2000 BMW 323i 328i E46 Owners Manual

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10nWin  te r  o p e ra tio n
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
p ro gre s s  th ro ugh th e  w inte r re m a ins
s a fe  a nd  tro ub le -fre e .
S n o w c h a in s
BMW s  now c  ha ins * c a n b e  m ounte d  o n    Win te r ro a d  c ond itio ns  s ub s ta ntia lly re -
Bra ke  s
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
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).
Fo r b e s t p e rfo rm a nc e , d e a c tiva te  th e
DS C w he n s  now c  ha ins  a re  m ounte  d .
Re fe r to  p a ge  7 9.
d uc e  th e  tra c tio n a va ila b le  b e tw e e n th e
tire s  a nd  th e  ro a d  s urfa c e . R e m e m b e r
th a t b ra kin g d is ta nc e s  w ill b e  s ignifi-
c a ntly lo nge r a s  a  re s ult.
ABS  is  in te nd e d  to  p re ve nt th e  w he e ls
fro m  lo c kin g d uring b ra ke  a p p lic a tio ns ,
th us  he lp ing to  m a inta in ve hic le  s ta b ility
a nd  s te e ring re s p ons e .
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  e xte nd e d -d uty 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 (– 3 7 6). R e p la c e
th e  c oola nt e  ve ry fo ur ye a rs .
If th e  ABS  d oe s  not re s p ond  in a  c ritic a l
b ra kin g s itu a tio n a nd  th e  w he e ls  lo c k:
Re d uc e  th e  p re s s ure  on th e  b ra ke  p e d a l
until th  e  w he e ls  ju s t s ta rt to  ro ll a ga in
while   s till m a inta ining e  nough fo   rc e  to
c ontin ue  b ra kin g.
S ta rt in g o ff
Wh e n s ta rtin g fro m  a  fu ll s to p  in  d e e p
s now o  r fo r "ro c kin g" th e  ve hic le  to  fre e
it, w e  re c om m e nd  th a t yo u d e a c tiva te
th e  DS C s ys te m . R e fe r to  p a ge  7 9.
Fo llowing th   a t, in c re a s e  p e d a l p re s s ure
a ga in. R e d uc e  th e  p re s s ure  a s  th e
whe  e ls  lo c k, th e n re a p p ly p re s s ure .
Us e  s m ooth , g e ntle  p re s s ure  to  c ontro l     Re p e a t th is  p ro c e d ure . Th is  typ e  o f
s ta gge re d  b ra kin g w ill re d uc e  th e  b ra k-
ing d  is ta nc e , a nd  th e  ve hic le  s till re -
highe  r g e a r a t a n e a rly p oint.   On d own-       m a ins  re s p ons ive  to  s te e ring.  It a llows
gra d e s  o r s lop e s , s hift d own to  th e  ne xt     yo u to  s te e r a ro und  h a za rd s  o nc e  yo u
lowe  r g e a r a t a n e a rly p oint. Ma inta in a n     ha ve  re d uc e d  th e  p re s s ure  on th e  b ra ke
Lo c ks
Drivin  g o n  lo w -tra c tio n  ro a d
s u rfa c e s
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 .
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
Ru b b e r s e a ls a n d c o m p o n e n ts
To  p re ve nt th e  w e a th e r- s trip p ing fro m
a d e q ua te  d is ta nc e  b e tw e e n yo urs e lf
p e d a l.
fre e zing, a  p p ly a  s p ra y- on ru b b e r tre a t-   a nd  th e  c a r a he a d .
m e nt o r s ilic one  s p ra y to  th e  d oor, h ood
a nd  lu gga ge  c om p a rtm e nt lid  s e a ls .
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.<
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JAVIER JARAMILLO on Oct 11, 2015. JAVIS BMW

I AM NEW TO THE BMW BUT I BELIEVE I AM GOING TOI ENJOY IT, THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP


tuciman on Apr 27, 2015. 2000 BMW E46 328i

This is somewhat complete car, with power to match. Awesome


salah duwaik on Jan 16, 2013. Very good



Daniel on Nov 30, 2012. 328i

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