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Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW. Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. We therefore have this request: Please take the time to read this Owner’s Manual and familiarize yourself with the information that we have compiled for you before starting off in your new BMW. It contains important data and instructions intended to assist you in gaining maximum use and satisfaction from the unique range of technical features on your BMW. The manual also contains information on care and maintenance designed to enhance operating and driving safety and contribute to maintaining the value of your vehicle throughout an extended service life. This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Information Booklet (US models) or a Warranty and Service Guide Booklet (Canadian models). We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly.
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Some of the articles in the first-aid kit may be used within a limited time only. For this reason, check the expiration dates of each of the items regularly, and replace any whose expiration dates have passed. You can acquire replacements in any drugstore or pharmacy. Comply with legal requirements which cover availability of a first-aid kit in the vehicle.
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The concept
ABS increases active safety by preventing the wheels from locking when braking. The reason: locked wheels are dangerous. When the front wheels slide, the driver loses steering control over the vehicle. Traction loss at the rear wheels can cause the rear end to break into an uncontrolled skid. The system can achieve the shortest braking distances possible under most conditions (on straight-aways, in curves and on various road surfaces.). ABS is designed to meet two essential requirements during every brake application:
> To help provide vehicle stability.
> Assured ability to steer and maneuver on the various road surfaces (asphalt, concrete, dirt, wet conditions, snow and ice).
Braking with ABS
The system is operative once the vehicle exceeds a speed of approx. 6 mph (10 km/h). It is inactive once again below approx. 4 mph (6 km/h). Therefore, the wheels could theoretically tend to lock in the final phase of a braking action, but this is insignificant in actual practice. If you are in a situation which requires full braking, you will exploit the full benefits of the ABS system if you apply maximum brake pressure (”panic stop”). Since the vehicle maintains steering responsiveness, you can avoid possible obstacles with a minimum of steering effort, despite the full brake application.
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