Dis c b ra ke s
131n
Drivin g n o te s
S hould e ngine b ra kin g p ro ve in a d e -
q ua te , yo u s hould s till a vo id e xte nd e d ,
c ontin uous b ra kin g. In s te a d o f m a in-
ta ining lo w to m od e ra te p re s s ure o ve r
a n e xte nd e d p e rio d o f tim e , yo u s hould
d e c e le ra te th e ve hic le b y a p p lying m ore
s ub s ta ntia l fo rc e o n th e p e d a l (wa tc h
for fo llowing tra ffic !) a nd th e n p a us ing
b e fore re p e a tin g th e a p p lic a tio n. Th is
s ta gge re d b ra kin g te c hniq ue a llows th e
b ra ke s to c ool in th e in te rva ls b e tw e e n
a c tive b ra kin g p ha s e s , p re ve ntin g o ve r-
he a tin g a nd e ns uring th a t fu ll b ra kin g
c a p a c ity re m a ins a va ila b le a t a ll tim e s .
Dyn a m ic Bra ke Co n tro l (DB C)*
Wh ile d rivin g in w e t c ond itio ns a nd in
he a vy ra in, it is a g ood id e a to a p p ly
light p re s s ure to th e b ra ke p e d a l e ve ry
fe w m ile s . Wa tc h tra ffic c ond itio ns to
e ns ure th a t th is m a ne uve r d oe s n ot e n-
d a nge r o th e r ro a d u s e rs . Th e h e a t g e n-
e ra te d in th is b ra kin g p ro c e s s h e lp s d ry
th e b ra ke p a d s a nd ro to rs .
If yo u a p p ly th e b ra ke s ra p id ly, th is s ys -
te m a uto m a tic a lly p ro d uc e s th e m a xi-
m um b ra kin g fo rc e b oos t a nd th us
he lp s to a c hie ve th e s horte s t p os s ib le
b ra kin g d is ta nc e d uring "p a nic s to p s ."
All o f th e b e ne fits o f th e AB S s ys te m
a re e xp loite d u nd e r th e s e c irc um -
s ta nc e s .
Ma xim um b ra kin g fo rc e is o b ta ine d
while th e w he e ls c ontin ue to ro ta te ,
p e a kin g whe n th e whe e ls re m a in o n th e
ve rg e o f lo c kin g w ith out a c tu a lly d oing
s o. AB S m a inta ins th is s ta te a uto m a ti-
c a lly. If th e AB S fa ils , yo u s hould re ve rt
to th e s ta gge re d b ra kin g te c hniq ue
(re fe r to p a ge 1 33).
Do n ot re d uc e th e p re s s ure o n th e
b ra ke p e d a l fo r th e d ura tio n o f th e
b ra ke a p p lic a tio n. Wh e n th e b ra ke
p e d a l is re le a s e d , th e DB C is d e a c ti-
va te d .
In th e e ve nt o f a m a lfunc tio n,
th e wa rn ing la m p c om e s on with
a ye llow lig ht. C onve ntio na l
b ra kin g e ffic ie nc y is a va ila b le
with out lim ita tio ns .
Ha ve th e s ys te m c he c ke d a nd
re p a ire d a t yo ur B MW c e nte r a s s oon
a s p os s ib le .
Do not c oa s t w ith th e tra ns m is s ion
s e le c to r le ve r in n e utra l. Do n ot
d rive w ith th e e ngine s hut o ff. Th e e n-
gine p ro vid e s n o b ra kin g e ffe c t w he n
th e tra ns m is s ion is in n e utra l, a nd th e re
is n o p owe r- a s s is t fo r b ra kin g o r s te e r-
ing w he n th e e ngine is s hut o ff.
Ne ve r a llow flo or m a ts , c a rp e ts o r a ny
oth e r o b je c ts to p ro tru d e in to th e a re a
a ro und th e a c c e le ra to r a nd b ra ke p e d -
Exte nd e d o r s te e p m ounta in d e s c e nts
d o n ot n e c e s s a rily h a ve to le a d to re -
d uc e d b ra kin g e ffic ie nc y; d owns hift to a
ge a r in w hic h o nly m inim a l p e rio d ic
b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns a re re q uire d – m ove
th e s e le c to r le ve r to th e a p p ro p ria te
lowe r ra nge .
Fo r "In form a tio n fo r yo ur s a fe ty"
c ove ring th e AB S s ys te m , re fe r to
p a ge 1 29. Th is in form a tio n a ls o g e ne r-
a lly a p p lie s fo r DB C.<
You c a n c ontin ue to in c re a s e th e b ra k- a ls a nd o b s tru c t th e ir m ove m e nt.<
ing e ffe c t o f th e e ngine b y s e le c tin g a
lowe r g e a r – yo u c a n s e le c t tra ns m is -
s ion ra nge s a s lo w a s p os itio n 2 fo r e x-
tre m e c ond itio ns .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW Group
| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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