010-2
FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
THE
DO-ITYOURSELF
OWNER
HOW
TO
USE
THIS
MANUAL
A
note
contains
helpfulinformation,
tipsthat
will
hefp
in
The
manual
is
divided
into
ninesections
:
doinga
better
job
and
completing
!t
more
easíly
.
0
GENERAL
DATA
AND
MAINTENANCE
1
ENGINE
2
TRANSMISSION
3
SUSPENSION,
STEERING
AND
BRAKES
4
BODY
5
BODY
EQUIPMENT
6
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
7
EQUIPMENTANDACCESSORIES
ELECTRICAL
WIRING
DIAGRAMS
0
GENERAL
DATA
AND
MAINTENANCE
coversthe
rec-
ommended
maintenance
schedules
and
service
procedures
needed
to
perform
BMW
scheduled
maintenance
work
.
Also
within
this
section
is
the
010
Fundamentals
for
the
Do-It-
Yourself
Owner
section,
which
contains
basic
instructions,
tips
and
helpful
hints
for
do-it-yourself
maintenance
and
repair
.
The
next
seven
sections
(1
through
7)
are
repair
based
and
are
further
broken
down
into
three
digit
repair
groups
.
Each
ma-
jor
section
begins
with
a
General
repair
group,
e
.g
.
100En-
gine-General
.
These
"00"
(doublezero)
groups
aremostly
descriptive
in
nature,
covering
topics
suchas
theory
of
opera-
tion
and
troubleshooting
.
The
remainder
of
the
repair
groups
contain
the
more
involved
repair
information
.
The
last
major
section
contains
detailed
electrical
wiring
diagram
schematics
.
A
master
listing
of
the
9major
sections
and
the
correspond-
ing
individual
repair
groups
can
befoundon
the
inside
front
cover
.
Each
repair
group
begins
with
a
Table
of
Contents
listing
the
majos
subject
headings
within
the
group
.
Page
numbers
throughout
the
manual
are
organizedaccording
to
the
repair
groupsystem
.
For
example,
youcan
expect
tofind
repair
infor-
mation
on
brakes
(Repair
Group
340)
beginning
on
page
340-
1
.
A
comprehensive
index
can
be
found
at
the
back
of
the
man-
ual
.
Warnings,
Cautions
and
Notes
Throughout
this
manualare
many
passages
with
the
head-
ings
WARNING,
CAUTION,
or
NOTE
.
These
very
important
headings
have
diflerent
meanings
.
WARNING
-
The
text
under
this
heading
warns
of
unsafe
practic-
es
thatare
very
likelyto
cause
ínjury,
eitherby
dírect
threat
to
the
person(s)
pertorming
the
work
or
by
in-
creased
risk
of
accident
or
mechanfcal
fallure
whíle
driving
.
CAUTION-
A
caution
calls
attention
to
important
precautions
to
beobserved
during
the
repair
work
that
will
helo
prevent
accidentally
damaging
the
caror
its
parts
.
GETTING
STARTED
Safety
NOTE-
Please
read
every
WARNING,
CAUTION,
and
NOTE
at
the
front
of
the
manual
and
as
they
appear
in
repair
procedures
.
They
are
very
important
.
Read
them
before
you
begin
any
maintenance
or
repair
job
.
Some
WARNINGs
and
CAUTIONs
are
repeated
wherever
they
apply
.
Read
them
all
.
Do
not
skip
any
.
These
messages
are
important,
even
to
the
owner
who
never
intends
to
workon
thecar
.
GETTING
STARTED
Most
of
the
necessary
maintenance
and
minor
repair
that
an
automobile
will
need
canbe
done
with
ordinary
tools,
evenby
owners
with
little
or
no
experience
in
car
repair
.
Below
is
some
important
information
on
how
to
work
safely,
a
discussion
of
what
tools
will
be
needed
and
how
to
use
them
.
Although
an
automobile
presents
many
hazards,
common
sense
and
good
equipment
can
helo
ensure
safety
.
Many
acci-
dents
happen
because
of
carelessness
.
Pay
attention
and
stick
to
these
few
important
safety
rules
.
WARNING
-
"
Never
run
the
engine
in
the
work
area
unless
it
is
well-ventflated
.
Theexhaustshouldbe
vented
to
the
outside
.
Carbon
monoxide
(CO)
in
theex-
haust
kilts
.
"
Remove
all
neckties,
scarts,
loose
clothing,
or
jewelry
when
working
near
running
engines
or
power
tools
.
Tuck
in
shirts
.
Tie
long
haír
and
se-
cure
it
under
a
cap
.
Severe
injury
can
result
from
these
things
beíngcaught
in
rotating
parts
.
"
Remove
ríngs,
watches,
and
bracelets
.
Asíde
from
the
dangersof
moving
parts,
metallic
jew-
elry
conducts
electricity
and
may
cause
shorts,
sparks,
bums,
or
damage
to
the
electrical
sys-
tem
when
accidentally
contacting
the
battery
or
other
electrical
terminals
.
"
Disconnect
the
battery
negative
()
cable
when-
ever
working
on
ornear
the
fuel
system
or
any-
thlng
that
is
electrically
powered
.
Accidental
electrícal
contact
may
damage
the
electrical
system
or
cause
a
fire
.
