Drivin g n o te s
107n
Bra ke s :
Re a r p a rc e l tra y:
Do n ot d rive w ith yo ur fo ot re s tin g Do n ot p la c e h e a vy o r h a rd o b je c ts o n
on th e b ra ke p e d a l. Eve n lig ht b ut c on- th e re a r p a rc e l tra y. If yo u d o s o, th e y
s is te nt p e d a l p re s s ure c a n le a d to h igh c ould p os e a d a nge r to ve hic le o c c u-
te m p e ra tu re s , b ra ke w e a r a nd p os s ib ly p a nts d uring a b ra kin g o r e va s ive m a -
e ve n b ra ke fa ilure .
Aq ua p la ning:
ne uve r, o r in a c ra s h.
Cloth e s h ooks :
A we d ge of wa te r c a n form b e tw e e n th e Wh e n s us p e nd ing a rtic le s o f c loth ing
tire s a nd th e ro a d s urfa c e w he n yo u
op e ra te th e ve hic le o n w e t o r s lus hy
ro a d s . 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. It is
c ha ra c te rize d b y a p a rtia l o r c om p le te
los s o f c onta c t b e tw e e n th e tire s a nd
th e ro a d s urfa c e . Th e u ltim a te re s ults
a re lo s s o f s te e ring a nd b ra kin g c ontro l.
Drivin g th ro ugh w a te r:
fro m th e h ooks , b e s ure th a t th e y w ill
not o b s tru c t th e d rive r's vis ion. Do n ot
ha ng he a vy o b je c ts o n th e hooks . If yo u
d o s o, s uc h o b je c ts c ould p os e a d a n-
ge r d uring b ra kin g o r e va s ive m a ne u-
ve rs .<
Do n ot d rive th ro ugh w a te r th a t is
d e e p e r th a n 1 fo ot (3 0 c m ). If yo u m us t
d rive th ro ugh w a te r a c c um ula tio ns u p
to th a t d e p th , d rive o nly a t w a lking
s p e e d . Drivin g a t a fa s te r s p e e d c ould
c a us e d a m a ge to th e e ngine , th e e le c -
tric a l s ys te m s a nd th e tra ns m is s ion.
Online Edition Part-No. 01 41 0 155 062 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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