light assembly BMW 525i 2001 E39 Owner's Manual

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51 0 Exterior Trim. Bumpers
General ........................... .51 0.2 Exterior Trim ...................... 51 0-1 3
Outside Rear View Mirrors
Outside mirror glass. replacing
Outside mirror housing.
removing and installing
......
Outside mirror assemblv .
BMW emblem. removing and installing ... 510-13 .......... .51 0.2
Body side molding. replacing ........... 51 0-13 .......... .51 0.2
Radiator grill. removing and installing .... 51 0-1 4
Headlight housing trim panel.
.......... .51 0.3
removing and installing ............... 510-14 . .
removing and installing ................ .51 0.4
Bumpers ......................... .51 0.5
Front bumper assembly
............... .51 0.6
Front bumper, removing and installing
.... .51 0.7
Front bumper impact absorber. replacing
. .51 0.8
Rear bumper assembly ............... .51 0.9
Rear bumper. removing and installing
... .51 0.10
Rear bumper impact absorber. replacing
. .51 0.1 1
Front bumper height. adjusting
......... .51 0.12

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Interior Trim
The E39 dashboard assembly includes the instrument clus-
ter, passenger side
airbag, glove compartment, fuse and re-
lay panel, radio. IHKA control panel oron-board monitor (if
equipped with GPS). The dash is made up of an upper and
lower sections. The lower section must be remove before the
upper section can be removed.
Dashboard removal is a complex operation. Read the proce-
dures through before starting work.
Lower dash panel assembly, removing and
installing
- Disconnect negative (-) cable from battery and cover termi-
nal with
insulating material.
--7
CAUTION-
Prior to disconnecting the battery, read the battery discon-
nectioncautionsgiven atthe irontin001 General Warnings
and Cautions.
- Place steering column in down and extended position.
4 Remove left side foot well panel fasteners (A and B).
< Using a plastic trim tool, gently pry left and right steering col-
umn trim panels (white arrow) to remove and release snap
clip on column boot
(black arrow).
I 1 < Remove instrument cluster trim panel fasteners (arrows).
Pull trim panel out and disconnect harnesses for light
switches.
- Remove radio volume control knob.

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INDEX 9
WARNING
Your common sense, good judgemenl, and general alerlness are
crucial lo seie end successful service
ivork. Beiore attempting any work on
your
BMW be sure to read 001
General Warnings and Cautions and llle copyright page at lhe iron1 of
the manual. Review Niese warnings
and caulions each lime you prepare
lo work on your BMW Please also
read any warnings and caulions lllal accompany the procedures in the
manual.
Rear suspension
ball joints
330-19
bushings 330-13
control arms
seesuspension arms, below
description
300-5
electronic height control (EHC)
330-44
ride height 300-14 ride height sensor 330-46
shoclr absorbers end springs 330-9
stabilizer bar 330-42
struts and springs 330-5 subframe 330.13
suspension arms 330-13
variations 330-4 wheel bearing, replacing 330-32
see also Maintenance
see also Drive axles
see also Final drive
Rear window (Sport Wagon)
see
Tailgate
Rear window defroster 610-17
Receiverldrter
see NC
Relay positions
see Electrical component tocations
table 610-3
Remote entry (FZV)
see Central locking
Reversing light switch
see
Baclc-up light switch
Ride height
300-14
Ride height sensor
see Rear suspension
Ring antenna
see EWS (electronic immobilizalion)
Rotor
see Brakes
Roundel see Exterior trim
Running tosses
(312-way) valve
see Fuel
tenlr
SCA (soft close)
seeTailgate, soft close
see also Trunk lid. soft close
Scan tools
OED-3
Seals gaskets and 010-9
see also Crankshaft seals
Seat front,
removing/instelling 520-10
memory system 520-4 rear 520-13
see also Seat belt
Seat beit front 720-4
rear 720-8
troubleshooting 7202
see also Maintenance
Secondary air injection
see 130 under appropriate
iuel
injection system
Selector shaft seat
see Manual transmission, oil
Seals
Self-adjusting ctulch (SAC)
see Clutch, variations
Service indicator see Maintenance
Shift interlock see Gearshift
Shift lever
see
Gearshift
Shift linkage see Gearshift
Shiftlock see Gearshilt
Shack absorber see Rear suspension
/ Side turn signal assembly
see Lights
Sill trim panel
411-10
Slave cylinder
see Clutch, lhydraulic
Steep mode
600-1 1
Soft close
(SCA) see Tailgate
see also
Trunk lid
Solenoid 121-23
Sound system
650-2
Spare parts kit
010-21
Spark plugs
see Maintenance
Speakers
650-4
Specifications, fluid
020-4
Sport wagon
400-4
Springs
see Front suspension
see also Rear suspension
SRS (supplemental restraint system)
see
Airbag system (SRS)
Stabilizer bar see Front suspension
see also Rear suspension
Starter see Battery, starter, alternator

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WARNING
Your common sense, good
judgement, and general alertness are
crucial to saie and
successiul sewice
work. Beiore attempting any work on
your BMW be sure to read 001
General Warnings and Cautions
and the copyright page
a1 the iront of
the manual. Review tliese warnings
and cautions each time you prepare
to work on your
BMW. Please also
read any warnings and
cautions that
accompany the procedures in the
manual.
Towing 010-20
Traction control
see Brakes, ABS, ASC or DSC
system
Traction strut
see Rear suspension, suspension
arms
Transmission fluid
200-4
see Maintenance
see also Automatic transmission
see also Manuai transmission
Transmission
fluid heat exchanger
see Cooling system
Transmission input shaft oil seat
see Manual transmission
Transmission lubricant
200-4 see also Automatic transmission
see also Manual
lransmission
Transmission output shafl oil seal
see Manual transmission
Transmission pilot bearing
replacing 210-16
Transmission service see Manual transmission, oil seals
Trim, interior
see interior trim
see also Steering, steering column
trim
Trunk lid
412-2 soft close (SCA) 515-13
see also Trunkltailgale loci(
see also Central iocl TrunWtailgate lock
tailgate loci( emergency release
400-5, 515-21 tailgatelrear window locl(ing 515-14
trunk lock 51 5-1 9
lrey positions 515-7
Turn signai assembly
see Switches
see also Lights
UIS see Interior protection
U-joint
see Driveshaft
Upholstery see Maintenance, leather upholstery
and trim Vacuum
booster
see Brakes
Valve guides
see Cylinder
head and valvetrain
Valve seals
see Cylinder head and valvetrain
Valve seats
see Cylinder head and valvetrain
Valves see Cylinder head and
vaivelrain
Valvetrain see Cylinder head and valvetrain
VANOS control unit,
removinglinstalling
M52 engine 117-14
M52 TU i M54 engine 117-36 double VANOS
function
117-34 timing chain service 113-46. 116-28
timing, adjusting
M52 engine 117-22
M52 TU l M54 engine 117-43
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
010-12
Ventilation microfilter
see
AIC
see also Maintenance
Viscous clutch see Cooling
system, cooling tan
Voitage and polarity
600-5
Voltage tests
see Electrical system, troubleshooting