BMW 325Ci Owner's Manual page 128

Winter operation
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Brakes
W int er ro a d c o n ditio n s s u b sta ntially
re d u c e th e a m o u nt of tra ctio n a v aila ble
b e t w e e n th e tire s a n d th e ro a d s urfa c e ;
th e re s ultin g in cre a s e in bra kin g
dista n c e is c o n sid era ble a n d s h o uld
al w a ys b e k e p t in min d .
A B S is int e n d e d to pre v e nt th e w h e els
fro m lo c kin g d urin g bra k e a p plic atio n s,
th u s h elpin g to m aintain v e hicle sta bility
a n d st e erin g re s p o n s e .
If th e A B S d o e s n ot re s p o n d in a critic al
bra kin g situ atio n a n d th e w h e els lo c k:
re d u c e th e pre ss ure o n th e bra k e p e d al
u ntil th e w h e els ju st start to roll a g ain
w hile still m aintainin g e n o u g h forc e to
c o ntin u e bra kin g.
T h e n in cre a s e th e pre ss ure , re d u c e th e
pre ss ure w h e n th e w h e els lo c k, re a p ply
pre ss ure e tc .
T his sta g g ere d bra kin g pro c e d ure w ill
re d u c e sto p pin g dista n c e s w hile
h elpin g y o u m aintain st e erin g c o ntrol.
Y o u c a n th e n att e m p t to st e er aro u n d
h a z ard s aft er y o u h a v e re d u c e d pre s -
s ure o n th e bra k e p e d al.
D o n ot s hift d o w n o n slic k ro a d
s urfa c e s. D oin g s o c o uld c a u s e
th e re ar w h e els to lo s e tra ctio n a n d
s kid , th at c o uld re s ult in th e lo ss of
v e hicle c o ntrol.<
D e pre ss th e clutc h d urin g h ard
bra kin g o n ro a d s urfa c e s th at
pro vid e o nly p o or or u n e v e n tra ctio
Skid control
D e pre ss th e clutc h a n d le t u p o n th e
a c c elerator p e d al, or pla c e th e s ele ctor
le v er for th e a uto m atic tra n s missio n in
th e " N e utral " p o sitio n. C o u nt erst e er
c are fully a n d att e m p t to re g ain c o ntrol
of th e v e hicle .
Parking
E n g a g e 1 st or re v ers e g e ar. If y o ur
v e hicle is e q uip p e d w ith a n a uto m atic
tra n s missio n, pla c e th e s ele ctor le v er in
" P ark. " O n v e hicle s w ith m a n u al tra n s -
missio n, als o a p ply th e p arkin g bra k e
w h e n p arkin g o n in clin e d s urfa c e s. In
ord er to pre v e nt th e p arkin g bra k e p a d s
n.<
fro m lo c kin g d u e to fro st or c orro sio n,
dry th e m b y g e ntly a p plyin g th e p arkin g
bra k e a s th e v e hicle is c o min g to a
sto p . M a k e s ure th at follo w in g traffic is
n ot e n d a n g ere d .
T h e bra k e la m p s d o n ot c o m e
o n w h e n th e p arkin g bra k e is
a p plie d .<