Fig
.
29
.
Transmission
gear-position/neutral
safety
switch
under
center
console
.
Squeeze
connector
tabs
(arrows)
to
disengage
har-
ness
connector
ELECTRICAL
COMPONENT
LOCATIONS
610-
9
6263
Fig
.
30
.
Back-up
light
switch
(arrow)
on
transmission
.
(Switch
may
be
found
on
right
or
left
sideof
transmission,
depending
on
ap-
plication
.)
Fig
.
31
.
ASS
wheel
speed
sensor
(arrow)
in
front
steering
arm
.
Component
Location
Table
Table
a
is
a
cross-referenced
listing
of
electrical
compo-
nents
in
E36
vehicles
beginning
onpage
10
.
In
addition
to
lo-
cation
descriptions,
where
possiblethere
is
areference
to
a
figure
showing
the
component
.
NOTE-
-
Every
component
is
not
installed
in
everycar
.
"
Due
to
changes
in
production,
component
locations
may
vary
.
Consult
your
BMW
dealer
forthe
latest
in-
formation
.
"
The
figure
numbers
are
all
within
this
section
.
Many
other
electrical
components
are
illustrated
throughout
this
book
.
Consult
the
main
index
"
The
gear-position/neutral
safetyswitch
is
aleo
some-
times
referred
to
as
the
automatic
transmission
range
switch
.
"
The
EWS
11
system
is
also
sometimes
referredto
as
the
Driveaway
Protection
System
or
the
electronic
im-
mobilization
system
.
"
All-Season
Traction
(AST)
is
also
sometímes
referred
to
as
ASC
or
ASC+T
.
0012117
COMPONENT
LOCATIONS
620-2
INSTRUMENTS
Fig
.1.
Instrument
cluster
retaining
screws
(arrows)
.
INSTRUMENT
CLUSTER
0012562
Fig
.
3
.
Turnbulb
base
45°
in
direction
shown
(arrow)
.
l
v
w
r
v
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
)7
18
19
20
y
21
1
.
Temperature
warning
12
.
Brake
fluid
warning
oo13n6
2
.
Right
turn
signal
13
.
Brake
pad
wear
warning
3
.
Instrument
lighting
14
.ABS
warning
Fig
.
2
.
Instrument
cluster
connector
locking
lever
(arrow)
.
4
.
Oil
pressure
warning
15
.
Seat
belt
warning5
.
Highbeam
16
.ASTwarning
6
.
Battery
charging
lamp
17
.Check
control
6
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal,
noting
the
following
:
7
.
Left
turn
signal
18
.Check
engine
"
Instrument
cluster
harness
connector
locking
levers
8
.
Low
fuel
warning
19
.
LCD
lighting
must
be
in
up
position
before
installing
connector
.
9
.
Airbag
warning
20
.
Rear
foglight
(not
used)
10
.
Catalytic
converter
warning
21
.
Front
foglights
"
Install
airbag
to
steering
wheel
as
described
in
721
11
.
Emergency
brake
Airbag
System
(SRS)
.
0012563
"
Reconnect
negative
(-)
cable
to
battery
last,
once
al¡
Fig
.
4
.
Bulb
designation
chart
.
harness
connectors
have
been
reconnected
.
"
Recode
cluster
as
described
in
Instrument
cluster,
CAUTION-
seif-testing
.
Note
wattage
of
bulb
.
Excessive
wattage
could
melt
cluster
housing
.
Replace
defective
bulbs
with
Instrument
cluster
bulbs,
replacing
reptacementbulbs
of
the
same
wattage
.
1
.
Remove
instrument
cluster
as
described
above
.
Odometer
coding
plug,
replacing
2
.
Remove
faulty
bulb
by
turning
bulb
base
45°
inits
mount
and
remove
from
housing
.
See
Fig
.
3
.
The
coding
plug
maintains
a
record
of
thevehicle
mileage
.
The
back
of
the
instrument
cluster
and
its
bulb
locations
are
1
.
Record
vehicle
mileage
.
shown
in
Fig
.
4
.
2
.
Remove
instrument
cluster
as
described
earlier
.
