Electrical - No Start, Loose Ground Z6000-4B SI B12 25 12 Engine Electrical Systems

2013 BMW 328i xDrive Sedan AWD (F30) L4-2.0L Turbo (N20) Copyright ? 2013, ALLDATA 10.52SS Page 1 Vehicle: All Technical Service Bulletins Electrical - No Start, Loose Ground Z6000-4B SI B12 25 12 Engine Electrical Systems March 2013 Technical Service This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B12 25 12 dated December 2012. [NEW] designates changes to this revision SUBJECT Vehicle Does Not Start: Loose Ground Z6000*4B MODEL F30 with N20 [NEW] Vehicles produced in Germany up to March 20, 2012 (can be identified with an F in the chassis number. Example: F123456) [NEW] Vehicles produced in South Africa up to October 1, 2012 (can be identified with an N in the chassis number. Example: NP12345) SITUATION One or more of the following situations may occur sporadically: ^ The vehicle does not start ^ The vehicle stops running ^ The air conditioning compressor does not turn on ^ Reverse lights do not work ^ The transmission does not shift into gear ^ Various chassis and engine check control messages CAUSE The ground point Z6000*4B on the engine block near the starter is loose. 1. Check and tighten the ground point Z6000*4B to 8 Nm, located on the engine block near the starter. 2. Clear all fault codes that might have been stored if the ground was found to be loose. Note: When the ISTA system message displays: Battery voltage only "XX.XX" V. Please connect charger. Please note the displayed battery voltage reading in the repair order comments section. This documentation is not necessary when part of an approved Technical Service repair procedure; the battery charger is required to be attached before performing the Vehicle Test. WARRANTY INFORMATION 2013 BMW 328i xDrive Sedan AWD (F30) L4-2.0L Turbo (N20) Copyright ? 2013, ALLDATA 10.52SS Page 2 Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle/SAV Limited Warranty. Labor operation code 00 00 006 is a Main labor operation. If you are using a Main labor code for another repair, use the Plus code labor operation 00 00 556 instead. Refer to KSD2 for the corresponding flat rate unit (FRU) allowance. Enter the Chassis Number, which consists of the last 7 digits of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Click on the "Search" button, and then enter the applicable flat rate labor operation in the FR code field. Even though work time labor operation code 12 99 000 ends in "000," it is not considered a Main labor operation.