1995 BMW M3 fig 27

INSTRUMENT
CLUSTER
....
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
..
620-1

Instrument
cluster,
seif-testing
.
.
.......
.
..
620-1

Instrument
cluster,
removing
and
installing
...
620-1

Instrument
cluster
bulbs,
replacing
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
620-2

GENERAL

This
repair
group
covers
removal
and
installation
of
the
in-
strument
cluster
and
the
Multi-information
Display
(MID)
mod-
ule
.
Bulb
replacement
information
for
these
units
is
also
included
here
.

NOTE
-

A
quick
check
of
the
temperature
gauge
and
its
electri-
cal
circuitis
given
in
170
Radiator
and
Cooling
Sys-
tem
.
Use
this
procedure
to
diagnosea
faulty
temperature
gauge

INSTRUMENT
CLUSTER

When
servicing
the
instrument
cluster,
always
disconnect
the
negative
(-)
cable
from
the
battery
and
insulate
the
cable
end
to
prevent
accidental
re-connection
.

Instrument
cluster,
seif-testing

Severa¡
different
versions
of
the
basic
instrument
cluster
havebeen
fitted
in
E36
cars
.
It
is
possibleto
perform
an
instru-
ment
cluster
test
and
display
system
test
information
.

Some
of
the
information
displayed
by
the
instrument
cluster
during
seif-testing
is
used
for
interna¡
BMW
organizationpur-
poses,
suchasmatching
the
correct
instrument
cluster
com-
ponents
during
parts
replacement
.
Other
functions
test
the
various
instrument
modules
.
Self-test
is
also
used
to
recode
the
instrument
cluster
after
removal
.

In
later
production
vehicles
(1996
and
later)
the
test
results
canbe
downioaded,
via
the
diagnostic
plug,
byan
authorized
BMW
dealertechnician
.

1
.
Turn
ignition
to
"radio"position
.

2
.
Press
and
hold
reset
button
on
trip-odometer
untiltrip-
odometer
display
shows
numerical
codes
.

620
Instruments

4
.
Turn
off
ignition
.

Instrument
cluster,

removing
and
installing

INSTRUMENTS
620-1

GENERAL
.....
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.........
.
....
620-1



Odometer
coding
plug,
replacing
.....
.
.
.
.
.
.
620-2

Vehicle
speed
sender,
replacing
...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
620-3

MULTI-INFORMATION
DISPLAY
(MID)
.
.
.
620-4

Multi-Information
Display,
removing
and
installing
..
.
....
.
.........
620-4

3
.
With
each
subsequent
press
of
the
button,
a
different
function
is
tested
.
Some
functions
will
activate
need1e
gauges
.

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

CAUTION-

Prior
to
disconnectiog
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautionsgiven
at
the
front
of
this
manual
on
page
vi¡¡
.

2
.
Remove
airbag
unit
from
steering
wheel
.
See
721
Air-
bag
System
(SRS)
.
Store
unit
in
a
safe
place
.

WARNING
-

The
airbag
is
an
explosive
devfce
and
should
be
treated
with
extreme
caution
.
Improper
handling
of
the
airbag
could
cause
serious
injury
or
death
.
Store
the
airbag
with
the
horn
pad
facing
up
.
If
stored
facing
down,
accidental
deployment
couldpropel
it
vfolently
into
the
air,
causing
injury
.

3
.
With
front
wheels
pointed
straight
ahead,
remove
steer-
ing
wheel
.
See
320
Steering
and
Wheel
Alignment
.

4
.
Remove
instrument
cluster
retaining
screws
.
See
Fig
.
1
.

5
.
Place
a
towel
over
steering
column
.
Carefully
tilt
top
of
cluster
out
of
dash
panel
.
Unlock
and
disconnect
har-
ness
connectors
from
back
of
cluster
.
See
Fig
.
2
.

INSTRUMENT
CLUSTER

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
.

3
.
Break
open
plastic
retainer
in
back
of
instrument
clus-
ter
andremove
coding
plug
.
See
Fig
.
5
.

5
.
Reset
vehicle
mileage
.

1
ILO

NOTE-

Consultan
authorized
BMW
dealer
service
department
about
resetting
vehicle
mileage
using
the
special
BMW
Service
tester
.

Vehicle
speed
sender,
replacing

0

0013029

Fig
.
5
.



Remove
coding
plug
retainer
with
a
screwdriver
(arrow)
.

4
.
Install
coding
plug
and
new
retainer
.
Reinstall
instru-
ment
cluster
.

The
vehicle
speed
sender
supplies
an
electronic
pulsed

speed
signal
to
the
speedometer
.
The
sender
is
mounted
be-

neath
the
rear
of
the
car,
on
the
differential
cover
plate
.

1
.
Locate
vehicle
speed
sender
electrical
connector
at

back
of
differential
.
Depress
retaininglevers
on
con-
nector
and
remove
.
See
Fig
.
6
.

INSTRUMENTS
620-
3

0013180
Fig
.
6
.



Vehicle
speed
sender
harnessconnector
(A)
and
sender
(B)
.

2
.
Remove
vehicle
speed
sender
retaining
screws
and
re-

move
sender
from
differential
cover
.

3
.
On
installation,
replace
O-ring
and
coat
with
oil
(90W)
.
See
Fig
.
7
.

0011755
NOTE-



'

If
the
speedometer
is
malfunctioning,
check
the
vehicle



Fig
.
7,



O-ring
correctly
installed
on
vehicle
speed
sender,
speed
sensor
hamess
connectoron
the
rear
differen-
tial
.
Water
damage,
frayed
wires
and
corrosion
of
the
connectorcontactsareoftenthecause
ofspeedometer



4
.
Insta¡¡
sender
into
differential
and
tighten
mounting
malfunction
.



bolts
evenly
in
stages
until
the
sender
is
firmly
seated
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Vehicle
speed
sender

to
differential
cover
...
.
.....
6
.6-8
.4
Nm
(53-74
in-lb)

INSTRUMENT
CLUSTER

620-
4
INSTRUMENTS

MULTI-INFORMATION
DISPLAY
(MID)

Severa¡
different
versionsof
the
Multi-Information
Display,

have
been
installed
in
E36
cars
.
The
top-of-the-line
model
is

called
the
Oh-BoardComputer
.
See
Fig
.
8
.

Ambient
temperature/ciock

Check
control/clock

0013028

Fig
.
8
.



Different
versions
of
Multi-Information
Display
(MID)
installed
in
E36
cars
.

Multi-Information
Display,

removing
and
installing

The
Multi-Information
Display
(MID)
is
illuminated
by
bulbs
.

It
mustbe
removed
to
replace
the
bulbs
.
Bulb
replacement
is

included
in
this
procedure
.

1
.
Remove
dashboard
parcel
shelf
.
Reach
under
MID

module
and
pushoutward
.
See
Fig
.
9
.

2
.
Slide
harness
retaining
lever
forward
to
release
MID

from
wiring
harness
.
See
Fig
.
10
.

3
.
To
Rmove
a
faulty
bulb,
use
anarrow
screwdriver
to

turn
bulb
base
45°
counter
clockwíse
.
See
Fig
.
11
.

MULTI-INFORMATIONDISPLAY
(MID)

111

Fig
.
9
.



Removing
the
Multi-Information
Display(MID)
module
.

0012564

Fig
.
10
.
MID
wiring
harness
release
lever
(arrows)
.

Fig
.
11
.
Turn
bulb
base
45°
counterclockwise
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

0012566

FRONT
LIGHTING
.
...........
.
....
.
.
.
.
630-1

Headlight
buib,
replacing
............
.
.
.
.
630-1
Headlight
assembly,

removing
and
installing
.......
.
....
.
.
.
.
630-2

Foglight
assembly,
removing
and
installing
..
630-3

Front
turn
signal
assembly,
removing
and
installing
.....
.
.
.
........
630-4

GENERAL

The
headlight
and
foglight
assemblies
usehalogen
bulbs
.
To
ensure
the
longevity
of
halogen
bulbs,
the
bulb
glass
should
not
be
handied
.
Dirt
and
skin
oíls
may
cause
a
bulbto
fail
prematurely
.
If
necessarywipe
bulb
using
a
clean
cloth

dampened
with
rubbing
alcohol
.

NOTE-

Use
only
original
equipment
replacement
bulbs
.
Non-
original
equipment
bulbs
may
cause
false
failure
read-
ings
on
the
check
control
display
(where
applicable)
.

WARNING
-

INhenworking
on
electrical
systems,
remove
the
fuse
protecting
the
circuit
under
repair
.
See
610
Electrical
Component
Locations
.

FRONT
LIGHTING

Headlight
bulb,
replacing

1
.
Open
engine
hood
.

2
.
Working
in
back
of
headlight
assembly,grasp
rear
of

bulbsocket
(harnessconnector)
and
turn
counterclock-

wise
90°
.
Pull
bulb
out
of
headlight
assembly
.
See
Fig
.
1
.

3
.
Disconnect
harness
connector
from
bulb
.

CA
UTION-

Do
not
touch
halogen
bubs
with
yourbare
hands
.
If
necessary
wipe
bulb
using
a
clean
cloth
damp-

ened
with
rubbing
alcohol
.

630
Exterior
Lighting

EXTERIOR
LIGHTING



630-1

GENERAL
.
.
.
.
...
.
................
.
.
.
.
630-1



Side
Marker
Lights
.......
.
.
.
.
.
.......
.
..
630-4

REAR
LIGHTING
.
......
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
.
.
..
630-4

Taillight
Bulbs
..........
.
.
.
.
.
.....
.
.
.
.
.
630-4

Taillight
assembly,
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
630-5

CenterBrake
Light
.......
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
630-5

Center
brake
light
housing,
replacing

(4-door
and
coupe
models)
.
.
.
.
.......
.
.
.630-5

License
plate
light,
removingand
installing



.
.630-6

0012567

Fig
.1.



Torelease
bulbfrom
headlight
assembly,
rotate
socket
coun-
terclockwise
to
disengage
retaining
tabs
(arrows)
.
Right
side
bulb
is
shown
in
unlocked
position
.
Note
that
bottom
tab
A
is
wider
than
other
two
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Align
tabs
on
bulb

base
to
cutouts
on
rear
of
lens
assembly
.
Secure
bulb

by
rotating
clockwise
90°
.

Bulb
Applications

"
Low
beam
headlight
bulb
...
.
..
..
.........
H9006

"
High
beam
headlight
bulb
..
.
..
..
.........
H9005

FRONT
LIGHTING

630-2



EXTERIOR
LIGHTING

Headlight
assembly,

removing
and
installing

CAUTION-

Followingheadlight
assembly
work
headlight

beam
aim
must
be
adjusted
using
special
equip-
ment
.

1
.
Left
side
:
Remove
air
filter
housing,
air
intake
duct,
and

air
mass
meter
.
See
100
Engine-General
.

2
.
Disconnect
harness
connectors
from
headlight
bulbs
.

3
.
Remove
front
turn
signal
.
See
Front
turn
signal
as-

sembly,
removingand
installing
later
in
this
repair

group
.

4
.
Remove
radiator
cover
.
See
Fig
.
2
.

5
.
Using
a
wrench,
brace
adjusting
nut
at
top
center
of
headlight
.
Remove
three
screws
at
top
of
assembly
.

See
Fig
.
3
.

Fig
.
3
.



Brace
headlightadjustingnut
as
shown
and
remove
top
screws
(arrows)
.

FRONT
LIGHTING

0012568
0012569

6
.
Remove
two
screwson
bottom
of
assembly
.
See
Fig
.

4
.

0012567a

Fig
.
4
.



Headlight
bottom
retaining
screws
(arrows)
.
Screws
mount
in
threaded
expanding
rivets
which
act
as
headlightheight

adjusters
.

7
.
Remove
headlight
assembly
from
front
.

8
.
On
installation,
tighten
lower
screws
first
while
holding

expanding
rivets
with
a
wrench
.
There
should
be
a
2
.5

mm
gap
between
bottom
oflens
and
front
panel
.
Use

adjusting
nut
to
raise
or
lower
headlight
unit
.
See
Fig
.
5
.

0012681

Fig
.
5
.



Measure
gap
A
(2.5
mm)
between
bottom
of
headlight
as-
sembly
and
front
panel
.

9
.
Clearance
between
hood
and
headlight
cover
should
be
1
.5
mm
.
Adjust
by
turning
upper
headlight
adjustinq
nuts,
then
tighten
down
center
screw
.
See
Fig
.
6
.

4

Foglight
assembly,

removing
and
installing

1
.
Foglight
lens
release
catch
2
.
Foglight
lensrear
protective
cap
3
.
Foglight
bulb
4
.
Foglight
lens

Fig
.
7
.



Foglight
assembly
(removed)
.

0012682

Fig
.
6
.



Measure
gap
B
(1.5
mm)
between
front
of
hood
and
headlight
cover
.
Note
horizontal
headlightadjusting
nut
(1)
and
retaining
screw
(2)
.

The
following
procedure
covers
foglight
lens
and
foglight

buib
replacement
.
Foglight
components
are
shown
in
Fig
.
7
.

0012683

EXTERIOR
LIGHTING



630-
3

1
.
Insert
a
screwdriver
in
upper
air
duct
inlet
of
front
lower
valence
and
disengage
foglight
lens
catch
mechanism
.
Swing
light
outward
and
gently
disengage
hinged
end
.
See
Fig
.
8
.

Fig
.
8
.



Insert
screwdriver
in
upper
air
duct
inlet
.
uu¡¿biu

2
.
Remove
rear
protection
capand
disengage
steel
wire
foglight
bulb
clamp
.

3
.
Remove
bulb
from
rear
of
foglight
assembly
.
Discon-
nect
electrical
harness
from
foglight
bulb
.

CAUTION
-

Do
not
touch
halogen
bulbs
with
yourbare
hands
.
If
necessary
wipe
buib
using
a
clean
cloth
damp-ened
withrubbing
alcohol
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Check
electrical
con-nector
for
corrosion
.
Spray
with
contact
cleaner,
if
nec-
essary
.

Bulb
Application
(USA
Models)
:

"
Foglight
bulb



......
...
..
...
..........
Hl
(55w)

FRONT
LIGHTING

630-
4



EXTERIOR
LIGHTING

Front
turn
signal
assembly,



Side
Marker
Lights

removing
and
installing
Side
marker
lights
on
later
model
E36
cars
are
snapped
into

The
procedurebelow
also
includes
turn
signal
bulb
replace-



the
front
fenders
.
To
service,
carefully
pry
the
assembly
out
of

ment
.



the
fender,
then
detach
the
electrical
harness
connector
and

bulb
socket
.

1
.
Working
inside
engine
compartment,usea
screwdriver

to
press
turn
signal
assembly
retaining
clip
away
from

retaining
tab
on
headlight
assembly
frame
.
Push
turn



REAR
LIGHTING

signal
forward
.
See
Fig
.
9
.

Fig
.
9
.



Press
on
clip
(arrow)
.
Light
slides
straight
out
.

REAR
LIGHTING

0012571

2
.
Depress
tabs
on
bulb
socket
and
remove
from
turn
sig-

nal
assembly
.
See
Fig
.
10
.

0012572

Fig
.
10
.
Depress
locking
tabs
(arrows)to
remove
bulb
and
socket
from
turn
signal
housing
.

Taillight
Bulbs

To
access
taillight
bulbs,
see
Fig
.
11
.
The
location
of
the

rear
bulbs
are
shown
in
Fig
.
12
.
Turn
bulb
socket
1
/4turn
to
re-

move
.

Fig
.
11
.
To
remove
taillight
bulb
cover,
turn
retainer
(arrow)
1
/a
turn

counterclockwise
.

Fig
.
12
.
Taillight
bulb
identification
.

0012574