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Driving stability control systems
Your BMW has a number of systems that help to maintain the vehicle's stability even in adverse driving conditions. Antilock Brake System ABSABS prevents locking of the wheels during braking. Sa ...

Two additional gears mean threefold progress: quicker shifts, greater smoothness, enhanced efficiency.
The wider spread of ratios allows the engine to run at lower speeds, often in the "tallest" gear, 8th. Yet even with this wider spread, the steps between adjacent gears are reduced; in t ...

Functional readiness of the airbagsystem
When the ignition is switch on, the warning lamp in the instrument cluster lights up briefly and thereby indicates the operational readiness of the entire airbag system and the belt tensioner. ...