00.46
Change the front brake fluid/bleeding
e
Attention:
Fluid must always be visible in the filler bottle ensu-
ring that the brake fluid level does not drop below
the level of the wheel circuit reservoir hose while the
brake pads are being changed, otherwise air will be
drawn into the brake system.
d
Warning:
If the brake-fluid level in the reservoir does fall below
hose level, the wheel circuit must be refilled at the
brake caliper and bled once again (
a
34.17).
•
Draw off the old brake fluid from the wheel-circuit
reservoir.
•
Screw the filler bottle,
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, onto
the front wheel circuit reservoir.
•
Slowly fill the filler bottle,
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, to
approximately 1/2 its capacity with new brake
fluid.
•
Wrap a cloth around the right and left brake cali-
pers.
•
Connect the brake bleeding device to the left
brake caliper, but
do not switch on
.
L
Note:
If required, secure bleed hose with cable tie.
•
Switch on the ignition.
L
Note:
After switching on the ignition, always wait for the
BMW Integral ABS to complete its self-diagnosis.
Do not operate the brake lever until self-diagnosis
has completed.
•
Very gently pull the handbrake lever until the
pump just starts up.
•
Open the bleed screw while topping up the filler
bottle with new brake fluid as necessary.
•
Pump out the brake fluid with virtually no pressu-
re to begin with, then vary the brake pressure.
L
Note:
The higher the brake pressure the faster the fluid is
pumped through the system, which means that the
level in the wheel-circuit reservoir drops all the more
rapidly.
•
Pump off brake fluid until it emerges clear and
free of air bubbles.
•
Close the bleed screw.
•
Release the handbrake lever.
•
Disconnect the brake bleeding device from the
bleed screw.
•
Connect the brake bleeding device to the bleed
screw of the right brake caliper, but
do not
switch on
the device.
•
The procedure for changing the brake fluid in the
right brake caliper is the same as that for the left
caliper.
•
When the brake fluid is clear and free of bubbles,
continue to pump off brake fluid just until no
more fluid is visible in the filler bottle.
•
Close the bleed screw.
•
Release the brake and switch off the ignition.
•
Disconnect the brake bleeding device from the
bleed screw.
•
Remove the filler bottle from the wheel circuit re-
servoir.
•
Top up the wheel-circuit reservoir to the
MAX
mark.
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Attention:
After changing and/or bleeding the brakes, always
top up the fluid in the wheel-circuit reservoir to the
correct level in accordance with the instructions.
•
Fill front wheel-circuit reservoir with brake fluid in
accordance with instructions (
a
00.47).
Brake fluid
...................................................DOT 4
X
Tightening torque:
Bleed screw to brake caliper .......................... 7 Nm
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