2000 BMW 323i 328i E46 Owners Manual

Airb a g s
DS C
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The  a irb a gs  lo c a te d  u nd e r th e  m a rke d
Hig hly s e ns itive  s e ns ors  m onito  r th e
c ove rs  in fla te  a nd  u nfold  in  a  m a tte r o f     num b e r o f re vo lutio ns  o f th e  w he e ls .
a  fe w m illis e c ond s . In  th is  p ro c e s s , th e y     Wh e n e q uip p e d  w ith  DS C, th e y a ls o
te a r th ro ugh th  e  d e s igne d  s e p a ra tio n
p oints  o f th e  u p hols te re d  c ove rs  o r
p re s s  th e m  o ut.
m onito r s te e ring a  ngle  , la te ra l a c c e le ra -
tio n, b ra ke  p re s s ure  a nd  th e  m ove m e nt
of th e  ve hic le  a ro und  its  ve rtic a l a xis .
Be c a us e  th e  in fla tio n p ro c e s s  m us t b e
If d iffe re nc e s  in the  whe e l s p e e d s  oc c ur,
virtu a lly in s ta nta ne ous , it is  n e c e s s a rily    th e  s ys te m  c ounte ra c ts  th e d a nge r o f
a c c om p a nie d  b y a  c e rta in a m ount o f
ignitio  n a nd  in fla tio n n ois e .  The  g a s
re q uire d  to  in fla te  th e  a irb a gs  is  n ot
d a nge ro us , a nd  th e  s m oke  a s s oc ia te d
with  it d is s ip a te s .
whe  e ls p in b y re d uc ing e ngine   to rq ue .
If ne c e s s a ry, th  e  s ys te m  a ls o re s p ond s
with  a d d itio na l a p p lic a tio n of th e  b ra ke s
a t th e  re a r w he e ls .
De c e le ra tio n s e ns ors  c ontin uous  ly
m onito r th e  a c c e le ra tio n fo rc e s  a c tin g
up on th  e  ve hic le . If, a s  th e  re s ult o f a
fro nta l c ollis ion, a   d e c e le ra tio n is
re a c he d  a t w hic h th e  p ro te c tio n o f th e
s a fe ty b e lts  a lone  is  n o lo nge r a d e -
q ua te , th e  g a s  g e ne ra to rs  o f th e  d rive r
a nd  p a s s e nge r- fro nt a irb a gs  a re  ignite d .
Ho we ve r, th e  p a s s e nge r- s id e  a irb a g is
only trig  ge re d  if a n a d d itio na l s e ns or
ha s  re c ognize  d  th a t th e  p a s s e nge r s e a t
is  o c c up ie d .
If the  s ys te m  d e te c ts  a n ins ta b ility in  th e
The  e ntire   p ro c e s s  is  c om p le te d  w ith in  ve hic le 's  c ond itio n, th e  b ra kin g a c tio n
fra c tio ns  o f a  s e c ond .
c a n a ls o b e  d ire c te d  to  th e  fro nt w he e ls
b y th e  DS C in o rd e r to  he lp  s ta b ilize  th e
ve hic le .
You m  a y n e e d  s om e  tim e  to  b e c om e
a c c us to m e d  to  th is  s ys te m 's  in te rve n-
tio n. Ho we  ve r, it p ro vid e s  o p tim um
d rive  fo rc e  a nd  d rivin g s ta b ility.
The  b ra kin g in te rve ntio n m a y b e  a c -
c om p a nie d  b y s ound s  s p e c ific  to  th e
s ys te m .
In th e  e ve nt o f a  s id e  c ollis ion, th e  He a d
P ro te c tio n a nd  s id e  a irb a gs  in  th e  fro nt
or re  a r* a re  trig ge re d  if n e c e s s a ry.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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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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