Win te r o p e ra tio n
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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 o n th e b ra ke
p e d a l u ntil th e w he e ls ju s t s ta rt to ro ll
a ga in w hile s till m a inta ining e nough
forc e to c ontin ue b ra kin g.
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 .
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 -
m a ins re s p ons ive to s te e ring.
You c a n th e n a tte m p t to s te e r a ro und
ha za rd s a fte r yo u h a ve re d uc e d p re s -
s ure o n th e b ra ke p e d a l.
Ru b b e r s e a ls a n d c o m p o n e n ts
Drivin g o n lo w -tra c tio n ro a d
s u rfa c e s
In o rd e r to p re ve nt th e w e a th e r- s trip -
p ing fro m fre e zing, a p p ly B MW ru b b e r Us e s m ooth , g e ntle p re s s ure to c ontro l
tre a tm e nt o r s ilic one s p ra y to th e s e a ls
on th e d oors , h ood a nd lu gga ge c om -
p a rtm e nt lid /ta ilga te .
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
highe r g e a r a t a n e a rly p oint. Ad a p t
yo ur s p e e d a nd d rivin g s tyle w he n a p -
A full ra nge of c a r- c a re p ro d uc ts is p ro a c hing g ra d e s o r s lop e s . Ma inta in
a va ila b le fro m yo ur BMW c e nte r.< a n a d e q ua te d is ta nc e b e tw e e n yo urs e lf
a nd th e c a r a he a d .
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Bra ke s
BMW s now c ha ins* c a n b e m ounte d o n
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 m a xim um tra c tio n, w e re c om m e nd
th a t yo u m a nua lly d e a c tiva te th e
Win te r ro a d c ond itio ns s ub s ta ntia lly
re d uc e th e a m ount o f 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 .
The re s ulting in c re a s e s in b ra kin g d is -
ta nc e a re c ons id e ra b le a nd s hould b e
ke p t in m ind a t a ll tim e s .
Do n ot s hift d own o n s lic k ro a d
s urfa c e s . Do ing s o c ould c a us e
th e re a r w he e ls to lo s e tra c tio n a nd
s kid , w hic h c ould re s ult in th e lo s s o f
ve hic le c ontro l.<
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 .
AS C+T/DS C* w he n d rivin g w ith s now
c ha ins m ounte d . R e fe r to p a ge 9 1.
S ta rt in g o ff
De p re s s th e c lutc h d uring h a rd
b ra kin g o n ro a d s urfa c e s w hic h
p ro vid e o nly p oor o r u ne ve n tra c tio n.<
We re c om m e nd th a t yo u u s e th e m a n-
ua l c ontro l s witc h to d e a c tiva te AS C+T/
DS C* whe n s ta rtin g o ff in d e e p s now o r
whe n ro c kin g th e c a r to fre e it (re fe r to
p a ge 9 1).
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 540i, BMW E39 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Wikipedia's Page | BMW 5-Series (E39) |
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