Th in g s to re m e m b e r w h e n d rivin g
Bre a k-in p ro c e d u re s
Bra ke s ys te m
Ap p ro x. 3 00 m ile s /500 km m us t e la p s e
b e fore th e b ra ke p a d s a nd ro to rs a c hie ve
th e o p tim a l p a d -s urfa c e a nd we a r p a tte rn s
re q uire d fo r tro ub le -fre e o p e ra tio n a nd
long s e rvic e life la te r o n.
To e ns ure th a t yo ur ve hic le p ro vid e s m a xi-
m um e c onom y th ro ughout a lo ng s e rvic e
life , w e re q ue s t th a t yo u o b s e rve th e fo l-
lowing in s tru c tio ns :
To b re a k in th e s e p a ra te ha nd b ra ke d ru m s ,
a p p ly th e h a nd b ra ke lig htly w he n c oa s tin g
to a s ta nd s till – a t a tra ffic s igna l, fo r
ins ta nc e ; u s e c a utio n to a vo id p os ing a
d a nge r to o th e r ro a d u s e rs .
En g in e a n d d iffe re n tia l
Up to 1 ,2 00 m ile s /2,0 00 km :
Du ring this initia l p e rio d you s hould a tte m p t
to a vo id c ons ta nt, s te a d y- s ta te o p e ra tio n
a nd va ry b oth ve hic le a nd e ngine s p e e d s
a s o fte n a s p os s ib le . Un til th e b re a k- in
p e rio d h a s b e e n c om p le te d yo u s hould
a ls o re fra in fro m e xc e e d ing th e fo llowing:
To a vo id c orro s ion, re p e a t th is p ro c e d ure
fro m tim e to tim e .
The b ra ke la m p s d o not c om e o n whe n th e
ha nd b ra ke is s e t.
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4,5 00 rp m o r 1 00 m p h/160 km /h.
Va c uum fo r th e b ra ke s ys te m s e rvo
unit o n yo ur B MW is a va ila b le o nly
whe n th e e ngine is ru nning. Wh e n yo u
m ove th e ve hic le w ith th e e ngine o ff – e .g .
b y to wing – s ub s ta ntia lly h ighe r le ve ls o f
p e d a l fo rc e w ill b e re q uire d to b ra ke th e
ve hic le .<
Alwa ys o b e y a ll o ffic ia l s p e e d lim its .
Re fra in fro m u s ing fu ll th ro ttle a nd a vo id
p re s s ing th e a c c e le ra to r b e yo nd th e kic k-
d own p oint.
Onc e yo u h a ve d rive n 1 ,2 00 m ile s /
2
,0 00 km , th e e ngine a nd ve hic le s p e e d s
c a n b e g ra d ua lly in c re a s e d .
Clu tc h
You s hould a ls o c om p ly with the s e b re a k- in
p ro c e d ure s s hould th e e ngine or o ne of th e
d iffe re ntia ls b e re p la c e d la te r in th e c ours e
of th e ve hic le 's s e rvic e life .
The func tio n o f th e c lutc h is a ls o o nly a t its
op tim ize d le ve l a fte r a d is ta nc e d rive n o f
a p p ro x. 3 00 m ile s /500 km . Du ring th is
b re a k- in p e rio d , e nga ge th e c lutc h g e ntly.
Tire s
Du e to te c hnic a l fa c to rs a s s oc ia te d w ith
th e ir m a nufa c tu re , tire s d o not a c hie ve the ir
full tra c tio n p ote ntia l u ntil a fte r a n in itia l
b re a k- in p e rio d . Fo r th is re a s on, d rive w ith
e xtra c a re d uring th e in itia l 2 00 m ile s /
Ge n e ra l d rivin g n o te s
Hig h te m p e ra tu re s
Extre m e te m p e ra tu re s o c c ur a t th e
c a ta lytic c onve rte r o n th is a nd e ve ry
c a ta lys t- e q uip p e d ve hic le . Do n ot re m ove
th e h e a t s hie ld s in s ta lle d a d ja c e nt to va ri-
ous s e c tio ns o f th e e xh a us t s ys te m , a nd
ne ve r a p p ly u nd e rc oa tin g to th e m . Wh e n
d rivin g, s ta nd ing a t id le a nd w hile p a rkin g
ta ke c a re to a vo id p os s ib le c onta c t
3
00 km .
Ob e y yo ur lo c a l a nd s ta te m a xim um s p e e d
lim its .
Wh e n th e ve hic le is o p e ra te d o n w e t
or s lus hy ro a d s , a w e d ge o f w a te r
m a y fo rm b e tw e e n th e tire a nd th e ro a d
s urfa c e . Th is p he nom e non is re fe rre d to a s
hyd ro p la ning a nd c a n le a d to p a rtia l o r
c om p le te lo s s o f tra c tio n, ve hic le c ontro l
a nd b ra kin g e ffe c tive ne s s . R e d uc e yo ur
s p e e d o n w e t ro a d s .<
b e tw e e n th e h ot e xh a us t s ys te m a nd a ny
highly fla m m a b le m a te ria ls s uc h a s h a y,
le a ve s , g ra s s , e tc . S uc h c onta c t c ould le a d
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