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12nDis c b ra ke s
Bra ke s ys te m
Dyn a m ic Bra ke Co n tro l (DB C)*
Bra ke flu id le ve l
Bra ke lin in g s
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 g e ne ra te s m a xim um
b ra kin g fo rc e b oos t a nd th us h e 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 in "p a nic b ra kin g" s itu a tio ns .
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 .
The w a rn ing la m p fo r th e
b ra ke 's h yd ra ulic s ys te m c om e s LINING S " a p p e a rs in th e C he c k
on o r th e m e s s a ge "C HEC K
BRAKE FLUID" a p p e a rs in th e
Che c k C ontro l.
The m e s s a ge "C HEC K B RAKE
Contro l:
The b ra ke p a d s h a ve re a c he d th e ir
m inim um p a d th ic kn e s s . P ro c e e d to
The b ra ke fluid le ve l is to o low in th e n e a re s t B MW c e nte r a s s oon a s
th e re s e rvo ir (re fe r to p a ge 1 30).
p os s ib le to h a ve th e p a d s re p la c e d .
If th e b ra ke flu id le ve l is to o lo w a nd
b ra ke p e d a l tra ve l h a s b e c om e n otic e -
a b ly lo nge r, th e re m a y b e a d e fe c t in
one o f th e b ra ke s ys te m 's h yd ra ulic c ir-
c uits .
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 .
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 -
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 .<
In th e e ve nt o f a m a lfunc tio n,
th e ye llow w a rn ing la m p c om e s
on. C onve ntio na l b ra kin g e ffi-
c ie nc y is a va ila b le w ith out lim i-
ta 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
BMW c e nte r a s s oon a s p os s i-
b le .
P ro c e e d to th e n e a re s t B MW c e n-
te r. Hig he r b ra ke a p p lic a tio n p re s -
s ure m a y b e n e c e s s a ry u nd e r th e s e
c ond itio ns , a nd b ra ke p e d a l tra ve l m a y
b e s ignific a ntly lo nge r. P le a s e re m e m -
b e r to a d a p t yo ur d rivin g s tyle a c c ord -
ingly.<
The w a rn ing la m p a ls o c om e s o n w he n
Re fe r to th e "In form a tio n fo r yo ur th e m e s s a ge "C HEC K B RAKE
s a fe ty" c ove ring th e AB S s ys te m
on p a ge 1 10. Th is in form a tio n a ls o a p -
p lie s in g e ne ra l fo r DB C.<
LINING S " is d is p la ye d in th e C he c k
Contro l.
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