Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).2000 BMW 528i (E39) 2000 BMW 528i (E39) 2000 BMW 528i (E39) Technical Service Bulletin # 610498 Date: 980401

Windshield Wiper - Inoperative, One or Both Sides

Group 61

General Electrical Systems

Bulletin

61 04 98

Woodcliff Lake, NJ

April 1998

Product Engineering

SUBJECT:

Windshield Wiper Inoperative - One or Both Stages Failed

MODEL:

5 Series (E39), 7 Series (E38)

Situation:

Customer complaints of loss of wiper function (Intermittent/slow, fast or both) may be caused by relay failure.

Correction:

Replace the defective relay with improved relay with new part number.

Note:

A double relay is fitted on E39 vehicles from 9/97

Parts Information:

Vehicle Part Number Qty. Description

E38 12 63 1 742 690 1 Relay

E39 to 8/97 12 63 1 742 690 1 Relay

E39 from 9/97 61 36 8 364 501 1 Relay

Procedure:

If a defective relay is suspected, locate wiper relay(s)

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E38 Relays K36 (1) and K37 (2) in engine compartment, at bottom of E-Box

E39 to 8/97 Relays K36 (2) and K37 (1) in engine compartment E-Box

E39 from 9/97 Relay K11 (1) in engine compartment E-Box.

Use Relay Test Tool 61 3 010 to confirm if a relay is defective, and replace if necessary.

Warranty Information:

Parts and labor are reimbursable under the terms of the BMW New Car Limited Warranty of 4 years/50,000 miles.

Defect Code: 61 36 92 12 00

Labor Operation 00 51 964

Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).2000 BMW 328i (E46) Technical Service Bulletin # 340801 Date: 011001

Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).2000 BMW 328i (E46) Technical Service Bulletin # 340801 Date: 011001

ABS System - Activates When Coming to a Stop

GROUP 34

Brakes

Bulletin Number

34 08 01

Woodcliff Lake, NJ

October 2001

Service Engineering

SUBJECT:

ABS Activates when Coming to a Stop

MODEL:

E46 (3 Series) with DSC - Vehicles produced before 9/2000

SITUATION:

ABS activates when coming to a stop. No fault codes are stored. Braking performance is not affected.

CAUSE:

DSC module individually senses the wheel speeds of each wheel. For ABS to activate, the DSC module senses one wheel moving at a slower rate

than the other three wheels.

The problem may be caused by a sensor wiring fault, a contamination fault, a speed sensor fault, or a pulse wheel fault.

PROCEDURE

To locate the source of the problem, using MODiC, select Diagnosis, select DSC Stability Control, and perform a short test, then select Control Unit

Functions.

On the Control Unit Functions screen, select DSC Stability Control/Diagnosis requests DSC, then highlight all four wheel speeds ("Wheel speed,

front left", "Wheel speed, front right", "Wheel speed, rear left" and "Wheel speed, rear right"). Press "Display" to display each of the wheel speeds.

The following must be performed by two people - drive the vehicle under the conditions necessary to reproduce the fault, at the same time

monitoring the displayed wheel speeds on the MODiC. Identify the wheel showing a lower wheel speed.

To troubleshoot the problem circuit - select Function Selection / Complete vehicle / Chassis / Stability Control / Dynamic Stability Control. Then

select the appropriate wheel-speed sensor (rear left, rear right, front left of front right).

Press "Test plan" and follow the diagnostic path in the DIS to identify and correct the root cause of the problem (sensor wiring, sensor, pulse wheel