Dis c b ra ke s
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Dis c b ra ke s fu rn is h o p tim um d e c e le ra - Drivin g n o te s
If e ngine b ra kin g s hould p ro ve to b e
ina d e q ua te , yo u s hould s till a vo id e x-
tio n a nd b ra kin g c ontro l a nd g re a te r
fa d e re s is ta nc e u nd e r h e a vy u s e .
Wh ile d rivin g o n w e t ro a d s o r in h e a vy
ra in, it is a g ood id e a to a p p ly lig ht
p re s s ure to th e b ra ke p e d a l e ve ry fe w
te nd e d , c ontin uous b ra kin g. In s te a d o f
m a inta ining lo w to m od e ra te p re s s ure
ove 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 ly-
ing m ore s ub s ta ntia l fo rc e o n th e p e d a l
(wa tc h fo r fo llowing tra ffic ). P a us e b e -
fore re p e a tin g th e b ra ke a p p lic a tio n.
This 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 . Th is p re -
ve nts o ve rh e a tin g a nd e ns ure s 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 .
Infre q ue nt d rivin g, e xte nd e d p e rio d s
whe n th e ve hic le is p a rke d , a nd d rivin g m ile s o r kilo m e te rs . Wa tc h tra ffic c ond i-
c ond itio ns in w hic h b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns
a re le s s fre q ue nt a ll p ro m ote a n in -
c re a s e in c orro s ion o f th e b ra ke ro to rs
a nd c onta m ina tio n o f th e b ra ke p a d s .
tio ns to e ns ure th a t th is m a ne uve r d oe s
not e nd a nge r o th e r ro a d u s e rs . Th e
he a t w hic h is g e ne ra te d b y th e b ra ke
a p p lic a tio ns h e lp s to d ry th e b ra ke ro -
This o c c urs b e c a us e th e m inim a l a p p li- to rs a nd p a d s .
c a tio n forc e th a t is re q uire d to c le a n th e
Ma xim um b ra kin g fo rc e is o b ta ine d
ro to rs is n ot re a c he d b e tw e e n th e p a d s
a nd ro to rs .
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 d e -
s c rib e d o n p a ge 1 14.
If th e b ra ke ro to rs a re c orro d e d , th e y
will te nd to re s p ond to b ra kin g w ith a
p uls a tin g e ffe c t w hic h e ve n e xte nd e d
a p p lic a tio n c a nnot c orre c t.
Do n ot c oa s t w ith th e c lutc h d e -
p re s s e d , w ith th e s hift le ve r in
ne utra l o r w ith th e e ngine s hut o ff. Th e
e ngine d oe s n ot p ro vid e a ny b ra kin g
e ffe c t w ith th e tra ns m is s ion in ne utra l or
with th e e ngine s hut o ff.
Fo r yo ur o wn s a fe ty: Us e o nly
b ra ke linings th a t B MW h a s re -
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 le a d to a n im p a ir-
m e nt in b ra kin g e ffic ie nc y if yo u d rive
d ownhill in th e g e a r th a t re q uire s th e
le a s t b ra kin g.
le a s e d for yo ur p a rtic ula r ve hic le m od e l.
BMW c a nnot e va lua te n on-a p p ro ve d
b ra ke p a d s to d e te rm ine if th e y a re
s uite d fo r u s e , a nd th e re fore c a nnot e n-
s ure th e o p e ra tin g s a fe ty o f th e ve hic le
if th e y a re in s ta lle d .<
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
The e ngine 's b ra kin g e ffe c tive ne s s c a n a ro und th e a c c e le ra to r, c lutc h a nd
b e in c re a s e d e ve n m ore b y p ro gre s -
s ive ly s hifting d own – c le a r in to firs t
ge a r, if n e c e s s a ry.
b ra ke p e d a ls a nd o b s tru c t th e ir m ove -
m e nt.<
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