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Indicator and warning lamps
Technology that monitors itself
M a ny of th e syste m s of yo ur B M W
m o nitor th e ms elv e s a uto m a tic ally, b oth
d urin g e ngin e starts a n d w hile y ou are
drivin g. In dic a tor a n d w arnin g la m ps
th at are id e ntifi e d by "
!
" are te ste d f or
pro p e r f un ctio nin g w h e n e v er th e ig ni-
tio n k e y is turn e d. T h e y e a c h lig ht u p
on c e f or diff ere nt p erio d s of tim e .
If a fa ult sh o uld o c c ur in o n e of th e s e
sy ste m s, th e c orre s p on din g la m p d o e s
not g o o ut after th e e n gin e is st art e d , or
it lig hts u p w hile th e v e hicle is m o vin g.
Yo u will s e e h o w to re a ct to this b elo w .
Red: stop immediately
B attery c h arg e
!
Th e b attery is n o lo n g er b ein g
c h arg e d. T h ere is a m alfu n ctio n
of th e alt e rn ator V - b elt or in th e
c h argin g circ uit of th e altern ator. Ple a s e
c o nta ct th e n e are st B M W c e nt er.
If th e V- b e lt is d ef e ctive , d o n ot
c o ntin u e drivin g, oth e r w is e , th e
e ngin e c o uld b e d a m a g e d d u e to o v er-
h e atin g . If th e V- b e lt is d ef e c tive,
in cre a s e d st e e rin g e ff ort is als o
re q uire d .
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E n gin e oil pre ssure
!
Sto p th e v e hicle im m e diately
a n d s witc h off th e e n gin e.
C h e c k th e e n gin e oil a n d to p off a s
re q uire d . If th e oil le v e l is c orre ct,
pl e as e c o nta c t th e n e are st B M W
c e nt er.
D o n ot c o ntin u e driving. If yo u d o
so, th e e n gin e c o uld b e d a m a g e d
b e c a u s e of in a d e q u ate lu bri c a tio n.
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Tire Pre ssure C o ntrol (R D C ) !
In a d ditio n, a n a c o ustic sig n al is
so un d e d: a tire f ailur e h a s
o c c urre d . R e d u c e v e hicle s p e e d im m e -
diately to sto p th e v e hi cle . A v oid h ard
bra k e a p plic a tio ns. D o n ot o v erst e er.
F or a d ditio n al inf orm a tio n, re f er t o
p a g e 9 1.
Bra k e w arnin g la m p !
If th e la m p c o m e s o n w h e n th e
p arkin g b ra k e is n ot e n g a g e d:
c h e c k th e bra k e fluid le v e l. B efore
drivin g furth er, b e sure to re a d th e
note s o n p a g e s 1 2 6 a n d 1 4 8 .
Bra k e w arnin g la m p f or C a n a -
dia n m o d els.
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