to a s h yd 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 tire s a nd ro a d s urfa c e , u ltim a te ly
und e rm ining yo ur a b ility to s te e r a nd b ra ke
th e ve hic le .<
Hills
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 .
Drivin g th ro u g h w a te r
You c a n fu rth e r e nha nc e th e e ngine 's
b ra kin g 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
on e xtre m e ly s te e p s tre tc he s , re fe r to
p a ge 6 7. 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 lo a d s o n th e b ra ke s ys -
te m .
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 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 – o r w ith
th e e ngine s witc he d o ff – a s th e re is n o
e ngine b ra kin g w he n th e tra ns m is s ion is in
Ne utra l, a nd n o p owe r- a s s is t fo r b ra ke s
a nd s te e ring w he n th e e ngine is n ot ru n-
ning.
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 ys te m
Bra kin g w ith ABS
The b e s t w a y to a c hie ve th e b e s t re s p ons e
fro m th e AB S is to a p p ly m a xim um p re s -
s ure to th e b ra ke p e d a l – p a nic s to p . 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
ob s ta c le s w ith a m inim um o f s te e ring
e ffort.
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 .
Co rro s io n
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 a l
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 .
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. Oth e rw is e , e ve n light
b ut c ons is te nt p e d a l p re s s ure c a n le a d to
high te m p e ra tu re s , b ra ke w e a r a nd p os s i-
b ly e ve n b ra ke fa ilure .<
Dis c b ra ke s
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
If th e b ra ke p a d we a r w a rn ing la m p
a p p e a rs in th e C he c k C ontro l,
a c c om p a nie d b y a te xt. P le a s e ta ke
c a re ful note of the a d d itio na l inform a tio n on
th e C ontro l Dis p la y.
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| Tags | BMW 745i, BMW 745Li, BMW 760Li, BMW E65, BMW E66, BMW E68 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
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