Rear
speaker,
removing
and
installing
Door
panel
speaker,
removing
and
installing
NOTE
-
Rear
speakers
in
convertible
models
are
installed
un-
der
the
rear
side
panels
.
For
rearside
panelremoval
procedure,
see
411Doors
.
1
.
Working
at
rear
parcel
shelf,
pry
speakercoverby
inner
edge
and
remove
.
See
Fig
.
12
.
0011632
Fig
.
12
.
Pry
up
inner
edge
of
speaker
cover
off
rear
parcel
shelf
.
2
.
Remove
mountingscrews
and
depress
speaker
retain-
ing
clip
.
See
Fig
.
13
.
Lower
speaker
into
trunk
.
Fig
.
13
.
Remove
screws
(A)
and
depress
clip
(B)
.
4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
0011633
3
.
Disconnect
speaker
connector
andremove
speaker
from
box
.
RAM
650-5
1.
On
carswith
side-impact
airbags,
disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
.
CAUTION-
Prior
to
disconnecttog
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
on
page
vi¡¡
.
2
.
Remove
inner
door
panel
.
See
411
Doors
.
WARNING
-
Some
1997
and
all
1998
model
year
cars
are
equipped
with
front
side-impact
airbags
in
the
front
doors
.
When
servicing
the
doors
with
front
side-im-
pact
airbags,
alwaysdisconnect
the
negative
()
battery
terminal
.
See
721Airbag
System
(SRS)
for
cautions
and
procedures
relating
to
theairbag
sys-
tem
.
3
.
On
back
of
door
panel,
remove
nut
on
top
of
speaker
retaining
bracket
and
remove
bracket
from
behind
speaker
.
See
Fig
.
14
.
Fig
.
14
.
Speaker
retaining
nut
(arrow)
.
4
.
Disconnect
speaker
connector
from
harness
connector
and
remove
loudspeaker
forwardthrough
door
panel
.
5
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Install
side-impact
airbag
using
new
screws
.
See
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
.
RADIO
AND
SPEAKER
SERVICE
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-
GENERAL
.
.
.....
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
............
720-1
REAR
SEATBELT
ASSEMBLY
...
.
....
.
.
720-4
Rear
seat
belt,
removing
and
installing
FRONT
SEATBELT
ASSEMBLY
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
720-2
(fixed
seat
back
models)
..
.
......
.
....
.
.720-4
Automatic
Front
Seat
Belt
Lock
Tensioners
.
.
720-2
Rear
seat
belt,
removing
and
installing
Mechanical
spring
tensioner,
disarming
.
...
.
720-2
(fold-downseat
back
models)
.
...
.
...
.
.
.
.
720-5
Front
seat
belt
reel,
removing
and
installing
.
.
720-3
Center
rear
lap-belt,
removing
and
installing
.
.720-5
GENERAL
All
E36
models
are
equipped
with
3-point
shoulder
belts
at
tract
and
tension
the
seat
belt
by
55
mm
(approximately
2
four
seating
positions
.
On
4-doormodels,
there
is
an
addition-
inches)
in
the
event
of
an
accident
.
a
l
lap
belt
in
thecenter
of
the
rear
seat
.
The
seat
beltreel
should
lock
when
driving
quickly
through
Automatic
seat
belt
tensioners
are
integrated
into
the
front
curves,
during
severe
braking
or
in
case
of
a
collision
.
The
au-
seat
belt
locks
.
Through
the
1996
model
year
cars,
a
mechan-
tomatic
reel
does
not
require
any
servicing
and
should
never
¡cal
spring
tensioner
is
used
.
See
Fig
.
1.
On
1997
and
later
be
opened
.
Belts
that
do
not
retract
and/or
lockproperly
cars,
a
pyrotechnic
(explosive
charge)
tensioner
is
used
.
Au-
should
be
replaced
promptly
.
tomatic
seat
belt
tensioners
aredesigned
to
automatically
re-
1
.
Seat
belt
lock
boft
2
.
Seat
belt
lockwith
mechanical
spring
tensioner
3
.
Seat
belt
anchor
bar
(two-door
models)
4
.
Seat
belt
anchor
bolt
5
.
Seat
belt
reelbolt
6
.
Seat
belt
reel
7
.
B-pillar
guide
nut
8
.
B-pillar
sliding
guide
9
.
Convertible
seat
beltreel
10
.Convertible
B-pillar
guide
Fig
.
1
.
Front
seat
belt
components
.
720
Seat
Belts
SEAT
BELTS
720-1
GENERAL
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
0012737
Fig
.
2
.
Electrically
adjustable
front
seat
.
Turn
screw
(A)
to
disarm
me-
chanical
tensioner
.
Display
B
tucos
from
green
to
red
.
F19
.3
.
Manuallyadjustablefrontseat
.Turnandlifttab(arrow)todis-
Front
seat
belt
reel,
removing
and
installing
1
.
On
4-door
models
:
Remove
seat
belt
anchor
bolt
from
front
seat
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
1
.
2
.
On
2-door
models
:
Remove
seat
belt
anchorbar
from
rear
of
door
sill
.
See
Fig
.
4
.
Fig
.
4
.
Two-door
seat
belt
anchor
bar
(arrow)
.
3
.
On
4-door
and
coupe
models
:
Remove
plastic
trim
cov-
er
from
B-pillar
(rear
door
jamb
pillar)
sliding
seat
belt
guide
.
Remove
nut
and
guide
loop
.
See
Fig
.
5
.
4
.
On
4-door
models
:
Starting
at
upper
corners,peel
rub-
ber
door
seals
away
from
B-pillar
trim
.
Remove
trim
from
B-pillar
.
5
.
On
2-door
models
:
Remove
reasside
panel
.
See
411
Doors
.
Fig
.
5
.
B-pillar
seat
belt
guide
nut
trim
(arrow)
.
SEAT
BELTS
720-
3
move
reel
and
seat
belt
.
9
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
0012672
ou12a74
Fig
.
6
.
B-pillar
trim
removed
to
show
seat
belt
cross-bracket
bolts
(arrows)
.
8
.
Disconnect
harness
connector
from
reel
assembly
.
Re-
Tightening
Torque
6
.
Remove
two
bolts
holding
cross
bracket
to
B-pillar
.
See
"
Front
seat
belt
to
seat
Fig
.
6
.
(use
thread
locking
compound)
.
....
47
Nm
(35
ft-Ib)
"
Front
seat
belt
guide
loop
7
.
Remove
seat
belt
reel
mounting
boltat
base
ofB-pillar
.
to
B-pillar
sliding
anchor
.
..
.
.
.
....
31
Nm
(23
ft-Ib)
"
Front
seat
beltreeltoB-pillar
..
.
....
48
Nm
(36
ft-Ib)
FRONT
SEAT
BELT
ASSEMBLY
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
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
Airbag
Systems
.......
.
...
.
.
.
.
.
....
.
.
.
.
721-1
AIRBAG
SENSORS
AND
ELECTRONICS
721-2
SRS
Warning
Light
and
Fault
Display
.
.
.
.
.
..
721-2
Airbagcontact
ring,
replacing
........
.
.
.
.
.
721-3
Airbag
crash
sensor,replacing
..
.
....
.
...
.
721-4
ZAE
control
module,
replacing
.
.
.
.........
721-5
GENERAL
This
repair
group
covers
only
removal
and
installation
of
air-
bag
components
.
Airbag
system
repair
and
fault
diagnosis
is
not
covered
here
.
Diagnostics,
component
testing,
and
airbag
system
repair
should
be
carried
out
by
trained
BMW
service
technicians
.
NOTE-
Special
test
equipment
is
required
to
retrieve
SRS
fault
codes,
diagnose
system
faults,
and
resetltum
off
the
SRS
indicator
light
.
The
SRS
indicator
light
will
remain
on
until
any
problem
has
been
corrected
and
the
fault
memory
has
been
cleared
.
When
servicing
cars
equipped
with
SRS,
the
precautions
on
this
page
mustbeobserved
to
prevent
personal
injury
.
Airbag
Systems
The
airbag
system
installed
on
E36
cars
through
the
1993
model
year
consisted
of
a
single
airbag
in
the
steering
wheel
.
This
systemcan
be
identified
by
the
orange
crash
sensors
lo-
cated
on
the
front
wheel
wells
and
the
absence
of
a
passenger
side
airbag
.
The
ZAE
airbag
system,
starting
in
model
year
1994
(pro-
duction
date9/93
and
later),
provides
both
a
driver
side
and
a
passenger
sideairbag
.
On
ZAE
vehicles,
the
crash
sensorsare
integrated
into
the
airbag
control
module,
located
under
thecenter
of
the
rear
seat
.
The
ZAE
control
module
triggers
deployment
of
the
airbags
When
it
sensos
the
vehicle
deceler-
ating
at
a
rate
equivalent
to
a
head-on
collisionof
at
least
13
mph
(18
km/h)
.
In
some
1997
4-door
models
and
all
1998
models,
side-impact
airbags
were
installed
in
the
front
doors
.
The
airbag
units
are
mounted
behindthe
door
trim
panels
.
Caution
mustbeused
when
working
on
vehicle
systems
in
the
proximity
of
air
bags,
such
as
the
steering
column,
the
dashboard,
or
the
doors
.
AIRBAG
SYSTEM
(SRS)
721-1
GENERAL
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.......
.
......
.
.
.
.
721-1
Front
side-impact
airbag
crash
sensor,
removing
and
installing
....
.
.....
.
.....
.
721-5
AIRBAGS
..............
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
721-5
Driver
side
airbag,
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
721-5
Passenger
side
airbag,
removing
and
installing
..............
.
.
.721-6
Front
side-impact
airbag,
removing
and
installing
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
......
.721-7
WARNING
-
"
Airbag(s)
are
inflated
byan
explosive
device
.
Handled
improperly
or
without
adequate
safe-
guards,
the
System
can
be
very
dangerous
.
Spe-
cial
precautions
must
be
observed
prior
to
any
work
ator
near
the
driverside
airbag,
the
passen-
ger
side
airbag
(where
applicable)
or
the
side-im-
pact
airbags
(where
applicable)
.
"
The
airbag
is
a
vehicle
safety
system
.
Serious
in-
jury
may
result
if
System
service
is
attempted
by
persons
unfamiliar
with
the
BMW
SRS
and
its
ap-
proved
service
procedures
.
BMW
advises
that
all
inspection
and
service
be
performed
by
an
autho-
rized
BMW
dealer
.
"
Always
disconnect
the
battery
and
cover
the
neg-
ative
()
battery
terminal
with
an
insulator
before
startingdiagnostic,
troubleshooting
or
service
worknot
associated
with
SRS,
and
before
doing
any
welding
on
the
car
.
"
If
an
airbag
has
been
activated
due
to
an
acci-dent,
BMW
specifies
that
SRS
components
be
replaced
.
For
more
information
on
post-collision
SRS
service,
see
an
authorized
BMW
dealer
.
"
Do
not
allow
the
airbag
unit
to
come
in
contact
with
cleaning
solutions
orgrease
.
Never
subject
an
airbag
unit
to
temperatures
aboye
212°F
(100°C)
.
When
reconnecting
the
battery,
no
per-
son
should
be
inside
the
vehicle
.
"
Always
place
an
airbag
unitthat
has
been
re-
moved
from
its
packaging
with
the
padded
sidefacing
upward
.
Do
not
leave
an
airbag
unlt
unat-
tended
.
"
!f
the
airbag
unit
or
airbag
control
modulehas
been
dropped
froma
height
of
!
1
2
meter
(1
Y2
ft.)
ormore,
theairbag
unit
should
not
be
installed
.
Aírbag
system
components
are
shown
in
Fig
.
1.
GENERAL