BMW 325CI User Manual

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Bra k e s:
D o n ot driv e with y o ur f o ot re stin g
on th e bra k e p e d al. E v e n lig ht b ut
c o n siste nt p e d al pre ssure c a n le a d to
hig h te m p e ratur e s, bra k e w e ar, a n d
p ossibly to bra k e f ailure .
A q u a pla nin g:
W h e n drivin g o n w et or slushy ro a ds,
re d u c e v e hicl e s p e e d. If yo u d o not, a
w e d g e of w at e r m a y f orm b e tw e e n th e
tire s a n d th e ro a d surf a c e. T his
p h e n o m e n o n is ref erre d to a s a q u a -
pla nin g or hy dro pla nin g. It is c h ara c t e r-
iz e d b y a p artial or c o m plet e loss of
c o nta ct b et w e e n th e tire s a n d th e ro a d
surf a c e. Th e ultim at e re s ults are lo ss of
ste erin g a n d bra kin g c ontrol.
Drivin g thro ug h w at e r:
D o n ot d riv e thro ug h w at e r o n th e ro a d
if it is d e e p er th a n 1 ft (3 0 c m), a n d th e n
only a t w alkin g s p e e d . O th erwis e , th e
v e hicle's e n gin e , th e ele c tric al syst e m s
a n d th e tra n s mission m a y b e d a m a g e d.
C loth e s h o o k s (f or th e h ardto p):
W h e n sus p e n din g clothin g fro m th e
ho o ks, b e sure th at th e y w ill n o t
o b stru ct th e driv er's visio n. D o n ot h a n g
h e a vy o bj e cts o n th e h o o ks. If yo u d o
so, th e y c o uld c aus e p ers o n al injury
d urin g bra kin g or e v a siv e m a n e uv ers. <
Th e c atalytic c o nv e rter re du c e s h armf ul
e x h a ust e missio n s.
It is d e sig n e d f or us e with u nle a d e d fu el
only. E v e n min ute q u a ntitie s of le a d
w o uld b e e n o u gh to p erm a n e ntly
d a m a g e b oth th e c atalyti c c o nv e rter
a n d th e syste m o x y g e n s e n sor.
T o e n s ure efficie nt, tro u ble -fr e e e n gin e
o p eratio n a n d to a v oid p ote ntial
d a m a g e:
> B e sure to c o m ply with th e s c h e d ule d
m aint e n a n c e re q uire m e nts.
> F ill th e fu el ta nk w ell b efore it is
e m p ty.
> To w -start o nly w h e n th e e n gin e is
c old. If yo u atte m pt to to w - start with
a w arm e n gin e , u n b urn e d re sid u al
fu el in th e c atalytic c o n v ert er c o uld
ig nit e a n d c aus e d a m a g e . It is b ett er
to ju m p - start th e v e hicle with outsid e
assista n c e .
> A v oid oth er situ atio n s in w hic h th e
fu el is not b urn e d , or b urn s in c o m -
pl e tely, s u c h a s e n g a gin g th e starter
fre q u e ntly or f or e xt e n d e d p erio d s, or
re p e at e d start a tte m pts in w hic h th e
e ngin e d o e s n ot start (sto p pin g a n d
re startin g a n e n gin e w hic h is ru nnin g
pro p e rly d o e s n ot pre s e nt a pro b l e m).
N ev er allo w th e e n gin e to run with
a n y of th e s p ark p lu g c a bl e s dis c o n -
n e cte d.
B e s ur e to c o m ply with th e
pre c e d in g instru c tio ns to pre v e nt
un b urn e d fu e l fro m r e a c hin g th e c ata -
lytic c o n v erter. If yo u d o n ot, th e c ata -
lytic c o n v erter c o uld re s p o n d b y
ov erh e atin g, le a din g to s erio us
d a m a g e.
V ery hig h te m p erature s o c c ur in a ny
v e hicle e q uip p e d w ith a c atalytic
c o n v ert e r. H e a t s hield s are installe d
a dja c e nt to s o m e s e ctio ns of th e
e x h a ust syst e m. N ev er re m ov e th e s e
shield s; d o n ot a p ply un d e rc o ating to
th eir surf a c e s. W h e n drivin g, sta n din g
at idl e , a n d p arkin g th e v e hicle, ta k e
e xtra c are to a void c o nta ct b et w e e n th e
e x h a ust syst e m a n d fla m m a ble m at e -
rials (gra ss, h a y, le a ve s, etc. ). S u c h
c o nta ct c o uld le a d to a fire , re s ultin g in
s e rio us p ers on al injury a n d pro p erty
d a m a g e. <
Driving notes Catalytic converter

BMW 325CI Specifications

General

Brand	BMW
Model	325CI
Category	Automobile
Language	English