S w itc h in g o ff th e e n g in e
P a rkin g b ra ke
69n
If, in e xc e p tio na l c irc um s ta nc e s , it
Turn th e ig nitio n ke y to p os itio n 1 o r 0 .
s hould b e n e c e s s a ry to e nga ge
th e p a rkin g b ra ke w hile th e ve hic le is in
m otio n, d o n ot p ull it w ith e xc e s s ive
p re s s ure . Ke e p yo ur th um b p re s s e d
a ga ins t th e re le a s e b utto n w hile c a re -
fully p ulling u p th e le ve r to a p p ly m od -
e ra te p re s s ure .
Exc e s s ive p re s s ure c a n le a d to o ve r-
b ra kin g a nd lo s s o f tra c tio n (fis hta iling)
a t th e re a r.
Ne ve r re m ove th e ig nitio n ke y
while th e ve hic le is ro lling. Th e
s te e ring lo c ks , m a kin g it im p os s ib le to
s te e r th e ve hic le .
Alwa ys re m ove th e ig nitio n ke y a nd e n-
ga ge th e s te e ring lo c k b e fore le a ving
th e ve hic le .
Ve hic le s w ith m a nua l tra ns m is s ion:
Alwa ys e nga ge th e p a rkin g b ra ke w he n
p a rkin g o n s lop e s a nd in c line d s ur-
fa c e s , s inc e p la c ing th e le ve r in 1s t g e a r To e n g a g e
or re ve rs e m a y n ot p ro vid e a d e q ua te
re s is ta nc e to ro lling.
Ve hic le s w ith a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion:
P la c e th e s e le c to r le ve r in "P a rk."<
The b ra ke la m p s d o n ot c om e o n w he n
th e p a rkin g b ra ke is a p p lie d .
Ve hic le s w ith m a nua l tra ns m is s ion:
Alwa ys e nga ge th e p a rkin g b ra ke w he n
p a rkin g o n s lop e s a nd in c line d s ur-
fa c e s , s inc e p la c ing th e le ve r in 1s t g e a r
or re ve rs e m a y n ot p ro vid e a d e q ua te
re s is ta nc e to ro lling.
The le ve r e nga ge s a uto m a tic a lly a nd
th e "P ARK B RAKE" o r "B RAKE" (in
Ca na d a "P ") ind ic a to r la m p c om e s on in
th e in s tru m e nt c lus te r in ig nitio n ke y
p os itio n 2 . R e fe r to p a ge s 2 2 a nd 2 3.
Ve hic le s w ith a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion*:
Ve hic le s w ith a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion:
P la c e th e s e le c to r le ve r in "P a rk."<
The ve hic le m us t b e s ta tio na ry a nd th e To re le a s e
s e le c to r le ve r in "P a rk" b e fore yo u c a n
P ull up s lightly o n th e le ve r, p re s s th e
b utto n a nd lo we r th e le ve r.
re m ove th e ig nitio n ke y.
To a vo id c orro s ion, a p p ly th e p a rkin g
The p a rkin g b ra ke is p rim a rily d e s igne d b ra ke lig htly fro m tim e to tim e w he n
to p re ve nt th e ve hic le fro m ro lling w hile c oa s tin g to a s ta nd s till (a t a tra ffic s ig-
p a rke d . It o p e ra te s a ga ins t th e re a r
whe e ls .
na l, fo r in s ta nc e ), p ro vid e d th a t it is s a fe
to d o s o.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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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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