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Bra ke flu id
To a d d c o o la n t
Bra ke fluid 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
ove r tim e .
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 te m p e r-
a tu re 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 r-
wis e , th e re is a d a nge r o f s c a ld ing.
In o rd e r to e ns ure th e o p e ra tin g s a fe ty
of 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 yo ur
BMW 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 B ookle t (US
m od e ls ) o r to th e Wa rra nty a nd S e rvic e
Guid e B ookle t (C a na d ia n m od e ls ).
Bra ke flu id is to xic a nd d a m a ge s th e
ve hic le 's p a int. Alw a ys s to re b ra ke fluid
in th e o rig ina l c onta ine rs . Ke e p th e c on-
ta ine rs tig htly c los e d a nd o ut o f re a c h
of c hild re n.
Do n ot s p ill b ra ke flu id . Do n ot fill b e -
yo nd th e "MAX" le ve l in th e re s e rvo ir.
The b ra ke flu id c ould ig nite u p on c on-
ta c t w ith h ot e ngine p a rts a nd c a us e
s e rio us b urn s .<
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S ta rt b y tu rn ing th e c a p c ounte r-
c loc kw is e . P a us e to a llow a ny a c c u-
m ula te d p re s s ure to e s c a p e , th e n re -
m ove th e c a p
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If th e c oola nt is lo w, s lowly a d d c ool-
a nt u ntil th e c orre c t le ve l is re a c he d –
d o n ot o ve rfill.
Bra ke flu id le ve l
If th e b ra ke h yd ra ulic s ys te m
wa rn ing la m p c om e s o n, or if
th e m e s s a ge "C HEC K B RAKE
FLUID" a p p e a rs in th e C he c k
Contro l d is p la y: Th e b ra ke flu id
le ve l is to o lo w in th e re s e rvo ir.
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
for ye a r- ro und p ro te c tio n a ga ins t in te r-
na l c orro s ion. No o th e r a d d itive s a re re - Fill u p to u p p e r m a rk ("MAX" le ve l vis i-
q uire d .
b le th ro ugh th e tra ns p a re nt re s e rvo ir).
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 fo ur ye a rs .
Any B MW c e nte r c a n p ro vid e yo u w ith
inform a tio n o n fa c to ry- a p p ro ve d b ra ke
fluid s (DO T 4 ).
Bra ke flu id lo s s re s ults in e xte nd e d
p e d a l tra ve l. R e fe r to th e inform a tio n o n
p a ge 1 32.
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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