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18nWin te r o p e ra tio n
Win te 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, re q uiring n ot o nly
a d iffe re nt d rivin g s tyle , b ut a ls o c e rta in
p re p a ra tio ns to th e ve hic le its e lf to e n-
s ure th a t yo ur ve hic le o p e ra te s s a fe ly
a nd tro ub le fre e th ro ughout th e w inte r
m onth s .
Ru b b e r s e a ls a n d c o m p o n e n ts
S ta rt in g o ff
To p re ve nt th e w e a th e r s trip p ing fro m
fre e zing, a p p ly a s p ra y- on ru b b e r tre a t- d e e p s now o r w he n "ro c kin g" th e ve hi-
m e nt o r s ilic one s p ra y to th e d oor, h ood c le to fre e it, it m a y b e e ffe c tive to
Wh e n s ta rtin g o ff fro m a fu ll s to p in
a nd lu gga ge c om p a rtm e nt lid s e a ls .
d e a c tiva te th e DS C s ys te m fo r a s hort
p e rio d . R e fe r to p a ge 8 8.
A full ra nge o f c a r c a re p ro d uc ts is
a va ila b le fro m yo ur B MW c e nte r.< Drivin g o n lo w -tra c tio n ro a d
s u rfa c e s
Co o la n t
Be s ure th a t th e c oola nt m ixtu re c on-
ta ins th e ye a r- ro und ra tio o f 5 0:5 0
wa te r a nd a ntifre e ze /c orro s ion p ro te c -
tio n. Th is m ixtu re p ro vid e s p ro te c tio n
a ga ins t fre e zing d own to a p p ro x. –3 4 7
S n o w c h a in s
Us e s m ooth , g e ntle p re s s ure to c ontro l
th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l. Avo id e xc e s s ive
e ngine s p e e d s a nd s hift to th e n e xt
highe r g e a r a t a n e a rly p oint. O n d own-
hill gra d e s o r s lop e s , s hift d own to th e
ne xt lo we r g e a r a t a n e a rly p oint. Ma in-
ta in a n a d e q ua te d is ta nc e b e tw e e n
yo urs e lf a nd th e ve hic le a he a d .
BMW s now c ha ins c a n b e m ounte d o n
b oth s um m e r a nd w inte r tire s . Mo unt
th e m in p a irs o n th e re a r w he e ls o nly
a nd c om p ly w ith th e m a nufa c tu re r's
7 6). Re p la c e th e c oola nt e ve ry fo ur
s a fe ty p re c a utio ns . Do n ot e xc e e d a
m a xim um s p e e d o f 3 0 m p h (5 0 km /h).
In th is typ e o f e xc e p tio na l s itu a tio n
whe re th e s now c ha ins a re m ounte d ,
d e a c tiva te th e DS C. R e fe r to p a ge 8 8.
(–3
ye a rs .
Lo c ks
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 m if fro ze n. Th is d e ic e r a ls o
c onta ins lu b ric a nt.
Afte r its u s e , tre a tm e nt w ith B MW lo c k
b a rre l g re a s e is re c om m e nd e d .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 048 - © 01/00 BMW AG
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| Tags | BMW 323Cic, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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