Lim its o f th e s ys te m
Ele c tro n ic b ra ke -fo rc e d is trib u tio n
EBV
Eve n with P DC , fin a l re s p ons ib ility fo r
e s tim a tin g th e d is ta nc e b e tw e e n th e
ve hic le a nd a ny o b s tru c tio ns a lwa ys
re m a ins with th e d rive r. Eve n whe n s e ns ors
a re in vo lve d , th e re is a b lind s p ot in w hic h
ob je c ts c a nnot b e d e te c te d . Th e s ys te m is
a ls o s ub je c t to th e p hys ic a l lim its th a t a p p ly
to a ll fo rm s o f u ltra s onic m e a s ure m e nt,
s uc h a s th os e e nc ounte re d w ith to w b a rs
a nd tra ile r c oup lings , o r th in a nd w e d ge -
s ha p e d o b je c ts e tc . Lo w o b je c ts a lre a d y
d is p la ye d , e .g . a c urb , c a n a ls o d is a p p e a r
fro m th e d e te c tio n a re a o f th e s e ns ors
a ga in b e fore a c ontin uous to ne s ound s .
Loud s ourc e s o f s ound , in s id e a nd o uts id e
th e ve hic le , c ould d ro wn o ut th e P DC s ig-
na l to ne .<
EB V c ontro ls th e b ra ke s ys te m 's a p p lic a -
tio n p re s s ure a t th e re a r w he e ls to e ns ure
s ta b le d e c e le ra tio n.
Dyn a m ic Bra ke Co n tro l DB C
The Dyn a m ic B ra ke C ontro l a c tive ly s up -
p orts th e d rive r in d a nge ro us b ra kin g s itu a -
tio ns . Q uic kly p um p ing th e b ra ke p e d a l
inc re a s e s th e b ra kin g e ffe c t w ith low p e d a l
p re s s ure s o th a t th e s horte s t p os s ib le
b ra kin g d is ta nc e is a c hie ve d . Th is s ys te m
e xp loits a ll of th e b e ne fits p ro vid e d b y ABS .
Do n ot re d uc e th e p re s s ure o n th e b ra ke
p e d a l fo r th e d ura tio n o f th e b ra ke a p p lic a -
tio n. DB C is d e a c tiva te d w he n yo u re le a s e
th e b ra ke p e d a l.
Ke e p the s e ns ors c le a n a nd fre e of ic e
or s now in o rd e r to e ns ure th a t th e y
will c ontin ue to o p e ra te e ffe c tive ly.
Do n ot a p p ly h igh p re s s ure s p ra y to th e
s e ns ors fo r a p ro longe d p e rio d o f tim e.
Ke e p th e s p ra y a t le a s t 4 in /10 c m a way
fro m th e s e ns ors .<
Dyn a m ic S ta b ility Co n tro l DS C
Th e c o n c e p t
DS C m a inta ins ve hic le s ta b ility, e ve n in
c ritic a l d rivin g s itu a tio ns .
The DS C is op e ra tio na l e ve ry tim e yo u s ta rt
th e e ngine .
Drivin g s ta b ility c o n tro l
s ys te m s
The s ys te m o p tim ize s th e d rivin g s ta b ility
d uring a c c e le ra tio n a nd whe n s ta rtin g fro m
a s ta nd s till. Th e s ys te m re c ognize s a ny
te nd e nc y fo r th e ve hic le to a s s um e a n
uns ta b le a ttitu d e s uc h a s o ve rs te e r o r
und e rs te e r; it th e n c ounte ra c ts th is te n-
d e nc y w ith a c om b ina tio n o f g ra d ua te d
re d uc tio ns in e ngine to rq ue a nd s e le c tive
b ra kin g in te rve ntio n a t in d ivid ua l w he e ls .
DS C p ro vid e s o p tim a l s ta b ility w ith in th e
lim its d e fine d b y th e la ws o f p hys ic s .
Your B MW is e q uip p e d w ith a n e xte nd e d
a rra y o f s ys te m s d e s igne d to e nha nc e a nd
m a inta in ve hic le s ta b ility u nd e r e xtre m e
c ond itio ns . The following s e c tio n d e s c rib e s
th e s e fu nc tio ns b a s e d o n AB S , DS C, HDC
a nd xDrive .
An tilo c k Bra ke S ys te m ABS
ABS e nha nc e s a c tive s a fe ty b y p re ve ntin g
th e whe e ls fro m loc kin g und e r b ra kin g. Th e
ve hic le c ontin ue s to b e s te e ra b le d uring
ha rd b ra kin g.
ABS a ls o in c lud e s Ele c tro nic b ra ke -forc e
d is trib utio n EB V.
The la ws o f p hys ic s c a nnot b e
re p e a le d , e ve n w ith DS C. An a p p ro -
p ria te d rivin g s tyle a lwa ys re m a ins th e
re s p ons ib ility o f th e d rive r. Avo id us ing th e
a d d itio na l s a fe ty m a rg in p ro vid e d b y th e
s ys te m a s a n e xc us e fo r ta kin g u nne c e s -
s a ry ris ks .
S a fe b ra kin g, re fe r to p a ge 7 7.
Do n ot m a ke a ny m od ific a tio ns to th e DS C
s ys te m . Ne ve r a llow a nyo ne o th e r th a n
a uth orize d p ro fe s s iona l te c hnic ia ns to
c a rry o ut s e rvic e or re p a irs on the s ys te m .<
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