Navigation Monitor Wide Screen - Opens/Closes By Itself
GROUP 84
Phone, Navigation Systems
84 0301
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
July 2001
Service Engineering
This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.I. 84 03 01 dated February 2001.
SUBJECT
Navigation "Wide" Screen On-board Monitor Opens of its Own Accord
MODEL
E38, E39 with Nav produced from 09/2000 to 12/2000
SITUATION
After opening the doors or starting the vehicle, the screen of the on-board monitor opens and closes of by itself without pressing the eject button.
This action repeats itself several times over a period of approximately 5 minutes following start-up. After that time, the on-board monitor works
correctly.
CAUSE
A faulty housing of the on-board monitor assembly.
The incorrect location of the end-position microswitch of the on-board monitor control panel, causes erroneous determination of exact end position.
CORRECTION
On a customer complaint basis only, replace the "wide screen" board monitor housing assembly.
The improved part (P/N 65 52 8 385 454) can be identified by the production date on the part label later then week 46/00.
PROCEDURE
The "wide" screen on-board monitor consists of two separate units: housing assembly with cassette drive, and screen with its control panel. In order
to replace the board monitor housing unit:
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1. Remove bezel trim of the monitor screen by gently pulling it out (start at the bottom of the screen).
2. Remove four Philips screws securing the board monitor into the dashboard. Remove board monitor assembly from the vehicle, and disconnect
two Siemens connectors located at the back.
3. From the housing assembly top cover, remove four Philips screws. Pry-up and remove the cover.
4. Disconnect two ribbon connections between screen and the circuit board of the housing assembly (first gently pry-up the white locking tabs at
the circuit board in order to release the connector).
5. Manually rotate the screen to the fully open position.
6. Remove four Philips screws located on the sides of the screen, securing screen to the rotating arms.
7. Separate screen from the housing assembly.
8. Reinstall screen into the new housing assembly in the reverse order.
PARTS INFORMATION
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
