Win te r o p e ra tio n
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The o ns e t o f w inte r is o fte n a c c om p a -
nie d b y ra p id c ha nge s in w e a th e r. Ad -
a p ta tio ns in d rivin g s tyle s hould b e a c -
c om p a nie d b y p re p a ra tio ns o n th e ve hi-
c le its e lf to e ns ure th a t yo ur p ro gre s s
th ro ugh th e w inte r re m a ins s a fe a nd
tro ub le -fre e .
Ru b b e r s e a ls a n d c o m p o n e n ts
S ta rt in g o ff
Tre a t th e ru b b e r p a rts a nd w e a th e r-
s trip p ing o n th e d oors , h ood a nd lu g-
ga ge c om p a rtm e nt lid with BMW ru b b e r it, w e re c om m e nd th a t yo u d e a c tiva te
tre a tm e nt o r B MW S ilic on S p ra y to p re - th e DS C s ys te m . R e fe r to p a ge 7 6.
ve nt th e m fro m fre e zing.
Wh e n s ta rtin g fro m a fu ll s to p in d e e p
s now o r fo r "ro c kin g" th e ve hic le to fre e
Drivin g o n lo w -tra c tio n ro a d
A full ra nge o f c a r c a re p ro d uc ts is s u rfa c e s
Co o la n t
a va ila b le fro m yo ur B MW c e nte r.<
Us e s m ooth , g e ntle p re s s ure to c ontro l
Be s ure th a t th e c oola nt m ixtu re c on-
th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l. Avo id e xc e s s ive
e ngine s p e e d s a nd s hift to th e n e xt
highe r g e a r a t a n e a rly p oint. Ad a p t
ta ins the ye a r- ro und ra tio of 50 :50 wa te r S n o w c h a in s
Mo unt B MW s now c ha ins* o n w inte r
a nd a ntifre e ze /c orro s ion p ro te c tio n.
This m ixtu re p ro vid e s p ro te c tio n a ga ins t
fre e ze -up s d own to a p p ro x. –3 4 7
tire s o nly. Alw a ys m ount s now c ha ins in yo ur s p e e d a nd d rivin g s tyle w he n a p -
p a irs a nd o n th e re a r w he e ls o nly. R e a d p ro a c hing g ra d e s o r s lop e s . Ma inta in
(–3
7 6). R e p la c e th e c oola nt e ve ry
a nd c om p ly w ith th e c ha in m a nufa c -
tu re r's s a fe ty p re c a utio ns . Do n ot e x-
c e e d a m a xim um s p e e d o f 3 0 m p h
a n a d e q ua te d is ta nc e b e tw e e n yo urs e lf
a nd th e c a r a he a d .
th re e ye a rs .
Lo c ks
(5
0 km /h). To a c hie ve m a xim um tra c -
BMW d oor lo c k d e ic e r c a n b e u s e d to
tio n, w e re c om m e nd th a t yo u d e a c ti-
fre e lo c ks if th e y a re fro ze n. Th is d e ic e r va te th e DS C s ys te m whe n s now c ha ins
a ls o c onta ins lu b ric a nt.
ha ve b e e n m ounte d . R e fe r to p a ge 7 6.
Afte r u s ing th e d e ic e r, tre a tm e nt w ith
BMW lo c k c ylind e r g re a s e is re c om -
m e nd e d .
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