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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| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 525i, BMW 530i, BMW 545i, BMW E60, BMW E61 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
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