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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.<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 3-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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