1999 BMW M3 battery location




COMPONENT LOCATION CHART







COMP.8500.0 7100.0LOCATION DESCRIPTION
G1 . . . BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rear RH side of engine compartment (318i)

G1 . . .
BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
in RH rear side of luggage compartment



G5 . . . DRIVER’S AIR BAG GAS GENERATOR . . . behind steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-2


G6 . . .

PASSENGER’S AIR BAG GAS
GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RH side of dash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27-2




G12 . .

DRIVER’S SIDE PYROTECHNICAL BELT
TENSIONER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
driver’s seat right






G13 . .

PASSENGER’S SIDE PYROTECHNICAL
BELT TENSIONER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
passenger’s seat left




G14 . . LEFT SIDE AIR BAG GAS GENERATOR . . in driver’s door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-3
G15 . . RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG GAS GENERATOR . in passenger’s door
G6430 B+ JUMP START JUNCTION POINT . . . . . . rear RH side of engine compartment back of RH side shock tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-1

G6509
GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
front LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
05-2

H2 . . . LEFT HORN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front of engine compartment
H3 . . . RIGHT HORN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front of engine compartment
H4 . . . RIGHT FRONT TURN LIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . front of vehicle
H5 . . . RIGHT REAR TURN LIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RH side of body rear end

H6 . . .
LEFT REAR TURN LIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LH side of body rear end



H7 . . . LEFT FRONT TURN LIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front of vehicle
H8 . . . RIGHT FRONT AUXILIARY TURN LIGHT . . front of vehicle
H9 . . . LEFT FRONT AUXILIARY TURN LIGHT . . . front of vehicle
H10 . . CHIME MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . below LH side of dash

H1w . .

ANTI–THEFT HORN (ALPINE) . . . . . . . . . . .

front RH side of engine compartment




COMPONENT LOCATION CHART







COMP.8500.0 7100.0LOCATION DESCRIPTION
X0 . . . . B+ JUNCTION POINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-3

X2 . . . .
BATTERY B+ START POINT . . . . . . . . . . . . .
rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
05-3

X9 . . . . B+ JUNCTION POINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-3
X13 . . (30 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . behind LH footwell kickpanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-3 00-4
X14 . . (30 PINS, NATURAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . behind LH footwell kickpanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-3 00-4
X16 . . (26 PINS, NATURAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LH side of dash rear side of instrument cluster, A2w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-3 00-2
X17 . .
(26 PINS, BLUE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LH side of dash rear side of instrument cluster, A2w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28-3
00-2
X20 . . (25 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-3 05-2
X22 . . (26 PINS, GRAY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RH side of dash behind glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-2 00-2
X32 . . (12 PINS, NATURAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LH footwell underside of steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-3 04-6
X33 . . (12 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LH footwell underside of steering column behind LH footwell trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-3 04-6
X35 . .

(12 PINS, NATURAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

below LH side of dash RH side of steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27-3

04-6
X35 . . (12 PINS, NATURAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . below LH side of dash RH side of steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-1 04-6
X44 . . (9 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Distribution Box rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-6
X45 . . (9 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Distribution Box rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-6
X51 . .
(9 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Distribution Box rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


03-6
X52 . . (9 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Distribution Box rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-6
X53 . . (9 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Distribution Box rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-6
X54 . . (9 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Distribution Box rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-6
X56 . . (9 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Distribution Box rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-6
X58 . .

(9 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power Distribution Box rear LH side of engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



03-6
X63 . . (9 PINS, BLACK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . behind LH footwell speaker grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-6




COMPONENT LOCATION VIEWS










D100
DATA LINK
CONNECTOR
P90
FRONT POWER
DISTRIBUTION BOX G6509
GENERATOR
G6430
B+ JUMP START
JUNCTION POINTX6002
X6509
CABLE SOCKET AL-
TERNATOR B+X0
B+ JUNCTION
POINT
X2
BATTERY B+
START POINT
X9
B+ JUNCTION
POINT


X6150
Y6133
AIR PUMP