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14nWin te r o p e ra tio n
Bra kin g
Do n ot s hift d own o n s lic k ro a d
s urfa c e s . Do ing s o c ould c a us e
th e re a r w he e ls to lo s e tra c tio n a nd
s kid , re s ulting in th e lo s s o f ve hic le c on-
tro l.<
P a rk in g
Win te r ro a d c ond itio ns s ub s ta ntia lly
re d uc e th e a m ount o f tra c tio n a va ila b le
b e tw e e n th e tire s a nd th e ro a d s urfa c e .
The re s ulting in c re a s e s in b ra kin g d is -
ta nc e a re c ons id e ra b le a nd s hould b e
ke p t in m ind a t a ll tim e s .
En ga ge e ith e r 1 s t g e a r o r re ve rs e .
Ap p ly th e p a rkin g b ra ke w he ne ve r yo u
p a rk o n in c line d s urfa c e s . In o rd e r to
p re ve nt th e p a rkin g b ra ke linings fro m
loc kin g d ue to fro s t o r c orro s ion, d ry
th e m b y g e ntly a p p lying th e p a rkin g
b ra ke a s th e ve hic le is c om ing to a
s to p . Ma ke s ure th a t fo llowing tra ffic
is n ot e nd a nge re d .
De p re s s th e c lutc h d uring h a rd
b ra kin g o n ro a d s urfa c e s th a t p ro -
vid e o nly p oor o r u ne ve n tra c tio n.<
ABS is in te nd e d to p re ve nt th e w he e ls
fro m lo c kin g d uring b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns ,
th us he lp ing to m a inta in ve hic le s ta b ility
a nd s te e ring re s p ons e .
S kid c o n tro l
De p re s s th e c lutc h a nd re le a s e th e a c -
c e le ra to r p e d a l. C ounte rs te e r c a re fully
a nd a tte m p t to re ga in c ontro l o f th e ve - p lie d .<
The b ra ke la m p s d o n ot lig ht u p
whe n th e p a rkin g b ra ke is a p -
If th e AB S s ys te m d oe s n ot re s p ond fo r
a ny re a s on a nd th e w he e ls lo c k:
Re d uc e th e p re s s ure o n th e b ra ke
p e d a l u ntil th e w he e ls ju s t s ta rt to ro ll
a ga in w hile s till m a inta ining e nough
forc e to c ontin ue b ra kin g. Fo llowing
th a t, in c re a s e p e d a l p re s s ure a ga in.
Re d uc e th e p re s s ure a s th e w he e ls
loc k, th e n re a p p ly p re s s ure . R e p e a t th is
b ra kin g m e th od a s n e c e s s a ry.
hic le .
This typ e o f s ta gge re d b ra kin g w ill
re d uc e th e b ra kin g d is ta nc e , a nd th e
ve hic le s till re m a ins re s p ons ive to
s te e ring.
You c a n th e n a tte m p t to s te e r a ro und
ha za rd s a fte r yo u h a ve re d uc e d p re s -
s ure o n th e b ra ke p e d a l.
Online Edition Part-No. 01 41 0 155 062 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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