2000 BMW 7-Series 740i 740iL 750iL E38 Owners Manual

Dis c  b ra ke s
131n
Drivin  g n o te s
S hould   e ngine   b ra kin g p ro ve  in a d e -
q ua te , yo u s hould   s till a vo id  e xte nd e d ,
c ontin uous   b ra kin g. In s te a d  o f m a in-
ta ining lo  w to   m od e ra te  p re s s ure  o ve r
a n e xte nd e d  p e rio d  o f tim e , yo u s hould
d e c e le ra te  th e  ve hic le  b y a p p lying m ore
s ub s ta ntia l fo rc e  o n th e  p e d a l (wa tc h
for fo llowing tra    ffic !) a nd  th e n p a us ing
b e fore  re p e a tin g th e  a p p lic a tio n. Th is
s ta gge re d  b ra kin g te c hniq ue  a llows  th e
b ra ke s  to  c ool in th  e  in te rva ls  b e tw e e n
a c tive  b ra kin g p ha s e s , p re ve ntin g o ve r-
he a tin g a nd  e ns uring th  a t fu ll b ra kin g
c a p a c ity re m a ins  a va ila b le  a t a ll tim e s .
Dyn a m ic  Bra ke   Co n tro l (DB C)*
Wh ile  d rivin g in  w e t c ond itio ns  a nd  in
he a vy ra in, it is   a  g ood  id e a  to  a p p ly
light p  re s s ure  to  th e  b ra ke  p e d a l e ve ry
fe w m ile s . Wa tc h tra ffic  c ond  itio ns  to
e ns ure  th a t th is  m a ne uve r d oe s  n ot e n-
d a nge r o th e r ro a d  u s e rs . Th e  h e a t g e n-
e ra te d  in th is  b ra kin g p ro c e s s  h e lp s  d ry
th e  b ra ke  p a d s  a nd  ro to rs .
If yo u a p p ly th e  b ra ke s  ra p id ly, th is  s ys -
te m  a uto m a tic a lly p ro d uc e s  th e  m a xi-
m um  b ra kin g fo rc e  b oos t a nd  th us
he lp s  to  a c hie ve  th e  s horte s t p os s ib le
b ra kin g d is ta nc e  d uring "p a nic  s to p s ."
All o f th e  b e ne fits  o f th e  AB S  s ys te m
a re  e xp loite d  u nd e r th e s e  c irc um -
s ta nc e s .
Ma xim um  b ra kin g fo rc e  is  o b ta ine d
while   th e  w he e ls  c ontin ue  to  ro ta te ,
p e a kin g whe n th e  whe e ls  re m a in o n th e
ve rg e  o f lo c kin g w ith out a c tu a lly d oing
s o. AB S  m a inta ins  th is  s ta te  a uto m a ti-
c a lly. If th e  AB S  fa ils , yo u s hould  re ve rt
to  th e  s ta gge re d  b ra kin g te c hniq ue
(re fe r to  p a ge 1 33).
Do  n ot re d uc e  th e  p re s s ure  o n th e
b ra ke  p e d a l fo r th e  d ura tio n o f th e
b ra ke  a p p lic a tio n. Wh e n th e  b ra ke
p e d a l is  re le a s e d , th e  DB C is  d e a c ti-
va te d .
In th e  e ve nt o f a  m a lfunc tio n,
th e  wa rn ing la m p  c om e s  on with
a  ye llow lig ht. C  onve  ntio na l
b ra kin g e ffic ie nc y is  a va ila b le
with out lim  ita tio ns .
Ha ve  th e  s ys te m  c he c ke d  a nd
re p a ire d  a t yo ur B MW c e nte r a s  s oon
a s  p os s ib le .
Do  not c  oa s t w ith  th e  tra ns m is s ion
s e le c to r le ve r in  n e utra l. Do  n ot
d rive  w ith  th e  e ngine  s hut o  ff. Th e  e n-
gine   p ro vid e s  n o b ra kin g e ffe c t w he n
th e  tra ns m is s ion is  in n e utra l, a nd  th e re
is  n o p owe r- a s s is t fo r b ra kin g o r s te e r-
ing w  he n th e  e ngine   is  s hut o  ff.
Ne ve r a llow flo  or m a ts , c a rp e ts  o r a ny
oth e r o b je c ts  to  p ro tru d e  in to  th e  a re a
a ro und  th e  a c c e le ra to r a nd  b ra ke  p e d -
Exte nd e d  o r s te e p  m ounta in d e s c e nts
d o n ot n e c e s s a rily h a ve  to  le a d  to  re -
d uc e d  b ra kin g e ffic ie nc y; d owns hift to  a
ge a r in  w hic h o nly m inim a l p e rio d ic
b ra ke  a p p lic a tio ns  a re  re q uire d  – m ove
th e  s e le c to r le ve r to  th e  a p p ro p ria te
lowe  r ra nge  .
Fo r "In form a tio n fo r yo ur s a fe ty"
c ove ring th  e  AB S  s ys te m , re fe r to
p a ge 1 29. Th is  in form a tio n a ls o g e ne r-
a lly a p p lie s  fo r DB C.<
You c  a n c ontin ue   to  in c re a s e  th e  b ra k-   a ls  a nd  o b s tru c t th e ir m ove m e nt.<
ing e  ffe c t o f th e  e ngine  b y s e le c tin g a
lowe  r g e a r – yo u c a n s e le c t tra ns m is -
s ion ra  nge s  a s  lo w a s  p os itio n 2  fo r e x-
tre m e  c ond itio ns .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW AG
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