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16nDis c b ra ke s
Dis c b ra ke s fu rn is h o p tim um d e c e le ra - Drivin g n o te s
If e ngine b ra kin g s hould p ro ve to b e
ina d e q ua te , yo u s hould s till a vo id e x-
te nd e d , c ontin uous b ra kin g. In s te a d o f
m a inta ining lo w to m od e ra te p re s s ure
ove r a n e xte nd e d p e rio d o f tim e , yo u
s hould d e c e le ra te b y a p p lying m ore
s ub s ta ntia l p re s s ure to th e b ra ke p e d a l
(wa tc h fo r fo llowing tra ffic ), re le a s ing
th e p e d a l, a nd th e n re p e a tin g th e a p p li-
c a tio n (s ta gge re d b ra kin g). Th e c ooling
p ha s e s b e tw e e n a c tive b ra kin g in te r-
va ls p re ve nt th e b ra ke s fro m o ve rh e a t-
ing, th us e ns uring th a t fu ll b ra kin g
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 .
Wh e n d rivin g in w e t c ond itio ns a nd in
he a vy ra in, it is a d vis a b le to a p p ly lig ht
p re s s ure to th e b ra ke p e d a l e ve ry fe w
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 m ile s o r kilo m e te rs . Wa tc h tra ffic c ond i-
th e ve hic le is n ot u s e d a t a ll, a nd in tio ns to e ns ure th a t th is m a ne uve r d oe s
op e ra tin g c ond itio ns w he re b ra ke a p p li- not e nd a nge r o th e r d rive rs . Th e h e a t
c a tio ns a re le s s fre q ue nt, th e re is a n whic h is g e ne ra te d b y th e b ra ke a p p li-
inc re a s e d te nd e nc y fo r c orro s ion o f th e c a tio ns he lp s to d ry th e b ra ke p a d s a nd
ro to rs a nd a c c um ula tio n o f c onta m ina - ro to rs .
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 th a t
m us t b e e xe rte d b y th e p a d s to c le a n
ra th e r w he n th e y a re s till b a re ly tu rn ing
th e ro to rs b y b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns is
Ma xim um b ra kin g fo rc e is o b ta ine d
while th e w he e ls c ontin ue to ro ta te , b ut
c a p a c ity re m a ins a va ila b le a t a ll tim e s .
im m e d ia te ly p rio r to lo c kin g. AB S m a in-
ta ins th is s ta te a uto m a tic a lly. If th e ABS
not re a c he d .
Do n ot c oa s t w ith th e c lutc h d e -
p re s s e d o r w ith th e s hift le ve r o r
s e le c to r le ve r in "Ne utra l". Do n ot d rive
with th e e ngine s hut o ff. Th e e ngine
p ro vid e s n o b ra kin g e ffe c t w he n th e
c lutc h is d e p re s s e d o r th e tra ns m is s ion
is in "Ne utra l", a nd th e re is n o p owe r
a s s is t fo r b ra kin g o r s te e ring w he n th e
e ngine is n ot ru nning.
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 th a t e ve n e xte nd e d
b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns w ill fa il to c ure .
fa ils , yo u s hould re ve rt to th e s ta gge re d
b ra kin g te c hniq ue d e s c rib e d o n
p a ge 1 19.
Exte nd e d o r s te e p m ounta in d e s c e nts
d o n ot n e c e s s a rily le a d to re d uc e d
b ra kin g e ffic ie nc y if yo u d rive d ownhill
with th e tra ns m is s ion in a g e a r th a t
a llows m inim a l b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns (o r,
with a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion*, in a n
a p p ro p ria te lo we r g e a r).
Fo r yo ur o wn s a fe ty: u s e o nly
b ra ke p a d s th a t B MW h a s a p -
p ro ve d fo r yo ur p a rtic ula r ve hic le
m od e l. B MW c a nnot e va lua te n on-a p -
p ro ve d b ra ke p a d s to d e te rm ine if th e y
a re s uite d fo r u s e , a nd th e re fore c a nnot
e ns ure th e o p e ra tin g s a fe ty o f th e ve hi-
c le if th e y a re in s ta lle d .<
Do n ot a llow flo or m a ts , c a rp e ts o r a ny
oth e r o b je c ts to p ro tru d e in to th e a re a
a ro und th e b ra ke p e d a l, th e c lutc h o r
You c a n fu rth e r in c re a s e th e e ngine 's
b ra kin g e ffe c t b y s e le c tin g a lowe r g e a r, th e a c c e le ra to r, w hic h c ould o b s tru c t
d owns hifting a s fa r a s firs t g e a r o r p la c - th e ir fre e d om o f m ove m e nt.<
ing th e s e le c to r le ve r in p os itio n 1 .
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