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30nAn tilo c k Bra ke S ys te m (ABS )
Dis c b ra ke s
In fo rm a tio n fo r yo u r s a fe ty
In th e e ve n t o f a fa u lt
Dis c b ra ke s fu rn is h o p tim um d e c e le ra -
tio n a nd b ra kin g c ontro l a nd g re a te r
fa d e re s is ta nc e u nd e r h e a vy u s e .
No t e ve n AB S c a n s us p e nd th e la ws o f
p hys ic s . AB S a lone c a nnot p re ve nt
a c c id e nts w he n th e b ra ke s a re a p p lie d
with out a n a d e q ua te s a fe ty d is ta nc e
b e tw e e n ve hic le s , if th e ve hic le is
If th e AB S w a rn ing la m p in th e
ins tru m e nt c lus te r c om e s o n, re -
fe r to p a ge 2 1. Th e b ra ke s ys -
Wh e n th e ve hic le is d rive n o nly o c c a -
te m th e n re ve rts to c onve ntio na l s iona lly, d uring e xte nd e d p e rio d s w he n
op e ra tio n a s on ve hic le s with out th e ve hic le is n ot u s e d a t a ll, a nd in o p -
d rive n w ith e xc e s s ive s p e e d , o r if a q ua -
p la ning o c c urs . R e s p ons ib ility fo r th e s e s ys te m c he c ke d b y yo ur B MW c e nte r
typ e s o f s itu a tio ns re m a ins in th e ha nd s a s s oon a s p os s ib le . To p re ve nt u nd e -
ABS . Ho we ve r, h a ve th e b ra ke
e ra tin g c ond itio ns w he re b ra ke a p p lic a -
tio ns a re le s s fre q ue nt, th e re is a n in -
c re a s e d te nd e nc y fo r c orro s ion o f th e
ro to rs a nd a c c um ula tio n o f c onta m ina -
(a nd a t th e fe e t) o f th e d rive r. Yo u
te c te d d e fe c ts a nd c um ula tive fa ults
s hould n e ve r a llow th e a d d e d s a fe ty o f fro m a d ve rs e ly a ffe c tin g th e b ra ke s ys - tio n o n th e b ra ke p a d s . Th is o c c urs b e -
ABS to lu ll yo u in to a fa ls e s e ns e o f
s e c urity, o r m is le a d yo u in to ta kin g
inc re a s e d ris ks th a t c ould a ffe c t yo ur
own s a fe ty a nd th a t o f o th e rs .
te m , re fe r a ny p ro b le m s to yo ur a uth o- c a us e th e m inim a l p re s s ure w hic h m us t
rize d B MW c e nte r a t th e e a rlie s t o p p or- b e e xe rte d b y th e p a d s to c le a n th e ro -
tu nity.
to rs b y b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns is n ot
re a c he d .
If th e b ra ke ro to rs a re c orro d e d , th e y
will te nd to re s p ond to b ra kin g w ith a
p uls a tin g e ffe c t w hic h e ve n e xte nd e d
a p p lic a tio n w ill fa il to c ure .
Do n ot m a ke a ny m od ific a tio ns to
th e AB S s ys te m .
S e rvic e p ro c e d ure s o n AB S a re to b e
p e rfo rm e d b y a uth orize d te c hnic ia ns
only.<
Fo r yo ur o wn s a fe ty: Us e o nly
b ra ke p a d s th a t B MW h a s a p -
p ro ve d fo r yo ur p a rtic ula r ve hic le
m od e l. B MW 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 ns ure th e o p e ra tin g s a fe ty o f th e ve hi-
c le if th e y a re in s ta lle d .<
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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