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Bra ke flu id
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Bra ke flu id le ve l
Bra ke flu id is h yg ro s c op ic , th a t is ,
it a b s orb s m ois tu re fro m th e a ir
Wa it u ntil th e e ngine c ools b e fore re -
m oving th e c a p fro m th e e xp a ns ion
ta nk. Th e n e e d le o f th e c oola nt g a uge
in th e in s tru m e nt c lus te r m us t b e lo -
c a te d in th e b lue zone ; o th e rw is e , th e re
is a d a nge r o f s c a ld ing.
If the ind ic a to r la m p for th e b ra ke
ove r tim e . In o rd e r to e ns ure th e s a fe ty
a nd re lia b ility o f th e b ra ke s ys te m , h a ve
th e b ra ke fluid c ha nge d e ve ry tw o ye a rs
b y a n B MW c e nte r. R e fe r a ls o to th e
S e rvic e a nd Wa rra nty In form a tio n Book-
le t (US m od e ls ) or th e Wa rra nty a nd S e r-
vic e G uid e B ookle t (C a na d ia n m od e ls ).
Bra ke fluid is to xic a nd d a m a ge s th e ve -
hic le 's p a int. Yo u s hould a lwa ys s to re it
in its o rig ina l c onta ine r a nd in a loc a tio n
whic h is o ut o f re a c h o f c hild re n. Do not
s p ill th e flu id a nd d o n ot fill th e b ra ke
fluid re s e rvo ir b e yo nd th e "MAX" m a rk.
The b ra ke flu id c ould ig nite u p on c on-
ta c t w ith hot e ngine p a rts a nd c a us e s e -
rio us b urn s .<
hyd ra ulic s ys te m a p p e a rs o r if
th e "C HEC K B RAKE FLUID"
m e s s a ge a p p e a rs in th e C he c k
Contro l: Th e b ra ke flu id le ve l is
to o lo w in th e re s e rvo ir.
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Turn th e c a p c ounte rc loc kw is e
The b ra ke flu id re s e rvo ir is lo c a te d
s lightly in o rd e r to a llow a c c um ula te d und e r th e m ic ro filte r h ous ing o n th e
p re s s ure to e s c a p e . Th e n o p e n. d rive r's s id e of th e c a r. Fo r a d d ing b ra ke
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If th e c oola nt is lo w, s lowly a d d c ool- fluid o r fo r d e te rm ining a nd c orre c tin g
a nt u ntil th e c orre c t le ve l is re a c he d – th e c a us e o f b ra ke flu id lo s s , c ons ult
d o n ot o ve rfill.
yo ur B MW c e nte r. Yo ur B MW c e nte r is
fa m ilia r w ith th e s p e c ific a tio ns fo r fa c -
to ry- a p p ro ve d b ra ke flu id s (DO T 4 ).
The c oola nt is a m ixtu re o f w a te r a nd
e xte nd e d -d uty a ntifre e ze with c orro s ion
inhib ito r. Alw a ys m a inta in th e p re -
s c rib e d a ll-s e a s on 5 0:5 0 m ixtu re ra tio
Bra ke flu id lo s s m a y re s ult in e xte nd e d
b ra ke p e d a l tra ve l. If th is o c c urs , re fe r
for ye a r- ro und p ro te c tio n a ga ins t in te r- to th e in form a tio n o n p a ge 1 12.
na l c orro s ion. No o th e r a d d itive s a re
re q uire d .
Com p ly w ith th e a p p lic a b le e nvi-
ro nm e nta l la ws re gula tin g th e d is -
p os a l o f b ra ke flu id .<
Re p la c e th e c oola nt e ve ry th re e ye a rs .
Online Edition Part-No. 01 41 0 155 062 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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