GENERAL
.........
.
.......
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
650-1
Rear
speaker,
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
.
.650-5
Door
panel
speaker,
AUDIO
SYSTEM
............
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
650-1
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
.....
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.650-5
Radio
connector
..
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.......
.
.
.
.
.
.
650-6
RADIO
AND
SPEAKER
SERVICE
.
.
.
.
.
..
650-2
Radio,
removingand
installing
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
..
650-2
Left
footwell
speaker,
removing
and
installing
.
....
.
.
.
.....
.
.
.
650-3
Right
footwell
speaker,
removing
and
installing
.
....
.
.
.
.....
.
..
650-4
GENERAL
AUDIO
SYSTEM
Thissection
coversthe
BMW
factory-installed
sound
sys-
The
BMW
E36
is
equipped
with
a
three
band
radio/cassette
tem,
including
radio
and
speaker
removal,
radio
connectors
player
unit
mounted
in
the
middle
of
thecenter
console
.
In
ad
and
terminal
designations
.
dítion
to
AM
and
FM
bands,
the
radio
will
receive
broadcasts
from
theNational
Weather
Service
.
The
antenna
is
incorporated
into
the
rear
window
defogger
.
650
Radio
Fig
.
1
.
Radio
amplifier
(premiumpackage)
in
luggage
compartment
behind
left
panel
.
RADIO
650-1
TABLE
a
.
Radio
Connector
Terminal
Designation
...
.
......
650-6
The
cassette
deck
is
equipped
with
the
Do1byTM
C
noise
re-
ductionsystem,
for
improved
tape
performance
with
reduced
background
tape
noise
.
A
6-speaker
audio
system
was
standard
in
the
early
years
ofthe
model
line
.
Many
additional
features
have
been
in-
stalled
as
optional
or
standard
equipment
duringthevehicle
production
run
.
"
A
200-watt
power
amplifier
with
custom-contoured
equalization
and
ten
speaker
output
.
See
Fig
.
1
.
"
A
multi-disc
compact
disc
changer,
for
which
the
vehicle
and
the
radio
are
prewired
.
See
Fig
.
2
.
Fig
.
2
.
Optional
multi-disc
compact
disc
changerand
disc
cartridge
.
AUDIO
SYSTEM
650-
6
RADIO
Radio
Connector
Tablea
.
Radio
Connector
Terminal
Designation
Table
a
lists
radio
connector
terminal
designations
.
The
pin
numbers
are
identified
in
Fig
.
15
.
20103040
50
60
90
7
0
0
80
110120130140150160
170
Fig
.
15
.
Radio
connector
.
See
Tablea
.
RADIO
AND
SPEAKER
SERVICE
Terminals
1-17
C1)
Connector
0011850
Connector
SignalTerminal
1
1
Speaker,
left
front
+
2
1
Speaker,
right
front
+
3
1
Speaker,
left
rear
+
4
1
Telephone
mute
feature
(where
applicable)
5
1
Positive
(terminal
R)
6
1
Frontspeaker,
left
7
1
I-bus
connection
(diagnostics)
8
Speaker,
left
front
9
1
Constant
positive,
Terminal
30
10
Speedometer
signal
for
speed-sensitive
volume
control
(where
applicable)
11
1
Speaker,
rightfront
12
1
Speaker,
left
rear
13
1
Illumination
(terminal
58G)
14
Speaker,
right
rear
15
1
Ground
(terminal
31)
16
Automatic
antenna
or
window
antenna
amplifier
or
premiumsound
system
amplifier
17
Notassigned
!'~_T-
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)
GENERAL
This
section
contains
wiring
diagrams
for
1992
through
1998
BMW
3
Series
models
.
WARNING
-
On
cars
equipped
with
airbags,
special
precautions
apply
to
any
electrical
testing
or
repair
.
The
airbag
unit
is
an
explosive
device
and
must
be
handled
with
exterme
care
.
Before
starting
any
work
onan
airbag
equipped
car,
refer
to
the
warnings
and
cau-
tions
in
720
Seatbelts
and
721
Airbag
Systems
(SRS)
.
NOTE-
The
"
gear
position/neutral
safetyswitch
is
also
some-
timesreferred
to
as
the
automatic
transmission
range
switch
.
"
The
EWS
11
system
is
also
sometimes
referred
to
as
the
Driveaway
Protection
System
or
the
electronic
im-
mobilization
system
.
ELECTRICAL
WIRING
DIAGRAMS
ELE-1
Electrical
Wiring
Diagrams
GENERAL
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
................
.
.
.
ELE-1
Horns
.....
.
.....
.
.
.
....
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
.
ELE-153
Instrument
Panel
.
.
.
.
.
.
..............
ELE-165
ELECTRICAL
WIRING
DIAGRAMS
...
.
.
.
ELE-2
Interior
Lights/Illumination
.............
ELE-211
ABS
..............
.
.
.
.....
.
.....
ELE-117
Lumbar
Control
.
....................
ELE-247
ABS/AST
.............
.
.
.
...
.
.
.
.....
ELE-120
On-Board
Computer
..................
ELE-173
Airbag
(Supplemental
Restraint
System)
..
ELE-140
Park
Ventilation
.
.
.
...........
.
...
.
..
ELE-139
Air
Conditioning
and
Heating
.
.
.
.
.
.
.....
ELE-129
Power
Distribution
......
.
...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
ELE-2
Anti-Theft
(Alpine)
..........
.
.
.
...
.
...
ELE-144
Power
Door
Locks
.
.
......
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
ELE-226
Anti-Theft
(EWS
II)
.
........
.
.
.
...
.
...
ELE-150
Power
Mirrors
...
.
.
.
......
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
ELE-241
Body
Computer
Module
.....
.
.....
.
...
ELE-176
Power
Seats
......
.
......
.
.
.
...
.
.
.
..
ELE-243
Charging
System
.
.
................
.
.
.
ELE-67
Power
Sunroof
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...............
ELE-248
Convertible
Top
.
.
.
.
................
.
.
ELE-253
Power
Windows
.
.
.
.
.
.
.....
.
.........
ELE-231
Cruise
Control
..
.
.
.
...........
.
....
.
.
ELE-112
Radio/Cassette/CD/Speakers
..........
ELE-255
Data
Link
Connector
................
.
.
.
ELE-86
Rear
Window
Defogger
...............
ELE-160
Engine
Cooling
.......
.
.......
.
....
.
.
.
ELE-94
Shift
Interlock
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...............
ELE-110
Engine
Management
...
.
.......
.
....
.
.
.
ELE-70
Starting
....
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
................
ELE-63
Exterior
Lights
........
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
......
ELE-194
Transmission
Electronics
.
..............
ELE-96
Ground
Distribution
....
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.......
ELE-35
Warning
System
:
Chimes
.............
ELE-178
Headlights/Foglights
...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
......
ELE-180
Wiper/Washer
.
.....
.
...............
ELE-155
Heated
Seats
........
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
......
ELE-245
ELECTRICAL
COMPONENT
LOCATIONS
Relayand
fuse
positions,
ground
locations
...........
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
................
seeRepair
Group
610
CAUTION-
Always
switchthe
ignition
off
and
disconnect
the
negative
(-)
battery
cablebefore
removing
any
electrical
components
.
"
Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
bat-tery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
on
page
viii
.
"
Connect
and
disconnect
ignition
system
wires,
multiple
connectors
and
ignition
test
equipment
leads
only
while
ignition
is
switched
off
.
-Always
switch
a
test
meter
to
the
appropiate
func-
tion
and
range
before
making
test
connections
.
"
All-Season
Traction
(AST)
is
also
referred
to
as
ASC
or
ASC+T
.
GENERAL
ELE--2
ELECTRICAL
WIRING
DIAGRAMS
FUSE
LINK
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