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Bra ke flu id
Ad d in g c o o la n t
Bra ke fluid is h yg ro s c op ic , th a t is ,
it a b s orb s m ois tu re fro m th e a ir
ove r tim e .
Wa it u ntil th e e ngine c ools b e fore re -
m oving th e c a p fro m th e e xp a ns ion
ta nk. Th e c oola nt g a uge n e e d le in th e
ins tru m e nt c lus te r m us t b e lo c a te d in
th e b lue z one . If it is n ot, th e re is a
d a nge r o f s c a ld ing.
In o rd e r to e ns ure th e s a fe ty a nd re li-
a b ility o f th e b ra ke s ys te m , h a ve th e
b ra ke fluid c ha nge d e ve ry tw o ye a rs b y
a BMW c e nte r. R e fe r a ls o to th e S e rvic e
a nd Wa rra nty In form a tio n B ookle t (US
m od e ls ) o r th e Wa rra nty a nd S e rvic e
Guid e B ookle t (C a na d ia n m od e ls ).
Bra ke flu id is to xic a nd d a m a ge s th e
ve hic le 's p a int. Yo u s hould a lwa ys s to re
it in its o rig ina l c onta ine r a nd in a lo c a -
tio n in a c c e s s ib le to c hild re n.
Do n ot s p ill th e flu id a nd d o n ot fill th e
b ra ke flu id re s e rvo ir b e yo nd th e "MAX"
m a rk. Th e b ra ke flu id c ould ig nite u p on
c onta c t w ith h ot e ngine p a rts a nd
c a us e s e rio us b urn s .<
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Turn th e c a p s lightly c ounte rc loc k-
wis e in o rd e r to a llow a c c um ula te d
p re s s ure to e s c a p e . Th e n o p e n
th e c a p
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If th e c oola nt is lo w, s lowly a d d
c oola nt u ntil th e c orre c t le ve l is
re a c he d – d o n ot o ve rfill.
If th e w a rn ing la m p fo r th e b ra ke s ys -
te m c om e s o n a nd th e p a rkin g b ra ke
ha s b e e n re le a s e d :
Che c k th e b ra ke flu id le ve l. Fill it to th e
to p m a rk ("MAX") if n e c e s s a ry.
The c oola nt is a m ixtu re o f w a te r a nd
e xte nd e d -d uty a ntifre e ze with c orro s ion
inhib ito r. Alw a ys m a inta in th e p re -
s c rib e d a ll-s e a s on 5 0:5 0 m ixtu re ra tio
for ye a r- ro und p ro te c tio n a ga ins t in te r-
na l c orro s ion. No o th e r a d d itive s a re
re q uire d .
Fo r a d d ing b ra ke flu id o r fo r d e te rm in-
ing a nd c orre c tin g th e c a us e o f b ra ke
fluid lo s s , c ons ult yo ur B MW c e nte r.
Your B MW c e nte r is fa m ilia r w ith th e
s p e c ific a tio ns fo r fa c to ry- a p p ro ve d
b ra ke flu id s (DO T 4 ).
Com p ly w ith th e a p p lic a b le e nvi-
ro nm e nta l la ws re gula tin g th e d is -
p os a l o f b ra ke flu id .<
Re p la c e th e c oola nt e ve ry fo ur ye a rs .
Bra ke flu id lo s s c a n re s ult in e xte nd e d
p e d a l tra ve l. C om p ly w ith th e in form a -
tio n p ro vid e d o n p a ge 1 17.
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 323Cic, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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