Drivin g o n b a d ro a d s
Fo r c le a ning th e h a nd b ra ke , a p p ly th e
le ve r s lightly a t a p p ro x. 2 5 m p h/40 km /
h a nd c ontin ue to d rive fo r a p p ro x. 2 00
ya rd s /200 m e te rs , p ro vid e d th a t tra ffic
c ond itio ns a llow yo u to d o s o.
Your B MW X3 is a t h om e o n a ll p a ve d a nd
unp a ve d ro a d s . It c om b ine s a ll-whe e l d rive
with th e a d va nta ge s of a norm a l p a s s e nge r
c a r.
P le a s e b e a r th e fo llowing p oints in m ind
a fte r d rivin g o n p oor ro a d s , in o rd e r to p re -
s e rve th e ro a d s a fe ty o f yo ur B MW:
Drivin g o n unp ave d te rra in c a n c aus e
d a m a ge to th e ve hic le .<
Wh e n yo u a re d rivin g o n b a d ro a d s , th e re
a re a fe w p oints w hic h yo u s hould s tric tly
ob s e rve — fo r yo ur o wn s a fe ty, fo r th a t o f
yo ur p a s s e nge rs , a nd fo r th e s a fe ty o f th e
ve hic le :
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Cle a n th e h e a vy d irt fro m th e b od y
Cle a n m ud , s now, ic e a nd o th e r m a te ri-
a ls from the whe e ls a nd tire s . C he c k th e
tire s fo r d a m a ge .
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Fa m ilia rize yo urs e lf w ith th e ve hic le
b e fore yo u b e gin d rivin g. Do n ot ta ke
ris ks w ith th e ve hic le und e r a ny c irc um -
s ta nc e s
Alwa ys a d a p t th e d rivin g s p e e d to th e
ro a d c ond itio ns . Th e m ore s te e p a nd
une ve n th e ro a d wa y is , th e lo we r th e
s p e e d s hould b e
You c a n o p e ra te yo ur ve hic le o n u p hill
a nd d ownhill gra d ie nts with a m a xim um
s lop e o f 5 0 % . If yo u w is h to d rive o n
up hill a nd d ownhill gra d e s o f th is
na tu re , m a ke s ure b e fore ha nd th a t th e
e ngine o il a nd c oola nt le ve ls a re n e a r
th e m a x m a rk, re fe r to p a ge s 9 4 a nd 9 6
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Fo r ve ry s te e p d ownhill d rivin g, u s e Hill
De s c e nt C ontro l HDC , re fe r to p a ge 5 1.
Drivin g o ff is p os s ib le o n u p wa rd
inc line s o f u p to 3 3% .
The p e rm itte d s id e in c lina tio n is 5 0 %
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Wh ile d rivin g, w a tc h c a re fully fo r o b s ta -
c le s s uc h a s ro c ks or hole s . Try to a vo id
th e s e o b s ta c le s w he ne ve r p os s ib le
Avo id th a t th e b od y m a ke s c onta c t w ith
th e g ro und , e .g . o n th e c re s ts o f h ills
a nd b um p y ro a d s
Do not d rive in wa te r th a t is d e e p e r th a n
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0 in /50 c m . If yo u m us t d rive th ro ugh
wa te r u p to th a t d e p th , d rive a t a w a lk-
ing s p e e d a nd d o n ot s to p .
Afte r le a ving th e w a te r, p re s s o n th e
footb ra ke g e ntly s e ve ra l tim e s w hile
d rivin g a t a lo w s p e e d . Th e b ra ke a p p li-
c a tio ns w ill he lp to d ry th e b ra ke s , th us
p re ve ntin g a re d uc tio n in b ra kin g p e r-
form a nc e c a us e d b y th e m ois tu re .
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Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 631 - © 07/03 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW Manuals, BMW X3 Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW E83, BMW X3 2.5i, BMW X3 3.0i |
| Model Year | 2004 |
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