Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 23:59:42 +0100 (W. Europe Standard Time)
From: Stefan Lesser [redacted for spam control]
Subject: BMW series 5 disables Dynamic Stability Control and ABS
(originally posted in comp.risks)

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/neuhe...rtikel_id=7348
http://www.autoservicepraxis.de/sixc...32454&_zielcb=

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