2000 BMW 5 Series 528i 540i E39 Owners Manual

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30nBra  ke   s ys te m
Win te r  o p e ra tio n
Bra ke   flu id  le ve l
Bra ke   p a d s
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 ve hic le
op e ra tio n th ro ugh th  e  w inte r re m a ins
s a fe  a nd  tro ub le -fre e .
The  w a rn ing la m p  fo r th e  b ra ke
hyd ra ulic  s ys te m  c om e s  o n, o r
th e  "C HEC K B RAKE FLUID"
m e s s a ge  a p p e a rs  in  th e  C he c k  p e a rs  in  th e  C he c k C ontro l:
Contro  l.
The  w a rn ing la m p  fo r th e  b ra ke
p a d s  c om e s  o n, o r th e  "C HEC K
BRAKE P  ADS " m e s s a ge  a p -
The  b ra ke  p a d s  h a ve  re a c he d  th e ir
The  b ra ke  flu id  le ve l is  to o lo w in  th e
re s e rvo ir (re fe r to  p a ge  1 52).
m inim um  p a d  th ic kn e s s . P ro c e e d  to  th e
ne a re s t a uth orize d  B MW c e nte r a s
s oon a  s  p os s ib le  to  h a ve  th e  p a d s
re p la c e d .
Co o la n t
If th e  b ra ke  flu id  le ve l is  to o lo w a nd
b ra ke  p e d a l tra ve l h a s  b e c om e  n otic e -
a b ly lo nge r, th e re  m a y b e  a  d e fe c t in
one   o f th e  b ra ke  s ys te m 's  h yd ra ulic
c irc uits .
En 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 0:50 o f
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. - 347
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 s p e c ific  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 .<
(-
376). R  e p la c e  th e  c oola nt e ve ry fo ur
P ro c e e d  to  th e  n e a re s t a uth orize d
BMW c  e nte r. Hig he r b ra ke  a p p li-
c a tio n p re s s ure  m a y b e  n e c e s s a ry
und e r th e s e  c ond itio ns , a nd  b ra ke
p e d a l tra ve l m a y b e  s ignific a ntly lo nge r.
P le a s e  re m e m b e r to  a d a p t yo ur d rivin g
s tyle  a c c ord ingly.<
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  lo c ks  if th e y a re  fro ze n. Th is
d e ic e r a ls o c onta ins  lu b ric a nt.
Afte r u s ing d e ic e r, tre a tm e nt w ith  BMW
loc k b a rre l g re a s e  is  re c om m e nd e d .
The  w a rn ing la m p  c om e s  o n to ge th e r
with  th e  "C HEC K B RAKE P ADS " m e s -
s a ge  in  th e  C he c k C ontro l.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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Riyadh on Aug 06, 2018. Mr.

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michelle on Apr 07, 2017. great info

LOve this!!! tells me everything I need to know about my car


Juan on Jul 31, 2015. I need the Manual to fix a couple of things wrong with my 540i

It's awesome having a 540i 6 speed


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I need manual for 520 2000