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Antilock Brake System (ABS) Disc brakes

Information for your safety

Not even ABS can suspend the laws of

physics. ABS alone cannot prevent

accidents when the brakes are applied

without an adequate safety interval

between vehicles, if the car is driven at

an excessive rate of speed in curves, or

if aquaplaning occurs. Responsibility for

these types of situations remains in the

hands (and at the feet) of the driver.

You should never allow the added

safety of ABS to lull you into a false

sense of security, or mislead you into

taking increased risks that could affect

your own safety and that of others.

Do not make any modifications to

the ABS system.

Service procedures on ABS are to be

performed by authorized technicians

only.<

In the event of a fault

If the ABS warning lamp in the

instrument cluster comes on,

refer to page 23. The brake

system then reverts to conven-

tional operation as on vehicles

without ABS. However, have the

brake system checked by your BMW

center as soon as possible. To prevent

undetected defects and cumulative

faults from adversely affecting the brake

system, refer any problems to your

authorized BMW center at the earliest

opportunity.

Disc brakes furnish optimum decelera-

tion and braking control and greater

fade resistance under heavy use.

When the vehicle is driven only occa-

sionally, during extended periods when

the vehicle is not used at all, and in

operating conditions where brake appli-

cations are less frequent, there is an

increased tendency for corrosion of the

rotors and accumulation of contamina-

tion on the brake pads. This occurs

because the minimal pressure which

must be exerted by the pads during

brake applications to clean the rotors is

not reached.

If the brake rotors are corroded, they

will tend to respond to braking with a

pulsating effect which even extended

application will fail to cure.

For your own safety: Use only

brake pads that BMW has

approved for your specific vehicle

model. BMW cannot evaluate non-

approved brake pads to determine if

they are suited for use, and therefore

cannot ensure the operating safety of

the vehicle if they are installed.<

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