2001 BMW 5 SERIES boot

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Retrofit/Installation kit No. 65 90 0 028 873 84 64 25,805 (others see cover sheet)
Installation Instructions no. 01 29 0 029 541 01 29 0 029 544 Issue date: 04.2001
2. Preparations
TIS
instruction
No.
Conduct a brief test (print out error memory) -
Disconnect the battery 12 00...
Remove the radio (cars without an on-board monitor radio only) 65 11 030
Remove the heater/air conditioning control 64 11 749
Remove the cover on the gearshift lever. 51 16 210
Remove the base of the centre console 51 16 200
Remove the driver’s seat 52 13 000
Remove the rear seat bench 52 24 005
Remove the rear seat backrest (cars without a split rear seat backrest only) 52 24 010
Remove the side pad on the left (cars with a split rear seat backrest only) -
Remove the front left door sill trim 51 47 000
Remove the rear left door sill trim 51 47 030
Remove the footwell trim on the driver’s side 51 45 030
Remove the side footwell trim on the left A pillar -
Remove the left A pillar trim (refer to instructions for head airbag) 51 43 201
Remove the left sun visor 51 16 080
Lower the front headlining slightly -
Remove the cover on cars with a glass slide/tilt sunroof 51 44 011
Remove the left boot / wheel arch trim. 51 47 101
Remove the CD changer (if fitted) 65 11 070
Remove the audio amplifier (if fitted) 65 12 070
Remove the navigation computer (if fitted) 65 90 510
Also on E39 cars
Remove the video module (if fitted) 65 50 510
Also on E39/2 cars
Remove the combination roller blind (if fitted) -
Remove the boot floor 51 47 101
Remove the spare wheel cover 51 47 131
Remove the spare wheel -
Remove the cover on the on-board monitor radio 65 52 520
Remove the tool holder-
Remove the right boot / wheel arch trim. 51 47 101
Remove the rear boot floor supports on both sides 65 11 055
Remove the front boot floor supports on both sides 65 11 055

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Retrofit/Installation kit No. 65 90 0 028 873 84 64 25,805 (others see cover sheet)
Installation Instructions no. 01 29 0 029 541 01 29 0 029 544 Issue date: 04.2001
4. Connection overview
Item DescriptionCable
colourConnection location in the car
A Basic wiring harness
-----
A1
Coaxial socket casing FME - To coaxial plug casing FME on the required load holder
with the hands-free kit or to the required adapter
A2
Black 12-pin plug connector -
Cars without an on-board monitor radio only:
To radio connection plug (after disconnecting the black
12-pin plug casing

X13598

from the radio connection plug)
Cars with an on-board monitor radio only:
Tie back (no longer required)
A3
Socket contact
Signal: Mutewhite/brown
Cars without an on-board monitor radio and without
an existing mute cable on the radio connection plug
only:
To radio connection plug
PIN10
, in the 8-pin plug casing
X18126
Cars without an on-board monitor radio and with an
existing mute cable on the radio connection plug
only:
Cut off, connect to the supply cable of the radio connection
plug

PIN10

, white/brown cable, in the 8-pin plug casing

X18126

using a 2-way insulation-piercing connector (1)

Cars with an on-board monitor radio only:
Tie back (no longer required)
A4
Black 18-pin socket casing
---To the adapter cable required for the hands-free kit,
behind the rear module holder
A5
Black 3-pin socket casing
---To the microphone required for the hands-free kit, in the
headlining
A6
Black 3-pin socket casing
---To cable compensator in the boot on the left if the car is
fitted with a cable compensator (if not, insulate and tie back)

A7
Coaxial socket casing FME
---
To the coaxial plug casing FME on the FME connector (4)
in the boot on the left (connection for telephone aerial); if
you are upgrading the car with a cable compensator, to
the cable compensator or to the required adapter

A8
Floating fuse
Signal: Terminal 30
red To the standard wiring harness near the left tail light
A9
Black 12-pin plug connector
---
Cars without an on-board monitor radio only:
Tie back (no longer required)
Cars with an on-board monitor radio only:
To radio connection plug (after disconnecting the black
12-pin plug casing
X13598
from the radio connection
plug)
A10
Socket contact
Signal: Mute
white/brown
Cars without an on-board monitor radio only:
Tie back (no longer required)
Cars with an on-board monitor radio and without an
existing mute cable on the radio connection plug
only:
To radio connection plug
PIN10
, in the 8-pin plug casing
X18126
Cars with an on-board monitor radio and with an
existing mute cable on the radio connection plug
only:
Cut off, connect to the supply cable of the on-board
monitor radio connection plug
PIN10
, white/brown
cable, in the 8-pin plug casing
X18126
using a 2-way
insulation-piercing connector (1)
A11
Cable eyelet, 6 mm in diameter
Signal: Terminal 31
brown in E39 cars to the earth post
X10305
in E39/2 cars to the earth post
X13016

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4. Connection overview
Item DescriptionCable
colourConnection location in the car
A12
White 12-pin plug casing
---
E39 cars only:
To the white 12-pin socket casing
X322
, in the boot on
the left
E39/2 cars only:
To branch
B1
, white 12-pin socket casing on the power
supply wiring harness
B
in the boot on the left
A13
White 12-pin socket casing
---
E39 cars only:
To the white 12-pin plug casing
X322
, in the boot on the
left
E39/2 cars only:
Tie back (no longer required)
A14
Socket contact
Signal: TEL ON
white/green
Cars without an on-board monitor radio and without
an existing TEL ON cable on the radio connection
plug only:
To radio connection plug
PIN11
, in the 8-pin plug casing
X18126
Cars without an on-board monitor radio and with an
existing TEL ON cable on the radio connection plug
only:
Cut off, connect to the supply cable of the radio
connection plug
PIN11
, white/green cable, in the 8-pin
plug casing
X18126
using a 2-way insulation-piercing
connector (1)
Cars with an on-board monitor radio only:
Tie back (no longer required)
A15
Socket contact
Signal: TEL ON
white/green
Cars without an on-board monitor radio only:
Tie back (no longer required)
Cars with an on-board monitor radio and without an
existing TEL ON cable on the radio connection plug
only:
To radio connection plug
PIN11
, in the 8-pin plug casing
X18126
Cars with an on-board monitor radio and with an
existing TEL ON cable on the radio connection plug
only:
Cut off, connect to the supply cable of the on-board
monitor radio connection plug
PIN11
, white/green cable,
in the 8-pin plug casing
X18126
using a 2-way
insulation-piercing connector (1)

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4. Connection overview
Power supply wiring harness B for BMW 5 Series touring (E39/2) LHD cars
Item DescriptionCable
colourConnection location in the car
B Power supply wiring harness
--- ----
B1
White 12-pin socket casing
---BMW 5 Series touring (E39/2) cars only
To branch A12, on the basis wiring harness A in the boot
on the left
B2Open cable end grey/red To the supply cable for the black 12-pin plug connector
X322 PIN5, grey/red cable, in the boot on the left using
a 2-way insulation-piercing connector (1)
B3Black 2-pin socket casing
---To the black 2-pin plug casing on plug connector X325,
in the boot on the right above the power distributor
B4Black 2-pin plug casing
---To the black 2-pin socket casing on plug connector
X325, in the boot on the right above the power
distributor
B3 BB1B4
B2
1
F 39 0964 B

EN/10Retrofit/Installation kit No. 65 90 0 028 873 84 64 25,805 (others see cover sheet)
Installation Instructions no. 01 29 0 029 541 01 29 0 029 544 Issue date: 04.2001
5. Installation and cabling diagram for basic wiring harness A in E39 cars
0
The basic wiring harness A is to be installed along the audio and main wiring harness as shown
in the figure and secured using textile adhesive tape and cable ties.
Start the installation of the basic wiring harness A at point 1 (next to the handbrake lever)
with branches A1 to A4.
Branch A1 to the footwell on the right
Branches A2, A3 and A14 to the installation site of the radio (insulate and tie back in cars with
an on-board monitor radio)
Branch A4 next to the gearshift lever on the left (under the oddments box in the centre console
at the front)
Branch A5 to the installation site of the microphone in the headlining at the front centre
Branch A6 to the installation site of the compensator in the boot on the left
Branch A7 to the installation site of the compensator in the boot on the left or to the connector
for the telephone aerial in the boot on the left
Branch A8 to the left tail light wiring harness
Branches A9, A10 and A15 to the on-board monitor radio in the boot on the left (insulate and
tie back in cars without an on-board monitor radio)
Branch A11 to earth post X10305 under the left tail light
Branch A12 to plug connector X322 in the boot on the left
Branch A13 to plug connector X322 in the boot on the left
Tie back any excess lengths.
A6+A7A12+A13
A8-A11
A1
A2+A3
A3A4
A5A
Punkt 1Punkt 1
A14
A15
F 39 0965 B

EN/11Retrofit/Installation kit No. 65 90 0 028 873 84 64 25,805 (others see cover sheet)
Installation Instructions no. 01 29 0 029 541 01 29 0 029 544 Issue date: 04.2001
6. Installation and cabling diagram for basic wiring harness A and power supply
wiring harness B in E39/2 cars
0
The basic wiring harness A is to be installed along the audio and main wiring harness as shown
in the figure and secured using textile adhesive tape and cable ties.
Start the installation of the basic wiring harness A at point 1 (next to the handbrake lever)
with branches A1 to A4.
Branch A1 to the footwell on the right
Branches A2, A3 and A14 to the installation site of the radio (insulate and tie back in cars with
an on-board monitor radio)
Branch A4 next to the gearshift lever on the left (under the oddments box in the centre console
at the front)
Branch A5 to the installation site of the microphone in the headlining at the front centre
Branch A6 to the installation site of the compensator in the boot on the left
Branch A7 to the installation site of the compensator in the boot on the left or to the connector
for the telephone aerial in the boot on the left
Branch A8 to the left tail light wiring harness
Branches A9, A10 and A15 to the on-board monitor radio in the boot on the left (insulate and
tie back in cars without an on-board monitor radio)
Branch A11 to earth post X13016 under the left tail light
Branch A12 to branch B1 on the power supply wiring harness B in the boot on the left
Branch A13 - insulate and tie back
Power supply wiring harness B
Branch B1 to branch A12 on the basic wiring harness A in the boot on the left
Branch B2 to plug connector X322 in the boot on the left
Branch B3 to plug connector X325 in the boot on the right above the power distributor
Branch B4 to plug connector X325 in the boot on the right above the power distributor
Tie back any excess lengths.
A6+A7
A8+A11 A12+A13
A9+A10
A1
A2+A3
A3A4
A5
Punkt 1Punkt 1
B1
B
B4
B3
B2
A
A14
A15
F 39 0966 B

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Installation Instructions no. 01 29 0 029 541 01 29 0 029 544 Issue date: 04.2001
9. To install the basic wiring harness A (E39 cars only)
0
The figure shows the boot on the left."
Thread the basic wiring harness A with branches
A6 to A13 and A15, as shown in the figure, through
the passage grommet (20) along the standard
wiring harness to the boot and secure it with cable
ties (3).
0Disconnect the white 12-pin plug connector X322.
Insert branch A12, white 12-pin plug casing, and
branch A13, white 12-pin socket casing on the
basic wiring harness between the above
connectors.
Secure the new plug connectors A13+X322S and
A12+X322B, as shown in the figure.
0Lay branch A6, black 3-pin socket casing, and
branch A7, coaxial socket casing FME, to the
installation site of the compensator/telephone
aerial and connect them if necessary.
Screw the FME connector (4) to branch A7
(required if you are installing the bumper aerial).
Tie back any excess cable lengths.
"
0Cars without an on-board monitor radio only
Insulate branch A9, black 12-pin plug casing,
branch A10, socket contact, white/brown cable,
and branch A15, socket contact, white/green
cable, on the basic wiring harness A and tie them
back on the standard wiring harness.
Branches A9, A10 and A15 are no longer
required.
"
20
A
3
A11
A6
A13
A12A8
A7
A9A10
A15
F 39 0978 B
A12 X322S
A13
X322B
A
F 39 0979 B
A6
4A7
F 39 0980 B
A
A9 A10
A15
F 39 0982 B

EN/24Retrofit/Installation kit No. 65 90 0 028 873 84 64 25,805 (others see cover sheet)
Installation Instructions no. 01 29 0 029 541 01 29 0 029 544 Issue date: 04.2001
10. To install the basic wiring harness A and power supply wiring harness B in E39/2 cars
0
The figure shows the boot on the left."
Lay the basic wiring harness A, as shown in the
figure, with branches A6 to A13 and A15 along the
standard wiring harness and secure it with cable
ties (3).
0Lay branch A6, black 3-pin socket casing, and
branch A7, coaxial socket casing FME, to the
installation site of the compensator/telephone
aerial and connect them.
Screw the FME connector (4) to branch A7
(required if you are installing the bumper aerial).
Tie back any excess cable lengths.
"
0Connect branch A12, white 12-pin plug casing
on the basic wiring harness A to branch B1, white
12-pin socket casing on the power supply wiring
harness B.
Tie back plug connector A12 + B1 on the standard
wiring harness.
0Insulate branch A13, white 12-pin socket casing
and tie it back on the standard wiring harness (no
longer required).
F 39 0997 B
A7A63A12
A13A11
A10
A9
A8
A15
4
A6 A7
F 39 0998 B
A12A
B1B
F 39 0999 B
A13
F 39 1000 B