1994 BMW 328i 520

REAR
SEATS

Rear
seat
cushion
and
backrest,

removing
and
installing

(fixed
seat
back
modeis)

1
.
Pull
front
of
bottomcushion
up
and
out
of
clips
.

NOTE-

Remove
rear
headrests,
if
equipped
.

2
.
Fold
down
center
armrest
andremove
belts
from
be-
hind
arm
rest
.

3
.
Slide
seat
backup
off
holders
.
Then
slide
to
side
lo
clear
seat
belts
.
See
Fig
.
6
.

Rear
seat
cushion
and
backrest,

removing
and
installing

(foid-down
seat
back
modeis)

1
.
Pullfront
of
bottom
cushion
up
and
out
ofclips
.

NOTE-

Remove
rear
headrests,
if
equipped
.

Fig
.
6
.
To
remove
rear
seat,
remove
bottom
cushion
.
Remove
belts
(A)
behindcenter
armrest
.
Slide
seat
back
up
off
holders,
then
forward
.

SEATS
520-
5

2
.
Remove
bottom
seat
belt
anchor
belts
.
See
Fig
.
7
.

NOTE-

Be
sure
to
note
relative
positions
of
metal
belt-end
an-
chors
in
order
to
reassemble
correctly
.

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Fig
.
7
.



Rearseat
belt
anchor
bolt
under
rear
seat
cushion(arrow)
.

3
.
Tilt
backrests
forward
and
unclip
plastic
cover
.
See
Fig
.
8
.


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;
Fig
.
8
.



Rear
seat
back
mountingcover
plate
at
base
ofseat
back
.

REA
R
SEA
TS

520-
6
SEATS

4
.
Push
spring-loaded
lock
back
and
unclip
seat
back
.

See
Fig
.
9
.

Fig
.
9
.



Push
spring-loaded
clip
back
(arrow)
.

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5
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Make
sure
backrest

locks
at
top
seat
belt
connection
.

REA
R
SEA
TS

Rear
seat
backrestside
section,

removing
and
installing

(foid-downseat
back
modeis)

1.
Pull
front
of
cushion
up
and
out
of
clips
.

2
.
Fold
down
rear
seat
backrest
.

3
.
Lift
backrest
side
section
up
and
out
.
See
Fig
.
10
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

0013175

Fig
.
10
.
Remove
backrest
sidesection
by
lifting
out
(A)
and
up
(B)
.

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720-2



SEAT
BELTS

WARNING
-

"
For
maximum
protection
from
injury,
seat
belts

should
be
replaced
as
a
set
(including
all
hard-

ware),
if
they
are
subject
to
occupant
loading
in
a

collision
.
"
Seat
belts
should
not
be
modified
or
repaired
.

The
seat
belt
anchorage
points
should
not
be

changed
or
modified
.

"
Do
notbleach
or
dye
seat
belt
webbing
.
Webbing
that
is
severely
fadedor
re-dyed
will
not
meet
the

strength
requirements
of
a
collision
and
must
be

replaced
.

"
Seat
belts
shouldbe
periodically
inspected
for
webbing
defects
suchas
cuts
or
pulled
threads
.

FRONT
SEATBELT
ASSEMBLY

Automatic
Front
Seat
Belt

Lock
Tensioners

The
procedure
for
disabling
the
mechanical
spring
tension-

er
used
on
early
cars
is
covered
below
.
On
cars
with
thepyro-
technic(explosive
device)
tensioners,
the
orange
harness

connectorshould
be
removed
from
the
tensioner
any
time
the

seat
is
removed
.

WARNING
-

Both
the
mechanical
and
the
pyrotechnictensioners
are
powerful
devíces
and
shouldbehandled
with
extreme
care
.

Mechanical
spring
tensioner,
disarming

1
.
Remove
front
seat
.
See
520
Seats
.

2
.
Disarm
tensioner-electrically
adjustableseats
:

"
Working
at
side
of
seat,
turn
activating/deactivating

screw
clockwise
until
display
changes
from
green
to

red
.
See
Fig
.
2
.

"
Before
reinstalling
seat,
turn
screw
until
display
chang-
esback
to
green
.

NOTE-

Green
is
armed
.
Red
is
disarmed
.

3
.
Disarm
tensioner-manually
adjustable
seats
:

"
Cut
wíre
tie
next
to
tab
on
bowden
cable
.
See
Fig
.
3
.

"
Turn
and
lift
tabto
disengage
cable
housing
from
seat
bracket
.

"
Disconnect
cable
end
from
seat
lever
.
"
When
reinstalling,
correctly
engage
tab
end
of
cable

into
seat
bracket
and
fasten
in
position
using
new
wíre

tie
.

FRONT
SEATBELT
ASSEMBLY

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Fig
.
2
.



Electrically
adjustable
front
seat
.
Turn
screw
(A)
to
disarm
me-

chanical
tensioner
.
Display
B
tucos
from
green
to
red
.

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.
Manuallyadjustablefrontseat
.Turnandlifttab(arrow)todis-

720-
4



SEAT
BELTS

REAR
SEAT
BELT
ASSEMBLY

On
4-door
E36
models,
there
are
two
3-point
shoulder
belts

and
a
center
lap
beltin
back
.
On
2-doormodels,
there
is
no

center
rear
lap-belt
.

In
models
with
the
stationary
rear
seat
back,
the
shoulder

belt
reels
are
bolted
to
themiddle
of
the
parcel
shelf
.
In
modeis

with
fold-down
rearseat
back,
the
shoulder
belt
reels
are
at-

tached
to
the
folding
seat
back
.

The
rearseat
belt
assemblies
are
shown
in
Fig
.
7
.

Fig
.
7
.



Detafs
of
rearseat
belt
assembly
.

Seats
.

REAR
SEA
T
BELT
ASSEMBLY

1
.
Remove
rear
seat
cushion
and
backrest
.
See
520

2
.
Remove
plastictrim
cover
over
shoulder
belt
reels
from
rear
window
shelf
.
See
Fig
.
8
.

3
.
Remove
rear
window
shelf
.
See
Fig
.
9
.

4
.
Unbolt
andremove
shoulder
belt
reels
.

NOTE-

The
shoulder
belt
anchor
belts
also
hold
thecenter
lap-
belt
in
place(where
applicable)
.
Be
sure
to
note
relative
positions
of
metal
belt-end
anchors
in
order
to
reas-
semble
correctly
.

body
next
to
rear
door
frame
.

8
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

5
.
Remove
shoulder
belt
anchor
bolt
frombeneath
rear
seat
.



WARNING
-

Alignment
tabs
on
seat
belt
reels
must
be
rein-
stalled
in
their
original
positions

Fig
.
8
.



Remove
rear
shoulder
belt
reel
trim
cover
from
rear
window
shelf
.
Unclip
plastic,
then
slide
off
shoulder
belts
as
shown
by
arrows
.

Rear
seat
belt,
removing
and
installing



Fig
.
9
.
Remove
rear
window
shelf
.
Speaker
grilles
and
third
brake

(fixed
seat
back
modeis)



light
socket
will
have
to
be
removed
.
The
front
of
the
shelf
lifts
offits
clips
(black
arrows)
before
the
shelf
slides
forward
.

6
.
On
4-door
models
:
Unbolt
shoulder
belt
lock
bolt
from

7
.
On
2-door
models
:
Remove
rearside
panel
asde-
scribed
in
411
Doors
.
Unbolt
shoulder
belt
lock
bolt
from
body
nextto
quarter
panel
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Rear
seat
belt
reelbolt,
anchor
bolt,
or
lock
boltto
body
.
.
.....
.
...
...
.
48
Nm
(36
ft-Ib)

Rear
seat
belt,
removing
and
installing

(foid-down
seat
back
modeis)

1
.
Remove
rear
seat
cushion
.
See
520
Seats
.

2
.
Remove
shoulder
belt
anchor
bolt
from
beneath
rear

seat
.

NOTE
-

The
shoulder
belt
anchor
bolts
alsohold
the
center
lap-belt
in
place
(where
applicable)
.
Be
sure
to
note
relative
positions
of
metal
belt-end
anchors
in
order
to
reas-
semble
correctly
.

3
.
On
4-door
models
:
Unbolt
shoulder
belt
lock
bolt
from

body
nextto
rear
door
frame
.

4
.
On
2-door
models
:
Remove
rearside
panel
as
de-

scribed
in
411
Doors
.
Unbolt
shoulder
belt
lock
bolt

from
body
next
to
quarter
panel
.

5
.
Unlock
and
flip
down
folding
rear
seat
backrest
.
Re-

move
trim
plug
from
back
of
cushion
(luggage
compart-

ment
side)
.

6
.
Remove
seat
beltreelbolt
andwasher
.
See
Fig
.
10
.

Fig
.
10
.
Rear
seat
beltreelbolt
(arrow)
.

0012676

7
.
Gently
pry
off
plastic
trim
at
top
of
backrest
and
pull
out

seat
beltreel
from
seat
.

NOTE-

The
seat
beltreel
is
held
snugly
by
the
backrest
cush-
ion
.
Moderate
force
will
be
needed
to
pulí
ít
out
.

8
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Rear
seat
beltreel
bolt,
anchor
bolt,

or
lock
boltto
body
...............
48
Nm
(36
ft-Ib)

Center
rear
lap-belt,

removing
and
installing

1
.
Remove
rear
seat
cushion
.
See520
Seats
.

2
.
Remove
shoulder
belt
anchor
bolts
from
beneath
rear

seat
.

3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

SEAT
BELTS



720-
5

NOTE-

The
shoulderbeltanchorbolts
also
hold
the
centerlap-
belt
in
place
.
Be
sure
to
note
relative
positions
of
metal
belt-end
anchors
in
order
to
reassemble
correctly
.

WARNING
-

Alignment
tabs
on
seat
belt
reels
must
be
rein-
stalled
in
their
original
positions
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Lap-belt
reelbolt
or
lock
boltto
body
.
48
Nm
(36
ft-Ib)

REAR
SEATBELT
ASSEMBLY

Fig
.
8
.



Airbag
crash
sensor
mountingscrews
(arrows)
on
early
cars
.
Note
Torx
screws
with
anti-tamper
pin
in
screw-head
.

ZAE
control
module,
replacing

NOTE-

Some
versions
of
early
ZAE
control
modules
are
no
longer
available
from
BMW
.
When
replacing
control
modules
on
cars
built
between
September
1993
and
June
1994,
consulta
BMW
parts
department
for
the
lat-
est
information
on
retrofitting
the
later
module
.
3
.
Remove
orange
SRS
connector
from
its
holder
and
carefully
separate
connector
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
7
.
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
and
cover

negative
terminalwith
insulating
material
.



4
.
Working
behind
steering
wheel,
completely
loosen
Torx

screws
(T30)
while
holdingairbag
in
place
.
See
Fig
.
9
.
2
.
Lift
rearseat
cushion
.
Unplug
harness
connectors
and



Support
airbag
unit
toprevent
it
from
falling
out
.
remove
ZAE
airbag
control
module,
which
is
bolted
to

top
of
driveshaft
tunnel
.

3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

Front
side-impact
airbag
crash
sensor,

removing
and
installing

1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
and
cover

negative
terminal
with
insulating
material
.

2
.
Remove
front
seat
.
See520
Seats
.

3
.
Convertible
:
remove
rear
seat

4
.
Remove
plastic
door
sill
trim
.

5
.
Fold
up
carpet
in
back
of
front
seat
.

6
.
Pull
off
connector
from
crash
sensor,
which
is
located

under
rugnext
to
door
si¡¡
.

7
.
Remove
sensorby
removing
screws
.
Note
direction
ar-

row
before
removing
sensor
.

8
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal,noting
direction
arrow

on
sensor
.

AIRBAGS

AIRBAG
SYSTEM
(SRS)



721-
5

Driver
side
airbag,

removing
and
installing

1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
and
cover
negative
terminal
with
insulating
material
.

WARNING
-

On
cars
with
ZAE
system
:
If
theairbag
system
has
detected
a
fault
(SRS
indicator
illuminated),
a
wait-
ing
period
ofat
least
ten
minutes
must
be
observed
before
removing
the
airbag
from
the
steering
wheel
.
This
will
allow
the
system
capacitor
to
discharge,
re-
ducing
the
possibility
of
a
trigger
pulsebeinggener-
ated
to
the
airbag
.

CAUTION-

Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
on
page
vi¡¡
.

2
.
Remove
lower
steering
column
trim
mounting
screw

andremove
lower
trim
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
6
.

Fig
.
9
.



Driver
sideairbag
unit
mounting
screws
(arrows)
.

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