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

The  ris k o f h yd ro p la ning in c re a s e s  a s  th e
tre a d  d e p th  o f th e  tire s  d e c re a s e s , re fe r
a ls o to  Tire  tre a d  o n p a ge  1 73.
You c  a n furth e r e nha nc e  th e  e ngine 's  b ra k-
ing e  ffe c t b y s e le c tin g a  lo we r g e a r in  th e
a uto m a tic  tra ns m is s ion's  m a nua l m od e ,
d owns  hifting a  s  fa r a s  firs t g e a r o n
e xtre m e ly s te e p  s tre tc he s , re fe r to
p a ge s  5 0 a nd  5 5. Th is  s tra te gy h e lp s  yo u
a vo id  p la c ing e xc e s s ive  loa d s  on th e  b ra ke
s ys te m .
Wa te r  o n th e  ro a d
Do  n ot d rive  th ro ugh w  a te r o n th e
ro a d  if it is  d e e p e r th a n 1  ft/ 30 c m ,
a nd  th e n only a t w a lking s p e e d  a t th e  m os t.
Oth e rw is e , th e  ve hic le 's  e ngine , th e  e le c tri-
c a l s ys te m s  a nd  th e  tra ns m is s ion m a y b e
d a m a ge d .<
Ne ve r d rive  with  th e  c lutc h p re s s e d  or
a llow th  e  ve hic le  to  c oa s t w ith  th e
tra ns m is s ion in Ne  utra l – or w ith  th e  e ngine
s witc he d  o ff – th e re  is  n o e ngine  b ra kin g
whe  n th e  tra ns m is s ion is  in Ne utra l, a nd  no
p owe r- a s s is t fo r b ra ke s  a nd  s te e ring whe n
th e  e ngine  is  n ot ru  nning.
Ne ve r a llow floor m  a ts , c a rp e ts  or a ny oth e r
ob je c ts  to  p ro tru d e  into  the  a re a  a ro und  the
a c c e le ra to r a nd  b ra ke  p e d a ls  a nd  o b s tru c t
th e ir m ove m e nt.<
Bra ke  s
Your B  MW is  e q uip p e d  w ith  AB S  a s  s ta n-
d a rd . Th e  b e s t w a y to  a c hie ve  o p tim ize d
re s p ons e  fro m  th e  AB S  is  to  a p p ly m a xi-
m um  p re s s ure  to  th e  b ra ke  p e d a l d uring
e m e rg e nc y: p a nic  s to p s . S inc e  th e  ve hic le
m a inta ins  s te e ring re s p ons ive ne s s , yo u
c a n n e ve rth e le s s  a vo id  p os s ib le  o b s ta c le s
with  a  m inim um  o f s te e ring e ffort.
Co rro s io n  o n th e  b ra ke  ro to rs
Wh e n th e  ve hic le  is  d rive n o nly o c c a s ion-
a lly, d uring e  xte nd e d  p e rio d s  w he n th e
ve hic le  is  n ot u s e d  a t a ll, a nd  in  o p 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 n-
d e nc y fo r c orro s ion to  form  on ro  to rs , w hile
c onta m ina nts   a c c um ula te  o n th e  b ra ke
p a d s . Th is  o c c urs  b e c a us e  th e  m inim um
p re s s ure  w hic h m us t b e  e xe rte d  b y th e
p a d s  d uring b ra ke  a p p lic a tio ns  to  c le a n th e
ro to rs  is  n ot re a c he d .
P uls a tio n a t th e  b ra ke  p e d a l c om b ine s  with
s ound  s  fro m  th e  h yd ra ulic  c irc uits  to  in d i-
c a te  to  th e  d rive r th a t AB S  is  in  its  a c tive
m od e .
Do  n ot d rive  w ith  yo ur fo ot re s tin g o n
th e  b ra ke  p e d a l. Eve n lig ht b ut c on-
s is te nt p e d a l p re s s ure  c a n le a d  to  h igh
te m p e ra tu re s , b ra ke  w e a r a nd  p os s ib ly
e ve n b ra ke  fa ilure .<
Drivin  g in  w e t c o n d itio n s
S hould   c orro s ion fo rm  o n th e  b ra ke  ro to rs ,
th e  b ra ke s  w ill te nd  to  re s p ond  w ith  a  p ul-
s a tin g e ffe c t th a t e ve n e xte nd e d  a p p lic a -
tio n w ill fa il to  c ure .
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 lig ht
p re s s ure  to  th e  b ra ke  p e d a l e ve ry fe w
m ile s . Mo nito r 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 nd a nge r
oth e r ro a d  us e rs . Th e  he a t g e ne ra te d  in this
p ro c e s s  h e lp s  d ry th e  p a d s  a nd  ro to rs  to
e ns ure  th a t fu ll b ra kin g e ffic ie nc y w ill th e n
b e  a va ila b le  w he n yo u n e e d  it.
Bra ke   p a d s
The  b ra ke  p a d  w e a r w a rn ing la m p
lights   up  a nd  a  m e s s a ge  a p p e a rs  on
th e  Che c k C ontro  l. P le a s e  note  a ny
s up p le m e nta ry in form a tio n th a t a p p e a rs
th e re .
Hills
Wa rn ing la m p  for C a na d ia n m od e ls .
You c  a n re ta in fu ll a nd  u nim p a ire d  b ra kin g
e ffic ie nc y b y d owns hifting to    a  g e a r in
whic h o  nly m inim a l b ra ke  a p p lic a tio ns  a re
ne e d e d  w he n d e s c e nd ing lo ng o r s te e p
d ownhill s  tre tc he s .
The  b ra ke  p a d s  h a ve  re a c he d  th e ir m ini-
m um  p a d  th ic kn e s s . Ha ve  th e m  re p la c e d  a t
yo ur B MW c e nte r a  s  s oon a  s  p os s ib le .
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