BMW X5 E53 owners manual page 133

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Driving your BMW X5 133n Your BMW is right at home on all roads Starting from a full stop is possible on Back onto the paved road and byways – even where the pavement uphill gradients of up to 32%. In recommending that you observe the ends. It combines permanent four- The permitted side tilt is also 50% following points after driving on adverse wheel drive with the agility of a typical >While driving, watch carefully for road surfaces, it is not as a "beauty passenger vehicle. obstacles such as rocks or holes. Try treatment" for your BMW. Instead, it is Overview to avoid these obstacles whenever intended for the maintenance of driving On bad roads possible safety: When you are driving on bad roads, >On hill crests and bumpy roads, for >Clean accumulations of dirt from the there are a few points which you should example, be careful to prevent the body and check the undercarriage for strictly heed — for your own safety, for body from "bottoming" (contact damage that of your passengers, and for the between the body and the ground). >Clean mud, snow, ice and other Controls safekeeping of the vehicle: The ground clearance of the vehicle materials from the wheels and tires. >Familiarize yourself with the vehicle is: Check the tires for damage before you begin driving. Do not take 8 in (200 mm) with up to four >Check to determine whether rocks, risks with the vehicle under any passengers gravel or accumulations of dirt on the circumstances 7 in (180 mm) fully loaded (without brake rotors and calipers could influ- Variable Ride Height) Maintenance >Always adapt vehicle speed to road >Do not drive in water that is deeper ence braking performance. Remove conditions – the steeper and more than 20 inches (50 cm). If you must all such foreign objects uneven the road surface is, the drive through water up to that depth, > In order to clean the brake rotors, slower the vehicle's speed should be drive at a walking speed and do not apply the footbrake gently several >You can operate your vehicle on stop. times while driving at a low speed. Be Repairs uphill and downhill gradients with a After leaving the water, press on the sure that following traffic is not maximum slope of 50%. If you intend footbrake gently several times while endangered by this to drive on either an uphill or downhill driving at a low speed. The brake >For cleaning the parking brake, apply gradient of this steepness, check to applications will help to dry the the lever slightly at approx. 25 mph be sure in advance that the engine oil brakes, thus preventing a reduction in (40 km/h) and continue to drive for and coolant levels are both near the braking performance caused by the approx. 200 yards (200 meters), Data "MAX" mark, refer to pages 143 moisture. provided that traffic conditions allow and 145. you to do so. When driving down steep slopes, use the Hill Descent Control (HDC), refer to page 94. Index Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 416 - © 10/01 BMW AG

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