Warnings. Cautions And Notes - BMW 5251 Service Manual

General
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GENERAL, MAINTENANCE covers general vehicle infor-
mation (010 General) as well as the recommended mainte-
nance schedules and service procedures to perform BMW
scheduled maintenance work (020 Maintenance).
The next seven sections (1 through 7) are repair based and
organized by three digit repair groups. Most major sections
begin with a GENERAL repair group, e.g. 100 Engine-Gen-
eral. These " 0 0 (double zero) groups contain descriptive the-
ory of operation and system troubleshooting information. The
remainder of the repair groups within a section contain the
service and repair information. The last two sections contain
detailed electrical wiring schematics and OBD II scan tool and
diagnostic information.
Warnings, cautions and notes
Throughout this manual are many passages with the head-
ings WARNING, CAUTION, or NOTE. These very important
headings have different meanings.
WARNING-
The text under this heading warns of unsafe practices that
are very likely to cause injury, either by direct threat to the per-
son(~) performing the work orby increasedrisl( of accident or
mechanical failure while drivinq.
CAUTION-
A CAUTION calls attention to importantprecautions to be ob-
senfed during the repair work that will help prevent acciden-
tally damaging the car or its parts.
NOTE-
A NOTE contains helpful information, tips that will help in do-
ing a betterjob and completing it more easily.
Please read every WARNING, CAUTION, AND NOTE in 001
General Warnings and Cautions and as they appear in re-
pair procedures. They are very important. Read them before
you begin any maintenance or repair job.