BMW 5 disables Dynamic Stability Control and ABS from Risks

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 23:59:42 +0100 (W. Europe Standard Time)
From: Stefan Lesser <stefan.lesser () burdadigital de>
Subject: series BMW 5 disables Dynamic Stability Control and ABS

After two accidents involving police cars of Berlin, Germany, at first  
the
drivers were blamed and appointed to a security training. But taking  
into
consideration the driver's nearly identical reports, which claimed that  
the
cars on-board drive dynamic control systems had failed, BMW took on and
inspected the case. The result was: Yes, after an emergency brake  
exceeding
a certain preset pressure on the pedal, all stability systems are  
disabled
and can only be re-enabled by switching off the ignition for five  
seconds...

Originating report (German only):
http://www.daserste.de/plusminus/beitrag.asp?iid=254

Follow-Ups (German ditto):
http://www.autobild.de/aktuell/neuheiten/artikel.php?artikel_id=7348
http://www.autoservicepraxis.de/sixcms4/sixcms/detail.php? 
id=81192&_topnavi=32454&_zielcb=

Stefan Lesser, Muenchen, Burda Digital Systems GmbH, Am Kestendamm 2,
77652 Offenburg, Germany  +49 89 9250-3433 http://www.burdadigital.de

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