1
08nDis 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
S hould e ngine b ra kin g p ro ve in a d e -
q ua te , yo u s hould s till a vo id e xte nd e d ,
c ontin uous b ra kin g. In s te a d o f m a in-
ta ining lo w to m od e ra te p re s s ure o ve 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
following 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 lic 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 rva ls p re -
ve nt th e b ra ke s fro m o ve rh e a tin g, th us
e ns uring th a t fu ll b ra kin g c a p a c ity re -
m a ins a va ila b le a t a ll tim e s .
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 e ffe c tive to a p p ly lig ht
p re s s ure to th e b ra ke s e ve ry fe w m ile s
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 or kilo m e te rs . B e a wa re o f tra ffic c ond i-
th e ve hic le is not u s e d a t a ll, a nd in op e r- tio ns to e ns ure th a t th is m a ne uve r d oe s
a 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
not e nd a nge r o th e r ro a d u s e rs . The
he a t th a t is g e ne ra te d b y th e b ra ke a p -
inc re a s e d te nd e nc y fo r c orro s ion o f th e p lic a tio ns h e lp s to d ry th e b ra ke p a d s
ro to rs a nd a c c um ula tio n o f c onta m ina - a nd ro to rs .
tio n o n th e b ra ke p a d s . Th is o c c urs
Ma xim um b ra kin g fo rc e is o b ta ine d
b e c a us e th e m inim a l p re s s ure th a t m us t
while th e w he e ls a re n ot lo c ke d , b ut
b e e xe rte d b y th e p a d s to c le a n th e
ra th e r w he n th e y a re s till b a re ly tu rn ing
ro to rs b y b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns is n ot
im m e d ia te ly p rio r to lo c kin g. ABS m a in-
ta ins th is s ta te a uto m a tic a lly. If th e ABS
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 n e 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 n e 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 a b ove o n
p a ge 1 10.
Long o r s te e p m ounta in d e s c e nts d o
not 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 ini-
m a l b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns (o r, w ith a n a u-
to m a tic tra ns m is s ion, in a n a p p ro p ria te
lowe r ra nge ).
Fo r yo ur o wn s a fe ty: Us 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 hic 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 .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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