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If th e ste erin g re s p o ns e c h a n g e s, e . g .
hig h ste erin g e ffort:
H a v e y o ur B M W c e nter ins p e ct th e
sy ste m .
If th e p o w er st e erin g f ails,
in cre a s e d e ffort will b e re q uire d to
ste er th e v e hicle. <
M o bil e c o m m u nic atio n s syst e ms
(c ellular p h o n e , ra dio , e tc . ) are
p ermitte d with a n outp ut u p to 10 w atts
only. M o bil e c o m m u nic atio n s d e vic e s
not s p e cific ally d e sig n e d for u s e in yo ur
v e hicle m a y trig g er m alf un ctio n s w hile
o p eratin g y o ur v e hicle . B M W c a n
n eith er t e st n or a ssu m e re s p onsibility
for e v ery in divid u al pro d u ct b eing
off e r e d o n th e m ark et. W e re c o m m e n d
th at yo u c o nsult y o ur B M W c e nter
b ef ore p urc h a sin g a n y d e vic e of this
kin d.
T o e n s ure th at y o ur B M W c o ntinu e s to
provid e relia ble a n d tro u ble -fre e o p era -
tio n, d o n ot us e a c ellular p h o n e or
oth er ra dio d e vic e with a n a nt e nn a
lo c a t e d insid e th e p a ss e n g er c o m p art-
m e nt. T h e a nte n n a s h o uld al w a ys b e
m o u nte d o n th e o utsid e of th e v e hicle .
B efore lo a din g th e v e hicle on a
c ar- c arri e r train or driving it
throu g h a c ar w a s h, r e m ov e th e
a nte n n a. <
Th e re c e ptio n a n d s o u n d q u ality
o btain e d fro m m o bil e ra dio s v ari e s
a c c or din g to a v ari e ty of f a c tors,
in clu din g th e bro a d c a st ra n g e of th e
tra n smitt er a n d th e dir e ctio n al ori e nta -
tio n of th e a nte nn a. Interf ere n c e f a ctors
su c h a s hig h-t e n sio n p o w er lin e s, b uil d -
in g s a n d n atural o b stru c tio ns c a n all
le a d to u n a void a ble re c e p tio n int erf er-
e n c e, re g ardle ss of h o w w ell th e
v e hicle's s o u n d s yst e m is o p e ratin g.
C lim atic fa ctors su c h a s int e n s e solar
ra d iatio n, fo g, rain a n d s n o w c a n als o
int e rf e r e with re c e ptio n.
C ar tele ph o n e s or c ellular p ho n e s n ot
a p prov e d b y B M W c a n als o c a u s e
int e rf e r e n c e in th e ra dio d urin g a tele -
p h o n e c all. T his p h e n o m e n o n a s s u m e s
th e form of a lo w - p itc h e d h u m
e m a n ating fro m th e s p e a k er sy ste m .
Pl e as e re f e r to th e O w n e r's M a n u al
provid e d w ith y our s o u n d s yst e m for
d e t ail e d inform atio n o n its us e .