BMW serie 3 sedan 2000 Manuale Utente

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Index

Data

Technology

Repairs

Car care

Controls

Overview

Winter operation

Power steering

Do not shift down on slick road
surfaces. Doing so could cause

the rear wheels to lose traction and
skid, resulting in a loss of vehicle con-
trol.

Depress the clutch during hard
braking on road surfaces that pro-

vide only poor or uneven traction.

Skid control

Depress the clutch and release the ac-
celerator pedal, or place the selector
lever of the automatic transmission into
the "Neutral" position. Countersteer
carefully and attempt to regain control
of the vehicle.

Parking

Engage 1st or reverse gear. If your car
is equipped with an automatic trans-
mission, place the selector lever in
Park. On vehicles with manual trans-
mission, also apply the parking brake
when parking on inclined surfaces. In
order to prevent the parking brake lin-
ings from locking due to frost or corro-
sion, dry them by gently applying the
parking brake as the vehicle is coming
to a stop. Make sure that following traf-
fic is not endangered.

The brake lamps do not light up
when the parking brake is ap-

plied.

High steering effort:
Contact an BMW center immediately to
have this system inspected.

If the power steering fails, in-
creased effort will be required to

steer the vehicle.