Th in g s to re m e m b e r w h e n d rivin g
Bre a k-in p ro c e d u re s
Clu tc h
The func tio n o f th e c lutc h is o nly a t its o p ti-
m ize d le ve l a fte r a d is ta nc e d rive n o f
a p p ro x. 3 00 m ile s /500 km . Du ring th is
b re a k- in p e rio d , e nga ge th e c lutc h g e ntly.
To e ns ure th a t yo ur ve hic le c ontin ue s to
p ro vid e o p tim ize d e c onom y o f o p e ra tio n
th ro ughout a n e xte nd e d s e rvic e life , w e
re q ue s t th a t yo u d e vo te c a re ful a tte ntio n to
th e fo llowing s e c tio n.
Ge n e ra l d rivin g n o te s
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 :
Hig h te m p e ra tu re s
You s hould a tte m p t to va ry b oth ve hic le
a nd e ngine s p e e d s . Un til th e b re a k- in
p e rio d h a s b e e n c om p le te d , yo u s hould
a ls o re fra in fro m e xc e e d ing a n e ngine
s p e e d o f 4 ,5 00 rp m o r a d rivin g s p e e d o f
Extre m e te m p e ra tu re s o c c ur a t th e
c a ta lytic c onve rte r o n th is a nd e ve ry
c a ta lys t- e q uip p e d ve hic le . Do n ot re m ove
th e h e a t s hie ld s in s ta lle d a d ja c e nt to va ri-
ous s e c tio ns o f th e e xh a us t s ys te m , a nd
ne ve r a p p ly u nd e rc oa tin g to th e m . Wh e n
d rivin g, s ta nd ing a t id le a nd w hile p a rkin g
ta ke c a re to a vo id p os s ib le c onta c t
b e tw e e n th e h ot e xh a us t s ys te m a nd a ny
highly fla m m a b le m a te ria ls s uc h a s h a y,
le a ve s , g ra s s , e tc . S uc h c onta c t c ould le a d
to a fire , a nd w ith it th e ris k o f s e rio us p ro p -
e rty d a m a ge a s w e ll a s p e rs ona l injury.<
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00 m p h/160 km /h.
Alwa ys o b e y a ll o ffic ia l s p e e d lim its .
Avo id fu ll-th ro ttle o p e ra tio n a nd u s e o f th e
tra ns m is s ion's kic kd own m od e d uring
th e s e in itia l m ile s .
Onc e yo u h a ve d rive n 1 ,2 00 m ile s /
2
,0 00 km , th e e ngine a nd ve hic le s p e e d s
c a n b e g ra d ua lly in c re a s e d .
You s hould a ls o c om p ly with the s e b re a k- in
p ro c e d ure s s hould th e e ngine o r d iffe re n-
tia l n e e d to b e re p la c e d a t a la te r p oint.
P a rk in g th e ve h ic le
Cond e ns a tio n fo rm s in th e a ir c ond itio ne r
s ys te m d uring o p e ra tio n, a nd th e n e xits
und e r th e ve hic le . Tra c e s o f c ond e ns e d
wa te r u nd e r th e ve hic le a re th us n orm a l.
S e q u e n tia l m a n u a l tra n s m is s io n
S MG
Do n ot u s e th e a c c e le ra tio n a s s is ta nt d ur-
ing th e b re a k- in p e rio d .
Be fo re d rivin g in to th e c a r w a s h
Fo ld in th e e xte rio r m irro rs , re fe r to
p a ge 4 2, a s o th e rw is e th e y c ould b e d a m -
a ge d d ue to th e w id th o f th e ve hic le .
Tire s
Du e to te c hnic a l fa c to rs a s s oc ia te d w ith
th e ir m a nufa c tu re , tire s d o not a c hie ve the ir
full tra c tio n p ote ntia l u ntil a fte r a n in itia l
b re a k- in p e rio d . Th e re fore , d rive re s e rve d ly
d uring th e firs t 2 00 m ile s /300 km .
Hyd ro p la n in g
Wh e n d rivin g o n w e t o r s lus hy ro a d s ,
re d uc e ro a d s p e e d . If yo u d o n ot, a
we d ge of wa te r c a n form b e tw e e n tire s a nd
ro a d s urfa c e .Th is p he nom e non is re fe rre d
to a s hyd ro p la ning, a nd is c ha ra c te rize d b y
a p a rtia l o r c om p le te lo s s o f c onta c t
b e tw e e n th e tire s a nd th e ro a d s urfa c e , u lti-
m a te ly u nd e rm ining yo ur a b ility to s te e r
a nd b ra ke th e ve hic le .<
Bra ke s ys te m
Bra ke s re q uire a n in itia l b re a k- in p e rio d o f
a p p ro x. 3 00 m ile s /500 km to a c hie ve o p ti-
m ize d c onta c t a nd w e a r p a tte rn s b e tw e e n
b ra ke p a d s a nd ro to rs .
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| Tags | BMW 525i, BMW 530i, BMW 545i, BMW E60, BMW E61 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
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