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)

Fig 1: Service Function Information System Screen Display

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Braking-in procedure takes 3 minutes.

Braking-in procedure can be terminated by pressing the parking brake button.

Now clear the fault memory.