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

Ch e c kin g  c o o la n t  le ve l
a nd  S e rvic e  G uid e  B ookle t fo r C a na d ia n
m od e ls .
Bra ke  fluid  is  to xic  a nd  a ls o d a m a ge s  ve hi-
c le  p a intw ork. Alw a ys  s to re  th e s e  a ge nts  in
tig htly- c los e d  o rig ina l c onta ine rs  ke p t w e ll
a wa y fro m  th e  re a c h o f c hild re n.
Do  n ot s p ill th e  flu id  a nd  d o n ot re fill th e
b ra ke  flu id  re s e rvo ir to  b e yo nd  th e  MAX
m a rk. S hould   it c om e  into  c onta  c t w ith  h ot
e ngine   c om p one nts  , th e  b ra ke  flu id  c ould
ignite   a nd  c a us e  p e rs ona l injury in  th e  form
of b urn s .<
Corre  c t c oola nt le  ve l w ith  th e  e ngine  c old ,
a p p ro x. + 687/206:
Alwa ys  o b s e rve  a ll a p p lic a b le  ru le s
a nd  re gula tio ns  fo r e nviro nm  e nta l
p ro te c tio n w he n d is p os ing o f us e d  b ra ke
fluid .<
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Turn  th e  c a p  o f th e  e xp a ns ion ta nk
c ounte  rc loc kw is e  to  a llow a ny a c c um u-
la te d  p re s s ure  to  e s c a p e , th e n c ontin ue
tu rn ing to  o p e n
Wa rn ing la m p  for Ca na d ia n m od e ls .
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The  c oola  nt le ve l is  c orre c t w he n th  e
c oola nt e  xte nd s  to  b e tw e e n th e  MIN
a nd  MAX m a rks  o n th e  fille r n e c k, re fe r
to  th e  d ia gra m  a d ja c e nt to  th e  fille r
ne c k
Bra ke   h yd ra u lic s ys te m s
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If th e  c oola nt is  low, s  lowly a  d d  c oola nt
up  to  th e  s p e c ifie d  le ve l – d o not o ve rfill.
A lo w b ra ke -fluid  le ve l c om b ine d  w ith
longe  r- th a n-us ua l p e d a l tra ve l c ould  b e  a
s ign th a t o ne  o f th e  b ra ke  s ys te m 's  hyd ra u-
lic  c irc uits  h a s  fa ile d .
Bra ke   flu id
P ro c e e d  to  th e  n e a re s t B MW c e nte r.
Re m e m b e r th a t p e d a l tra ve l m a y b e
inc re a s e d , a nd  th e re  m a y a ls o b e  a  s ub -
s ta ntia l inc re a s e  in  th e  a m ount o f p e d a l
p re s s ure  re q uire d  to  b ra ke  th e  ve hic le .
P le a s e  a d a p t yo ur d rivin g s tyle  a c c ord -
ingly.<
The  s ym b ol lights   u p  a nd  a  m e s -
s a ge  a p p e a rs  o n th e  C ontro l Dis -
p la y: th e  b ra ke -fluid  le ve l in th e
c onta ine  r is  to o lo w.
The  b ra ke  flu id  re s e rvo ir is  lo c a te d  u nd e r
th e  m ic ro filte r h ous ing trim  p a ne l o n th e
d rive r's  s id e  o f th e  ve hic le . To  h a ve  b ra ke
fluid  a d d e d  to  th e  s ys te m , o r to  h a ve  th e
s ourc e  o f a ny b ra ke  flu id  lo s s  tra c e d  a nd
re c tifie d , p le a s e  c onta c t yo ur BMW c e nte r,
whic h c  a n a ls o s up p ly th e  fa c to ry-
a p p ro ve d  – DO T 4  – b ra ke  flu id s .
Bra ke  fluid  is  h yg ro s c op ic : it a b s orb s
m ois tu re  fro m  th e  a tm os p he re  o ve r
th e  c ours e  o f tim e .
To  e ns ure  th a t th e  b ra ke  s ys te m  c ontin ue s
to  p ro vid e  s a fe  a nd  re lia b le  p e rfo rm a nc e ,
re m e m b e r to  h a ve  th e  b ra ke  fluid  c ha nge d
e ve ry 2  ye a rs  a t th e  la te s t, re fe r to  p a ge  6 6
a nd  to  th e  S e rvic e  a nd  Wa rra nty In form a -
tio n Bookle  t fo r US  m od e ls  or th e  Wa rra nty
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