2004 BMW 5-Series 525i 530i 545i E60 E61 Owners Manual

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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