Door window BMW 318i 1992 E36 Owner's Manual

512-
1
2



DOOR
WINDOWS

Fig
.
30
.
Vent
window
mounting
nuts
on
B-pillar
(arrows)
.

WINDOW
REGULATOR
SERVICE

0013071

Fig
.
29
.
Seat
belt
sliding
anchor
mounting
bolts
on
B-pillar
(arrows)
.

Notedoor
post
and
vent
window
trim
strips
peeled
away
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Latch
to
vent
window
(M5
screw)
.....
6
Nm
(53
in-lb)

"
Seat
belt
anchor
nut
..............
31
Nm
(23
ft-Ib)

"
Seat
belt
sliding
anchor

mounting
bolts
.
..
...
.
...........
24
Nm
(17
ft-Ib)

"
Vent
window
to
body(M6
nut)
.....
6
.2
Nm
(55
in-lb)

WINDOW
REGULATOR
SERVICE

Door
window
regulator
and
motor,

removing
and
installing

This
procedure
applies
to
front
or
rear
door
windows
.

1
.
Remove
door
panel
and
vapor
barrier
as
described
in

411
Doors
.

WARNING
-

"
Some
1997
and
all
1998
model
year
cars
are

equipped
with
front
side-impact
airbags
in
the

front
doors
.
Whenever
servicing
the
doors
orwin-

dows
on
cars
with
front
side-impact
airbags,
al-

ways
disconnect
the
negative
(-)
battery
cable
.
See
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
for
cautions
and
procedures
relating
to
the
airbag
system
.

"
Prior
to
disconnectiog
the
battery,
read
the
bat-tery
disconnection
cautions
gíven
at
the
front
of

this
manual
onpage
vi¡¡
.

2
.
Remove
door
glass
as
described
earlier
in
this
section
.

3
.
Remove
inside
door
handle
.
See
Fig
.
31
.

4
.
Disconnect
wiring
connector
to
power
window
motor
.

5
.
Remove
regulator
mounting
bolts
or
drill
out
rivets
.
See

Fig
.
32
.

0013193
0013072



Fig
.
32
.
Front
window
regulator
mounting
fasteners
(arrows)
.

6
.
Remove
regulator
assembly
fromdoor
.

Fig
.
31
.
Inside
door
handle
.
Remove
screw
A,then
unhook
from
rod
B
.

7
.
Unbolt
power
window
motor
from
rear
of
regulator
.

NOTE-

Some
of
the
window
regulators
are
mounted
to
the
doors
with
rivets
.
The
rivets
must
be
drilled
out
.
During
installation,
M6
x
10
bolts
and
self-locking
nuts
can
be
substituted
.

8
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

0013073

"
Adjust
door
window
as
described
earlier
.
"
Re-initialize
window
regulators
as
described
earlier
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Window
regulator
to
door
............
9
Nm
(7
ft-Ib)
"
Window
motor
to
regulator
...........
5
Nm
(4
ft-Ib)

515
Central
Locking
and
Anti-Theft

GENERAL
.....
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..:
.
.
.
......
.
.
.
.
515-1



Luggage
compartment
locking
actuator,
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
.
...........
.
515-6

DOOR
HANDLES
AND
LOCKS
.........
515-1



LOCKING
SYSTEM
AND
Front
door
lock,
removing
and
installing
....
.515-1



ELECTRONIC
IMMOBILIZATION
......
.515-7
Front
door
handle,
removing
and
installing
...
515-3

Rear
door
lock,
removing
and
installing
.....
515-4



Central
Locking
System(ZVM)
.
.
.
.
.......
.
515-7

Rear
door
handle,
removing
and
installing
...
515-5



Central
Body
Electronics
(ZKE
IV)
.
.
.......
.515-8

Electronic
Immobilization
System
(EWS)
.
.
.
.
.515-8
Door
striker,
rep
lacing
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..........
515-6



EWS
II
control
module,
re
lacin



515-10

LOCKING
ACTUATORS
.
.
.
.
.
.
..........
515-6



Ring
antenna,
replacing
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
.
.
.
515-10

Door
Locking
Actuator
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..........
515-6



EWS
II
transmitter/receiver
module,

replacing
...........
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
515-11

GENERAL

This
section
covers
repair
information
for
the
central
locking

and
the
anti-theft
systems
.
Keep
in
mind
that
E36
cars
are



CA
UTION-

equipped
with
sophisticated
and
self-diagnostic
electrical
sys-



Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery

tems
.
When
experiencing
malfunctions
relatinglo
the
central



disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this

locking
or
the
anti-theft
system,
it
is
recommended
that
the



manual
onpage
vi¡¡
.

systembe
diagnosed
using
the
BMW
service
tester
(DIS)
.

This
advanced
diagnostic
tool
can
usually
pinpoint
electrical



NOTE-
faults
quickly
and
safely
.
Consult
an
authorized
BMW
dealer
.
In
some
models
covered
inthis
manual,
it
is
not
essen-
tial
to
remove
the
side-impact
airbag
to
access
intemal

NOTE-



door
components
.
However,
the
procedure
is
recom-

Additional
general
electrical
information
can
be
found



mended
for
safely
reasons
.

i
n
610
Electrical
Component
Locations
and
Electri-
cal
Wiring
Diagrams
.



4
.
Disconnect
harnessconnector
from
window
motor
to

DOOR
HANDLES
AND
LOCKS

Front
door
lock,
removing
and
installing

1
.
Remove
front
door
panel
and
vapor
barrier
asde-

scribed
in
411
Doors
.

WARNING
-

Some
1997
and
all
1998
cars
are
fitted
with
side-im-

pact
airbags
in
the
front
doors
.
When
servicing
the
door
locks
on
cars
with
front
side-impact
airbags,
al-
ways
disconnect
the
negative
(-)
battery
terminal
.
See721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
forcautions
andpro-
cedures
relating
to
the
airbag
system
.

2
.
Raise
door
window
completely

CENTRAL
LOCKING
AND
ANTI-THEFT



515-1

3
.
On
cars
with
side-impact
airbags,
disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery,
then
remove
airbag
module
.

prevent
accidental
operation
.

5
.
On
4-door
cars
:
Peel
back
rubber
window
guide
from

reas
guide
rail
:
Remove
guide
rail
mounting
boltat
bot-

tom
.
Unclip
any
wiring
from
guide
rail
and
pull
guide
rail

downward
and
remove
from
door
.
See
Fig
.
1
.

NOTE
-

The
top
of
the
guide
rail
is
"hooked"
to
the
doorsheet
metal
.

6
.
Remove
inside
door
handle
retaining
screw
.
Discon-

nect
inside
handle
from
linkage
and
remove
.
See
Fig
.

2
.

7
.
Cut
wire
ties
and
remove
door
lock
electrical
harness
con-

nector
.
Remove
door
lock
mounting
screws
.
See
Fig
.
3
.

8
.
Working
inside
door,
disconnect
outside
door
handle

and
lockcylinder
linkage
from
door
lock
.
Remove
lock

from
inside
door
.
See
Fig
.
4
.

DOOR
HANDLES
AND
LOCKS

515-2



CENTRAL
LOCKING
AND
ANTI-THEFT

0013117

Fig
.
1
.



4-door
cars
:
Remove
lower
retaining
boltat
base
of
window
rear
guide
rail
and
pivot
rail
out
of
door
.

Fig
.
3
.



Front
door
lock
mounting
screws
(arrows)
.

uu11686
0012685

Fig
.
4
.



Pry
out
locklinkage
(A)
from
plastic
retainer
.
Lift
door
lock
mechanism
slightly
to
Rmove
latching
pin
from
lock
gate
(B)
.
Door
lock
mechanism
shown
removed
from
door
.
0013073
Fig
.
2
.



Inside
door
handle
retaining
screw
(A)
Unhook
linkage
from
handle
at
B
.



9
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal,
noting
the
following
:

DOOR
HANDLES
AND
LOCKS

"
Install
lock
mounting
bolts
with
Loctite
0
270
or
equiva-
lent
thread-locker
.
"
Reconnect
power
window
motor
harness
connector
.
"
Usenew
mounting
bolts
when
reinstalling
the
side-ím-
pact
airbag
to
the
door
(where
applicable)
.
"
Secure
wire
harnesses
with
wire
ties
.
"
Check
function
of
door
lock
and
window
mechanism

before
reinstalling
inner
door
panel
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Door
lock
to
door
......
.
..........
9
Nm
(80
in-lb)

"
Window
guide
to
door
........
.
...
10
Nm
(89
in-lb)

Front
door
handle,
removing
and
installing

1
.
Closedoor
window
completely
.

2
.
Remove
front
door
panel
and
vapor
barrier
asde-
scribed
in
411
Doors
.

WARNING
-

Some
1997
and
al]
1998
cars
are
fitted
with
side-im-
pact
airbags
in
the
front
doors
.
When
servicing
the
door
handles
on
cars
with
front
side-impact
airbags,
always
disconnect
the
negative
(-)
battery
terminal
.
See
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
for
cautions
and
pro-
cedures
relatíng
to
the
airbag
system
.

3
.
On
carswíth
side-impact
airbags,
disconnect
negative

(-)
cable
from
battery,
then
remove
airbag
module
.

CAUTION-

Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
thís
manual
onpage
vi¡¡
.

NOTE-

In
some
models
covered
inthis
manual,
it
is
not
essen-
tial
to
remove
the
side-impact
airbag
to
access
internal
door
components
.
However,
the
procedure
is
recom-
mended
for
safety
reasons
.

4
.
Remove
door
lock
as
described
earlier
.

5
.
Remove
window
as
described
in
512
Door
Windows
.

CA
UTION-

On
models
with
side-impact
airbags,
removinglin-
stalling
the
front
window
requires
that
the
battery
cable
bereconnected
wíth
the
side-impact
airbag
disconnected
.
This
will
seta
fault
code
in
the
SRS
control
module,
turn
on
the
SRS
warning
light,
and
disable
the
SRS
system
until
the
fault
memo-
ry
is
cleared
usíng
special
SRS
test
equipment
.

6
.
Pry
out
access
plug
in
end
of
door
.
Use
screwdriver
through
access
hole
to
slide
exteriortrim
locking
plate
into
released
position
.
See
Fig
.
5
.
Remove
doorhandle
exterior
trim
piece
.

7
.
Working
inside
door,
remove
locking
clip
for
doorhan-

dle
retaining
pin
and
push
pin
out
.

8
.
Working
inside
door,
disconnect
electrical
harness
con-

nector
at
door
handle
.
Twist
plastic
connector
bracket

to
remove
from
door
handle
.

CENTRAL
LOCKING
AND
ANTI-THEFT



515-
3

0011681
Fig
.
5
.



Insert
screwdriver
into
access
hole
and
push
lockingplate
forward
(arrow)
to
release
exterior
handle
trim
.

uu11682

Fig
.
6
.



Door
handle
retaining
pin(A)
and
lock
collar
nut
(B)
.
Door
handle
trim
shown
removed
.

10
.
Remove
door
handle
fromdoor
by
angling
out
of
door
cavity
.
Removed
door
handle
assembly
is
shown
in
Fig
.
7
.

0012684
Fig
.
7
.



Door
handle
harnessconnector
(A)
;
retaining
pin
Iocking
clip
9
.
Working
at
door
exterior,
remove
handle
collar
nut



(B)
;
exterior
trim
Iocking
plate
(C)
.
Handleassembly
shown
re-
while
supporting
handle
.
See
Fig
.
6
.



moved
from
door
.

DOOR
HANDLES
AND
LOCKS

515-4



CENTRAL
LOCKING
AND
ANTI-THEFT

11
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Keep
in
mind
the
fol-



4
.
Remove
screws
mounting
bottom
of
window
rear
track

lowing
:



to
door
.
See
Fig
.
9
.

"
Make
sure
rubber
seal
for
handle
is
correctly
posi-

tionedbefore
tightening
mounting
fasteners
.

"
Install
exteriortrim
piece
and
then
use
a
hooked
tool
to

pull
locking
plate
into
locked
position
.
Make
sure
door

handle
trim
contacts
body
evenly
before
locking
trim

in
place
.

"
Use
new
mounting
bolts
when
reinstalling
the
side-im-

pactairbag
to
the
door(where
applicable)
.
Reset
SRS

warning
light
and
clear
SRS
fault
memory
using
spe-

cial
test
equipment
.
See
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
.

"
Reconnect
al¡
harness
connectors
(including
power

window
motor)before
installing
door
panel
.

"
Secure
wire
harnesses
withwire
ties
.

"
Adjust
and
reinitialize
windows
.
See
512
Door
Win-

dows
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Collar
nut
to
doorhandle
..........
10
Nm
(89
in-lb)

1.
Remove
rear
door
panel
and
vapor
barrier
as
described

in
411
Doors
.

2
.
Remove
window
from
rear
dooras
described
in
512

Door
Windows
.

3
.
Disconnect
andremove
inside
door
handle
.
See
Fig
.
8
.

0013073

Fig
.
8
.



Inside
door
handle
retaining
screw
(A)
Unhook
linkage
from
handle
at
B
.

DOOR
HANDLES
AND
LOCKS

Fig
.
9
.



Rear
window
track
lower
fasteners
(arrows)
.

Reardoor
lock,
removing
and
installing



5
.
Remove
window
rear
track
top
screw
and
move
track

aside
.
See
Fig
.
10
.

Fig
.
10
.
Rear
window
track
top
screw
(arrow)
.

6
.
Remove
screw
from
lock
button
linkage
rod
retainer
.
Lift

rod
out
of
retaining
clip
.
See
Fig
.
11
.

7
.
Disconnect
door
lock
harnessconnector
.

8
.
Remove
door
lock
screws
.
See
Fig
.
12
.

0013085

9
.
Move
lock
upslightly
to
disengage
from
exterior
handle

linkage
.
Remove
lock
from
inside
door
.

0011688

Fig
.
11
.
Rear
door
lockbutton
linkage
rod
retainer
(A),
rod
retaining
clip
(B),
and
harness
connector
(C)
.

Fig
.
12
.
Rear
door
lock
mounting
screws
(arrows)
.

0011687

10
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Keep
in
mind
the
fol-
lowing
:

"
Insta¡¡
lock
mounting
boits
with
Loctite
©
270
or
equiva-

lentthread-locker
.

"
Reconnect
power
window
motorharness
connector

before
installing
door
panel
.

"
Secure
wire
harnesses
with
wire
ties
.

"
Adjust
window
as
described
in
512
Door
Windows
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Door
lock
to
door
.
...
.
..
..........
9
Nm
(80
in-lb)

CENTRAL
LOCKING
AND
ANTI-THEFT



515-5

Rear
door
handie,
removing
and
installing

1
.
Remove
rear
door
panel
and
vapor
barrier
as
described
in
411
Doors
.

2
.
Remove
window
from
rear
door
as
described
in
512

Door
Windows
.

3
.
Remove
door
lock
as
described
earlier
.

4
.
Pry
out
access
plug
in
end
of
door
.
Use
screwdriver
through
access
hole
to
slide
exterior
trim
locking
plate
into
released
position
.
See
Fig
.
13
.
Remove
doorhan-
dle
exterior
trim
piece
.

u
.]lbbl

Fig
.
13
.
Insert
screwdriver
into
access
hole
and
push
locking
plate
forward
(arrow)torelease
exterior
handle
trim
.

5
.
Remove
door
handle
mountingscrews
while
support-

ing
handle
.
See
Fig
.
14
.

Fig
.
14
.
Reardoor
handle
mounting
screws
(arrows)
.

0011684

DOOR
HANDLES
AND
LOCKS

515-6



CENTRAL
LOCKING
AND
ANTI-THEFT

6
.
Remove
door
handle
assembly
from
inside
door
.

7
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Keep
in
mindthe
fol-

lowing
:

"
Make
sure
rubber
seal
for
handle
is
correctly
posi-

tionedbefore
tightening
mounting
fasteners
.

"
Install
exterior
trim
piece
and
then
use
a
hooked
toolto

pull
locking
plate
into
locked
position
.
Make
sure
door
handle
trim
contacts
body
evenly
before
lockingtrim

in
place
.

"
Reconnect
all
harness
connectors
(including
power

window
motor)before
installing
door
panel
.

"
Secure
wire
harnesses
withwire
ties
.

"
Adjust
windowas
described
in
512
Door
Windows
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Rear
door
handle
mounting
screws
..
10
Nm
(89
in-lb)

NOTE

If
the
striker
backup
plate
fafls
into
the
body
cavlty,
it
can
be
retrieved
after
removing
the
inside
trim
from
the
B-pillar
(door-post
pillar)
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Striker
plate
to
body
pillar
..........
28
Nm
(20
ft-lb)

LOCKING
ACTUATORS

Door
Locking
Actuator

The
front
door
lock
mechanism
and
actuator
are
shown
in
Fig
.
15
.
The
rear
door
lock
and
actuator
are
similar
.
The
lock
must
first
be
removed,
as
described
earlier,
to
replace
the
ac-
tuator
.

if
defective
.

LOCKING
ACTUATORS

Connections
to
door
handle

®
o

_



Attaching
pin
0

O~
Lock
mechanism

0012082

Fig
.
15
.
Front
door
lock
mechanism
and
related
parts
.
Rear
lock
mechanism
is
similar
.

Door
striker,
replacing



Luggage
compartment
locking
actuator,

removing
and
installing
The
door
striker
contains
an
electrical
contact
switch
.
If
the

switch
is
faulty,
the
striker
must
be
replaced
.
To
remove
the



1
.
Raise
trunk
lid
.
Remove
tool
kit
and
trunk
lid
trim
panel
.

striker,
remove
the
mounting
bolts
.
Disconnect
the
harness



See
Fig
.
16
.

connector
from
the
striker
.

0013162

Fig
.
16
.
Trunk
lid
trim
and
tool
kit
retainíng
screws
and
clips
(arrows)
.

2
.
Disconnect
actuating
rod
from
lock
.
See
Fig
.
17
.

3
.
lJnplug
two
wíring
connectors
from
actuator
.
See
Fig
.

18
.

NOTE
-

"
lf
just
one
of
the
centrallocking
drives
does
not
oper-



NOTE-

ate,
the
lockinglinkage
could
be
frozen
orstiff
enough



The
actuator
is
adjustable
.
Matchmark
the
attaching
to
prevent
actuatonof
the
drive
.
Try
remove
the
finte-



screws
before
removal
.

rior
doorpanel
and
lubricating
the
locking
linkage
as
the
first
step
.



4
.
Remove
actuator
attaching
screws
.
Pull
actuator
back-

"
The
actuator
is
not
serviceable
and
mustbe
replaced



wards
from
behind
metal
shield
to
remove
.

5
.
installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Align
actuator
screws
with
matchmarks
during
installation
.

515-8



CENTRAL
LOCKING
AND
ANTI-THEFT

Central
Body
Electronics
(ZKE
IV)



Electronic
Immobilization
System
(EWS)

Beginning
withvehicles
produced
9193
(model
year
1994),



The
electronic
anti-theft
system
known
as
EWS
was
first
in-

the
centrallocking
system
was
integrated
with
sunroof
and



troduced
in
January
1994
.
The
early
version
of
the
system

window
closure
into
the
Central
Body
Electronics
(ZKE
IV)



uses
a
starting
inhibition
module
to
interrupt
the
ignition,
the

(generation
four)
system
.
The
control
module
for
this
system



fuel
injection
and
the
starter
motor
.
This
system
is
activated

ís
mounted
in
front
of
the
glove
compartment
.



and
deactivated
by
the
centrallockíng
system
.
The
control

module
for
the
system
is
installed
under
the
left
side
of
the

Inthis
system
two
microswítches
are
operated
viathe
door



dashboard
.

lock
cylinder
at
both
front
doors
.
Turning
the
key
approximate-

ly
45°
(position
1)
operates
the
door
locking
microswitch
and



Startingwith
modeis
built
since
January
1995,
E36
cars

activates
the
alarm
system
.
Holding
the
key
in
thatposition



come
equipped
with
a
sophisticated
coded
electronic
immobi

also
closes
any
open
windows
and
the
sunroof
.



lization
system
called
EWS
II
.
Foraschematic
of
the
system,

refer
to
Fig
.
21
.

Turning
the
key
approximately
45°
in
the
opposite
direction

through
position
0
actuates
theunlocking
microswitch
and
de-

activates
the
alarm
system
(position
2)
.
See
Fig
.
20
.
NOTE
-

The
EWS
11
system
is
also
sometimes
referred
to
as
the

Driveaway
Protection
System
or
the
electronic
immobi-
lization
system
.

On
EWS
II
equipped
cars,
the
ignition
key
is
embedded
with

a
computer
chip
and
permanently
encoded
.
A
primary
code
is

programmed
into
the
keyand
finto
the
vehicle
itself
.
A
second-

ary
code
is
changed
every
time
the
vehicle
is
started
.
If
thekey

code
and
EWS
II
control
module
code
do
notmatch,
the
en-

gine
management
control
module
and
the
starter
are
dis-

abled
.
EWS
II
ignition
keyscannot
be
duplicated
.

The
system
is
designed
to
have
up
to
ten
keys
and
only
an

authorized
BMW
dealer
can
provide
replacement
keys
.
j
NOTE-
0011762a



ft
is
possible
to
damage
the
electronic
circuítry
in
the
Fig
.
20
.
ZKE
IV
door
lock
cylinder
positions
.



key,
rendering
if
unusable
.
In
that
case,
a
new
key

shouldbe
purchased
and
initialized
byan
authorized
BMW
dealer
.

LOCKING
SYSTEM
AND
ELECTRONIC
IMM081LIZATION

541-2



CONVERTIBLE
TOP

Fig
.
2
.



Manually
operated
frontlatch
.
Loosen
mounting
nuts
(A)
and
locknut
(B),
then
adjust
latch
height
with
hex-bolt
(C)
.
(Fully
automatic
front
latch
height
adjuster
is
similar
.)
Latch
tension

ís
adjusted
at
rod
ball-joint
end
(D)
.

Convertible
Top
Lid
Release
Mechanism

The
convertible
lid
release
handle
is
situated
in
the
trim

panel
behind
the
driver's
seat
.
To
remove
thehandle,
pull
its

plastic
insert
forward
and
remove
the
triminsert
.
The
handle
is

mounted
with
a
single
screw
.

Abowden
cable
is
routed
from
the
handle
to
the
left
lid
latch
.

Another
cable
is
routed
from
the
left
tothe
right
latch
inside
the

luggage
compartment
.
It
is
accessed
by
pulling
down
the
trim

lining
off
the
front
wall
of
the
compartment
.

Convertible
top
and
frame,
replacing

1
.
Open
convertible
top
partially
.
Open
convertible
top
lid
.



J
I~I~KX
Open
back
windows
.



_

v
2
.
Remove
fasteners
in
compartments
behind
door
posts

and
lift
out
complete
top
.
Count
number
of
shims
on

horizontal
mounting
bolts
.
See
Fig
.
3
.

3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Be
sure
to
replaceU-
shaped
shims
on
horizontal
mounting
bolts
.
See
Fig
.
4
.

Fig
.
4
.



Horizontal
positioning
bolt(A)
and
U-shaped
adjusting
shims4
.
To
adjust
position
and
fit
oftop,
remove
or
add
U-



(B)for
convertible
top
.
One
of
two
main
mounting
nuts
(ar
shaped
shims
until
top
is
properly
aligned
.
Tighten
nuts



rows)
also
visible
.

and
screws
.

POWER
CONVERTIBLE
TOP

The
semi-automatic
top,
installed
in
1996
convertibles,

must
first
be
manually
released
from
the
visor
latch
plates
and
pushed
back
past
the
"tension
point,"
wheréupon,
the
auto-
matic
retracting
motor
and
linkage
take
over
and
pull
it
into
the
storage
compartment
behind
the
back
seat
.

POWER
CONVERTIBLE
TOP

Fig
.
3
.



Mounting
nuts
(A)
for
convertible
top
(two
oneach
side)
.
There
is
also
a
horizontal
bolt
with
spacers
oneach
side
(B)
.

0012754

The
fully
automatic
top,
standard
on
1997
and
later
convert-

ibles,
allows
complete
operation
of
the
top,
from
fully
open
to
fully
closed,withthe
push
of
atoggleswitch
on
the
console
.

The
top
switch
incorporates
a
"top
unlatched"
warning
LED
.

A
schematic
representation
of
the
fully
automatic
convert-
ible
top
is
shown
in
Fig
.
5
.