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BMW owners are a select group. The cars they own are built with superior mechanical construction and furnished with the most innovative features smart technology has to offer.

When you bring your BMW to an authorized service center, care for your vehicle will be handled by BMW-trained technicians only. The parts that need to be replaced will only be replaced with BMW parts. The tires are also BMW approved and are designed to be a perfect match to your particular vehicle. BMW's maintenance service programs---the comprehensive BMW Ultimate 

The working parts of a car include several belts and hoses. Both are spoken about interchangeably, but they serve different purposes. Hose and belts, however, require proper maintenance to remain operational and safe. Replace such parts when necessary.

Belts and pulleys support engine parts and allow them to operate. The timing belt, for example, makes sure the engine pistons and valves run in sync. Depending on the car, if a timing belt snaps, the engine may end up totaled. Other belts run the water pump, alternator, and additional engine parts.

Radiator hoses carry coolant fluid. 

Our BMW service technicians and our other employees enjoy spending time helping our customers operate their vehicles safely. One key to safe vehicle operation involves vehicle owners keeping a close eye on the tread wear patterns of their tires. While tire tread wear is inevitable, drivers can use this situation to their benefit by simply rotating their tires regularly.

Basically, tire rotation involves moving each individual tire to a different position on regular schedules.  

When you attempt to start your car, it may not turn over like you want it to. Often, people put this down to the car having a bad battery. However, there is a possibility that the car is having an issue with the ignition. There are some signs that you will notice when the ignition is going bad.

If you hear a bad grinding sound when you attempt to start your vehicle, that is one of the main signs of starter failure. This grinding noise is similar to when someone attempts to start a car when it is already running…

One of the best features you are going to find out about the BMW brand as a whole is that you have a wide variety of options. Therefore, when you visit BMW of Chattanooga, you will be able to find something that brings out your own personality in the BMW brand. However, it still has the BMW signature on the brand.

For service packages such as the Ultimate Care packages, you will not only make sure that your vehicle is repaired with only BMW parts but will also experience thorough maintenance care at a competitive price that will leave you…

Brakes are an important piece of safety equipment on the car. After a well-rested and highly-skilled driver, which all Americans believe they are, they are on the front lines. Without brake pads, brakes cannot stop. It is the pad that applies the force to stop.

Brakes work on a simple friction principle. Anyone who remembers the Laws of Motion remembers that an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. By applying brake pressure, the user applies outside force to bring the car to a complete stop. 

We at BMW of Chattanooga have a great list of things that you may need to check on your car prior to winter driving. While you are thinking about it, start getting ready for winter by checking the items on the list and creating a winter survival kit for your car.

Fluids are an important part of safe winter driving. Checking them while it is warm out is a good reason to start winter driving preparations early! Have your battery, tires, tire pressure, windshield wipers and heater checked to make sure they are in good working condition.  

There are many things that can affect how your vehicle performs over time. Because of how it keeps vital parts lubricated and working properly, your vehicle's motor oil is among these. Educating yourself about motor oil will help you use it to maintain your vehicle's health and performance level.

The viscosity of motor oil is a keep point to understand. Viscosity measures resistance to flow in oil. Lower viscosity oil flows more freely and faster than higher viscosity oil does. 

Paying closer attention to warning signs the fuel pump may be failing will allow you to get the car to a service station for repair before you wind up stranded on the side of the highway. The BMW service team here at BMW of Chattanooga can help!

If you are trying to move a heavy load or perhaps towing another vehicle, trouble with the fuel pump will reveal itself as the vehicle loses power trying to maintain a certain speed. 

When a braking system has strong brake lines, the process of stopping a car won't be a hassle. If you maintain these lines by visiting a mechanic once you detect minor performance problems, you'll avoid many fender benders on the road.

A braking system needs hydraulic fluid in order to generate pressure. When enough pressure builds up in the brake lines, a vehicle can effectively slow down and stop. If air accesses the lines, the hydraulic fluid won't manage braking functions properly.