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512-
1
0
DOOR
WINDOWS
0013078
Fig
.
22
.
Move
window
fore/aftatrear
guide
rail
top
mounting
bolts
(ar-
rows)
.
Insertion
Depth
"
A
(See
Fig
.
17
.)
.
..........
.1-1
.5
mm
(0
.04-0
.6
in
.)
6
.
To
set
Insertion
depth
C
(Refer
to
Fig
.
17
.)
:
"
Lower
window
slightly
.
Loosen
stop
at
window
regula-
tor
motor
.
See
Fig
.
23
.
Fig
.
23
.
Window
regulator
stop
(arrow)
.
WINDOW
SERVICE,
2-DOOR
MODELS
0013075
"
Raise
window
.
Loosen
rear
boltat
regulator
support
arm
(5mm
Allen
wrench)
.
See
Fig
.
24
.
Align
window
parallelto
roof
line
by
moving
support
arm
up
or
clown
.
Tighten
arm
bolt
.
"
Lower
window
and
remove
rubber
plugs
at
bottom
of
door
.
If
necessary,temporarily
reconnect
battery
ca-
ble
.
"
Adjust
front
and
rear
limit
stops
so
that
window
retracts
into
window
seal
as
specified
.
See
Fig
.
25
.
"
Raise
window
to
check
adjustment
.
"
Push
regulator
stop
fully
forward
and
tighten
bolt
.
"
Closedoor
and
check
window
operation
.
0013077
Fig
.
24
.
Use
5mm
Afen
socket
to
loosen
mounting
boltat
support
bracket(arrow)
and
slide
bracket
up
or
clown
to
adjust
win-
dow
position
at
roof
line
.
(Allen
bolt
head
faces
outside
of
door
.)
CAUTION
-
"
Recheck
preload
gap
B
(step
4)
.
Excessive
pre-
load
could
cause
window
to
shatter
.
"
The
fully
closed
window
must
not
contact
the
rain
gutter
when
opening
the
door
(in
the
event
the
"close
with
door
shut"
feature
is
faulty
or
the
bat-tery
is
dead)
.
7
.
Usenew
mounting
bolts
when
reinstalling
the
side-im-
pact
airbag
to
the
door
(where
applicable)
.
Reset
SRS
warning
light
and
clear
SRS
fault
memory
using
special
test
equipment
.
See
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
.
8
.
Replace
door
panel,
rubber
door
plugs
and
outside
doormolding
.
9
.
Re-initialize
window
regulator
motors
as
described
ear-
lier
.
Page 341 of 759
0013080
Fig
.
25
.
Reach
through
doorbottom
to
adjust
window
limit
stops
.
Rear
stop
beingadjusted
.
Rear
vent
window
or
vent
latch,
replacing
(2-door
modeis)
1
.
Remove
C-pillar
(rear
roof
pillar)
trim
.
See
Fig
.
26
.
0013069
Fig
.
26
.
C-pillar
trim
shown
removed
.
Peel
off
window
sealing
trím
and
then
unclip
pillar
trim
piece
.
Unplug
interior
light
socket
(ar-
row)
.
2
.
Remove
window
latch
screws
atC-pillar
.
See
Fig
.
27
.
DOOR
WINDows
512-11
0013070
Fig
.
27
.
Rear
vent
latch
screws
on
C-pillar
andon
window
(arrows)
.
3
.
Remove
front
seat
belt
sliding
anchor
trim
at
B-pillar
(door
post),
andremove
anchor
nut
.
See
Fig
.
28
.
Fig
.
28
.
B-pillar
seat
belt
anchor
trim
(arrow)
.
5
.
Remove
seat
belt
sliding
anchor
.
See
Fig
.
29
.
úulzoiz
4
.
PA
off
sliding
anchor
adjustíng
knob
.
Partially
pull
away
door
edge
and
vent
window
trimstrips
and
re-
move
top
B-pillar
plastic
trim
.
6
.
While
supporting
window,
remove
its
B-pillar
mounting
fasteners
.
See
Fig
.
30
.
7
.
Installation
is
reverseof
removal
.
Keep
in
mind
the
fol-
lowing
:
"
Plastic
sealing
washers
mustbe
installed
between
glass
and
body
on
forward
glass
mounting
studs
.
"
Reinstall
sealing
washers
on
both
sides
of
glass
at
rear
latch
attachment
.
WINDOW
SERVICE,
2-DOOR
MODELS
Page 342 of 759
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
.
Page 343 of 759
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)
Page 345 of 759
GENERAL
This
repair
group
covers
interior
trim
removal
and
installa-
tion
procedures
.
Forremoval
and
installation
of
interior
switches,
including
interior
lighting
equipment,
see
612
Switches
and
Electrical
Accessories
.
Most
of
the
interior
trim
and
finish
paneis
are
clipped
or
screwed
into
place
.
Many
of
the
trim
retaining
clips
arede-
signed
to
be
used
only
once
.
When
removing
trim
that
is
held
in
place
with
clips,
it
is
a
good
idea
lo
have
spareson
hand
be-
fore
beginningthejob
.
CENTER
CONSOLE
The
front
section
center
console
houses
the
Multi-Informa-
tion
Display
(MID)
module,the
front
ashtray
and
cigarette
lighter
;
shifter
lever,
power
window
switches
and
the
hazard
warning
switch
.
The
rear
center
console
section
houses
the
ashtray(s)
and
covers
the
emergency
brakecable
ends
.
Center
console,
removing
and
installing
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
and
cover
terminal
with
insulating
material
.
CA
UTION-
Prior
to
disconnectiog
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautionsgiven
at
the
front
of
this
manual
onpage
viii
.
2
.
Remove
shifter
boot
or
selectorlever
cover
.
See250
Gearshift
t-inkage
.
3
.
Remove
rear
ashtray
retaining
screws
totake
out
ash-
tray
.
Remove
rear
console
retaining
screwunder
ash-
tray
.
513
Interior
Tri
m
INTERIORTRIM
513-1
GENERAL
..
.
.....
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
......
.
.
.
513-1
DASHBOARD
.....
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
:
.
.513-2
Glove
compartment,removing
and
installing
.
.513-2
CENTER
CONSOLE
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.........
513-1
Lower
left
dash
panel,
Center
console,
removing
and
installing
.....
513-1
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.....
.
.
513-2
Dashboard,removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
...
.
.513-3
4
.
Remove
Multi-Information
Display
module
.
See620
In-
struments
.
5
.
Remove
hazardwarning
switch
and
power
window
switches
bypushing
up
and
out
from
below
.
6
.
Remove
lower
left
dashboard
panel
and
glove
compart-
ment
as
described
later
in
this
repair
group
.
7
.
Remove
retaining
screwunder
hazard
light
switch
.
Pull
rear
console
back
and
remove
retaining
nut
at
back
of
front
console
.
See
Fig
.
1
.
Fig
.1.
Console
retaining
screw
.
8
.
Take
out
rear
console
first,
then
front
console
.
0013154
CENTER
CONSOLE
Page 349 of 759
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
Page 350 of 759
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)
Page 351 of 759
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
Page 352 of 759
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
.
Page 353 of 759
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