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Vehicle storage
If
yo u pla n on p arkin g th e v e hicl e
for m ore th a n thre e m o nth s, h a v e
th e m ainte n a n c e o p era tio ns d e s crib e d
on this p a g e p erf orm e d. <
Preparations for storage
H a v e y o ur B M W c e nter p erf orm th e
follo win g pro c e d ure s:
1 C l e a n a n d a p ply a ru stpro ofin g a g e nt
or oth er tre atm e nt to th e e n gin e ,
e ngin e c o m p artm e nt, un d erc arria g e ,
axl e s a n d m ajor c o m p on e nts in
a c c or d an c e with a p prov e d re p air
pro c e d ure s. F irst w as h th e v e hicle
surf a c e, th e n cle a n th e interior,
follo win g u p with p aint a n d c hro m e
c ar e , after w hic h y o u cle an th e
ru b b er s e als for th e h o o d a n d d o ors.
2 C h a n g e th e e n gin e oil a n d oil filt e r at
o p eratin g te m p era ture. A s a n a d di-
tio n al c orro sio n prot e ctio n m e asure ,
a n a nti c orro siv e a g e nt c a n b e a d d e d
to th e e ngin e in a c c ord a n c e w ith th e
m a nuf a cturer's instru ction s.
3 C h e ck th e c o ol a nt l e v el a n d c o n c e n-
tratio n a n d to p u p if n e c e ss ary.
4 C h e ck th e flui d le v el of th e win d -
shield w as h er fluid re s ervoir a n d to p
u p if n e c e ss ary.
5 F ill th e fu el ta nk c o m pl e t ely to pre -
v e nt th e f orm a tio n of c o n d e n s atio n.
6 In cre a s e th e tir e inflatio n pre ss ur e to
51 p si (3 5 0 kilo p a s c al).
Before parking the vehicle
1 To pre v e nt th e bra k e disc s a n d
dru m s fro m c orro din g, dry th e p ark -
in g a n d f o otbra k e b y a p plyin g th e
bra k e s.
2 P ark th e v e hicl e in a c ov ere d, dry an d
w ell-v e ntilat e d s p a c e. Pla c e th e
tra n smissio n in 1 st g e ar or s et th e
s e l e ct or le v er to th e " P " p o sitio n.
C h o c k th e w h e els to pre v e nt th e
v e hicle fro m rolling if n e c e s s ary. D o
not s et th e p arking bra k e .
3 R e m o v e th e b a ttery, c h arg e it
c o m plet ely a n d store it in a c ool (b ut
fro st-fre e) ro o m .
4 R e m o v e th e h ardto p a n d st ore
s e p arat e ly. R ef er to p a g e 1 30.
5 C lo s e th e c o n v ertibl e to p .
During storage
R e c h arg e th e b attery e v ery six m o nth s.
If it is n ot r e c h arg e d, it will n ot b e
s e rvic e a ble. E v ery tim e th e b a ttery is
drain e d , e sp e cially o v e r e xte n d e d
p erio d s, its s ervic e lif e is re d u c e d.
Removing the vehicle from
storage
R e c h arg e th e b a ttery if th e " M a gic
E y e "
* turns b la c k. R ef e r t o p a g e 1 7 6 .
Th e n h av e Ins p e ctio n I p erf orm e d b y
yo ur B M W c e nter, in clu ding a bra k e
flui d re pla c e m e nt if n e c e ss ary. R e f e r
to th e S ervic e M an u al.
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