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26nBre a k-in p ro c e d u re
To e ns ure th a t yo ur ve hic le p ro vid e s
m a xim um e c onom y th ro ughout a lo ng
s e rvic e life , w e re q ue s t th a t yo u c om p ly
with th e fo llowing:
Tire s
Bra ke s ys te m
Du e to te c hnic a l fa c to rs a s s oc ia te d
with th e ir m a nufa c tu re , tire s d o n ot
a c hie ve th e ir fu ll tra c tio n p ote ntia l u ntil to rs a c hie ve th e o p tim a l p a d -s urfa c e
Ap p ro xim a te ly 3 00 m ile s (500 km ) m us t
e la p s e b e fore th e b ra ke p a d s a nd ro -
a n in itia l b re a k- in p e rio d h a s e la p s e d .
Fo r th is re a s on, d rive w ith e xtra c a re
d uring th e in itia l 2 00 m ile s (3 00 km ).
a nd w e a r p a tte rn s re q uire d fo r tro ub le -
fre e o p e ra tio n a nd long s e rvic e life la te r
on.
En g in e a n d d iffe re n tia l
Up to 1 ,2 00 m ile s (2 ,0 00 km ):
Drive a t va ryin g e ngine s p e e d s a nd
ro a d s p e e d s , b ut d o n ot e xc e e d
Com p ly w ith a ll loc a l, s ta te a nd fe d e ra l To b re a k- in th e s e p a ra te p a rkin g b ra ke
m a xim um s p e e d la ws .
d ru m s , a p p ly th e p a rkin g b ra ke lig htly
whe n c oa s tin g to a s ta nd s till (a t a tra ffic
s igna l, fo r in s ta nc e ), p ro vid e d th a t tra f-
fic c ond itio ns a llow yo u to d o s o.
To a vo id c orro s ion, re p e a t th is p ro c e -
d ure fro m tim e to tim e .
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500 rp m a nd /or 1 05 m p h (1 70 km /h)
d uring th is in itia l p e rio d .
Wh e n th e ve hic le is o p e ra te d o n
we t o r s lus hy ro a d s , a w e d ge o f
Com p ly w ith a ll loc a l, s ta te a nd fe d e ra l
m a xim um s p e e d la ws .
wa te r m a y fo rm b e tw e e n th e tire a nd
th e ro a d s urfa c e . Th is p he nom e non is
re fe rre d to a s a q ua p la ning, o r h yd ro -
p la ning, a nd c a n le a d to p a rtia l o r c om -
p le te lo s s o f tra c tio n, ve hic le c ontro l
Re fra in fro m us ing full thro ttle a nd a vo id
p re s s ing th e a c c e le ra to r b e yo nd th e
kic kd own p oint.
The b ra ke la m p s d o n ot c om e o n
whe n th e p a rkin g b ra ke is a p p lie d .
Onc e 1 ,2 00 m ile s (2 ,0 00 km ) ha ve
e la p s e d , e ngine s p e e d s a nd ro a d
s p e e d s c a n g ra d ua lly b e in c re a s e d .
a nd b ra kin g e ffe c tive ne s s . R e d uc e yo ur Va c uum fo r th e b ra ke s ys te m s e rvo unit
s p e e d o n w e t ro a d s .<
on yo ur B MW is a va ila b le o nly w he n th e
e ngine is ru nning. Wh e n yo u m ove th e
c a r w ith th e e ngine s hut o ff – w he n to w-
ing, fo r in s ta nc e – s ub s ta ntia lly h ighe r
le ve ls o f p e d a l fo rc e w ill b e re q uire d to
b ra ke th e ve hic le .<
You s hould a ls o c om p ly w ith th e s e
b re a k- in p ro c e d ure s if th e e ngine o r d if-
fe re ntia l is re p la c e d la te r in th e c ours e
of th e ve hic le s e rvic e life .
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