BMW X5 Owners & Service Manuals

BMW X5: General Information

The brake system is one of the most important safety systems on any motor vehicle. It is therefore essential to act with utmost care when working on the brake system and to follow the instructions below.

General:

Brake fluid:

Wheel brakes:

Brake lines, brake hoses:

Wheel-slip control system:

The wheel-slip control system is basically maintenance-free.

However, be sure to adhere to the following:

GENERAL INFORMATION ON BRAKING IN NEW BRAKE DISCS / BRAKE PADS

IMPORTANT: After completing work:

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 Checking Brakes On Test Stand

IMPORTANT: Only brake test stands (analyzers) with test speeds of 2.5 - 6 km/h may be used. Before driving onto the brake test stand (dynamic brake analyzer), switch off the Hill Descent Control (HD

 Checking Thickness Of Brake Pad

Special tools required: 34 1 260. NOTE: The thickness of the outer brake pads can be determined without removing the wheels. If necessary, move car until opening for brake pad wear indicator (bra

 Bleeding Brake System With DSC

Necessary preliminary tasks: Remove left microfilter housing cover. IMPORTANT: When replacing or repairing, observe the filling and bleeding instructions for the following parts: Tandem brake ma

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 Replacing All Main Crankshaft Bearing Shells(N52K)

Special tools required: 00 2 590 PLASTIGAGE (5) 11 4 251 11 4 252 11 4 470 IMPORTANT: Aluminium-magnesium materials. No steel screws/bolts may be used due to the threat of electrochemical corrosion. A magnesium crankcase requires aluminium screws/bolts exclusively. Aluminium screws/bolts mu

 Notifications

Principle The menu centrally displays all notifications arriving in the vehicle in form of a list. General information The following notifications can be displayed: Traffic messages. Check Control messages. Messages on service notifications. Communication messages, for example emails, SMS text

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