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06nBre a k-in p ro c e d u re s
To e ns ure th a t yo ur ve hic le p ro vid e s
m a xim um e c onom y th ro ughout a lo ng
s e rvic e life , w e re q ue s t th a t yo u o b -
s e rve th e fo llowing s ugge s tio ns :
Tire s
Bra ke s ys te m
Du e to te c hnic a l fa c to rs a s s oc ia te d with Ap p ro xim a te ly 3 00 m ile s (500 km ) m us t
th e ir m a nufa c tu re , tire s d o n ot a c hie ve e la p s e b e fore th e b ra ke p a d s a nd ro to rs
th e ir fu ll tra c tio n p ote ntia l u ntil a n in itia l a c hie ve th e o p tim a l p a d -s urfa c e a nd
b re a k- in p e rio d h a s e la p s e d . Fo r th is we a r p a tte rn s re q uire d fo r tro ub le -fre e
re a s on, d rive w ith e xtra c a re d uring th e op e ra tio n a nd lo ng s e rvic e life la te r o n.
initia l 2 00 m ile s (3 00 km ).
Be c a us e of its e ngine e ring d e s ign,
th e BMW M5 is a n e s p e c ia lly h igh-
To b re a k in th e s e p a ra te p a rkin g b ra ke
q ua lity ve hic le . To p ro te c t yo ur o wn in -
ve s tm e nt, w e re c om m e nd th a t yo u fo l-
low th e b re a k- in in s tru c tio ns c a re fully.
By d oing s o, yo u w ill c re a te th e b a s is
for o p tim a l s e rvic e life o f th e ve hic le .<
Ob e y a ll a p p lic a b le lo c a l, s ta te , p ro vin- d ru m s , a p p ly th e p a rkin g b ra ke lig htly
c ia l o r fe d e ra l m a xim um s p e e d lim its .
whe n c oa s tin g to a s ta nd s till (a t a tra ffic
s igna l, fo r in s ta nc e ), p ro vid e d th a t tra f-
fic c ond itio ns a llow yo u to d o s o. To
a vo id c orro s ion, re p e a t th is p ro c e d ure
fro m tim e to tim e .
Wh e n th e ve hic le is o p e ra te d o n
we t o r s lus hy ro a d s , a w e d ge o f
wa te r m a y fro m b e tw e e n th e tire a nd
th e ro a d s urfa c e . Th is p he nom e non is
re fe rre d to a s a q ua p la ning, o r h yd ro -
p la ning, a nd c a n le a d to p a rtia l o r c om -
p le te lo s s o f tra c tio n, ve hic le c ontro l
En g in e a n d d iffe re n tia l
Up to 1 ,2 00 m ile s (2 ,0 00 km ):
Drive a t va ryin g e ngine s p e e d s a nd
ro a d s p e e d s , b ut d o n ot e xc e e d
The b ra ke la m p s d o n ot c om e o n
whe n th e p a rkin g b ra ke is a p p lie d .
Va c uum fo r th e b ra ke s ys te m s e rvo unit
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,5 00 R P M o r 1 05 m p h (1 70 km /h)
a nd b ra kin g e ffe c tive ne s s . R e d uc e yo ur on yo ur B MW is a va ila b le o nly w he n th e
s p e e d o n w e t ro a d s .<
d uring th is p e rio d .
e ngine is ru nning. Wh e n yo u m ove th e
c a r w ith th e e ngine s hut o ff – w he n to w-
ing, fo r in s ta nc e – s ub s ta ntia lly h ighe r
le ve ls o f p e d a l fo rc e w ill b e re q uire d to
b ra ke th e ve hic le .<
Ob e y a ll a p p lic a b le lo c a l, s ta te , p ro vin-
c ia l o r fe d e ra l m a xim um s p e e d lim its .
Do not d e p re s s th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l to
th e fu ll-th ro ttle p os itio n.
Fo llowing th e B re a k- In Ins p e c tio n a t
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,2 00 m ile s (2 ,0 00 km ), yo u c a n g ra d u-
a lly in c re a s e e ngine o r ro a d s p e e d s .
You s hould a ls o c om p ly w ith th e s e
b re a k- in p ro c e d ure s if th e e ngine o r d if-
fe re ntia l is re p la c e d la te r in th e c ours e
of th e ve hic le s e rvic e life .
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