Breaking In; Brakes - BMW CE 04 Rider's Manual

driving situations may be suit-
able for this purpose:
Deceleration on a route seg-
ment on a slope
Deceleration before a red
light
Avoid late or heavy braking.
Instead, decelerate the vehicle
using energy recovery.

BREAKING IN

Brake pads
New brake pads must be run
in before they achieve their op-
timum friction force. This re-
duction in braking effect can be
compensated for by exerting
greater pressure on the brake
levers.
WARNING
New brake pads
Extension of the braking dis-
tance, accident hazard
Brake early.
Tires
New tires have a smooth sur-
face. They must be roughened
by breaking in at varying lean
angles in a restrained manner.
This breaking-in procedure is
essential if the tire tread is to
achieve maximum grip.
WARNING
Loss of adhesion of new
tires on wet roads and at
extreme angles
Accident hazard
Always think well ahead and
avoid extreme angles.

BRAKES

How do you achieve the
shortest braking distance?
The dynamic load distribution
between the front and rear
wheel changes during the brak-
ing process. The more pres-
sure you apply to the brake, the
greater the load transfer to the
front wheel. Increases in the
load on an individual wheel are
accompanied by a rise in the
effective brake force that the
wheel can provide.
To achieve the shortest possi-
ble braking distance, the front
wheel brake must be applied
quickly and with progressively
greater levels of force. This
procedure provides ideal uti-
lization of the dynamic load
increase to the front wheel. If
the brake pressure is applied
abruptly and with a lot of force,
the dynamic load distribution
may not be in line with the in-
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