s ure to c om p ly w ith th e s c he d ule d
m a inte na nc e re q uire m e nts
Fill th e fu e l ta nk w e ll b e fore it is
e m p ty
To w-s ta rt o nly w he n th e e ngine is
c old . If yo u a tte m p t to to w-s ta rt w ith
a w a rm e ngine , u nb urn e d re s id ua l
fue l in th e c a ta lytic c onve rte r c ould
ignite a nd c a us e d a m a ge . It is b e tte r
to jum p -s ta rt th e ve hic le w ith o uts id e
a s s is ta nc e
Drivin g th ro ugh w a te r:
Do n ot d rive th ro ugh w a te r o ve r th e
ro a d if it is d e e p e r th a n 1 ft (3 0 c m ), a nd
th e n o nly a t w a lking s p e e d , o th e rw is e
th e e ngine , e le c tric a l s ys te m a nd tra ns -
m is s ion c ould b e d a m a ge d .
Cloth e s h ooks (w he n h a rd to p * is
m ounte d ):
Wh e n s us p e nd ing c loth ing fro m th e
hooks , e ns ure th a t th e y w ill not o b s tru c t
th e d rive r's vis ion. Do n ot h a ng h e a vy
ob je c ts o n th e h ooks . If yo u d o, th e y
c ould c a us e p e rs ona l injury d uring
b ra kin g o r e va s ive m a ne uve rs .<
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Avo id o th e r s itu a tio ns in w hic h th e
fue l is n ot b urn e d , o r b urn s in c om -
p le te ly, s uc h a s e nga ging th e s ta rte r
fre q ue ntly o r fo r e xte nd e d p e rio d s , o r
re p e a te d s ta rt a tte m p ts in w hic h th e
e ngine d oe s n ot s ta rt (s to p p ing a nd
re s ta rtin g a n e ngine w hic h is ru nning
p ro p e rly d oe s not p re s e nt a p ro b le m ).
Ne ve r a llow th e e ngine to ru n w ith
a ny o f th e s p a rk p lug c a b le s
d is c onne c te d .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 048 - © 01/00 BMW AG
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