34 00 012 Parking Brake Function Check
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Connect BMW Diagnosis and Information System (DIS) or MoDiC.
Call up "Workshop braking-in" service function.
Start braking-in program.
(Parking brake indicator lamp in instrument cluster flashes at low frequency)
Drive vehicle onto roller dynamometer and pull parking brake button once.
Parking brake is applied at approx. 15 km/h with reduced force.
(Parking brake indicator lamp in instrument cluster flashes at high frequency)
Braking-in procedure takes 3 minutes.
Braking-in procedure can be terminated by pressing the parking brake button.
Now clear the fault memory.