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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
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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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EN/14Retrofit/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
9. To install the basic wiring harness A (E39 cars only)
0
The figure shows the installation space near
the handbrake lever.
"
Carefully cut out the opening (20) in the carpet (21)
in front of the handbrake lever (22).
Pull up the carpet at the rear (21) on the driver’s
side and lay branches A1 to A4 and A14 on the
basic wiring harness A forwards to the gearshift
lever under the centre console.
0Lay branch A1, coaxial socket casing FME on the
basic wiring harness A under the centre console
(20) into the passenger’s footwell.
Lay branch A4, black 18-pin socket casing on the
basic wiring harness A, as shown in the figure,
under the centre console oddments box at the
front.
Connect branch A4 to the required adapter
cable for the hands-free kit.
"
0
In cars with an on-board monitor radio,
insulate and tie back branches A2, A3 and
A14.
"
Lay branch A2, black 12-pin plug casing, branch
A3, socket contact, white/brown cable, and
branch A14, socket contact, white/green cable, on
the basic wiring harness A to the installation site of
the radio.
0Cars without an on-board monitor radio only
Disconnect the black 12-pin plug casing X13598
from the radio connection plug (20) and tie it back.
Connect branch A2, black 12-pin plug casing, to
the cleared slot (21) in the radio connection plug
(20).
If the car does not have a black 12-pin plug
casing X13598, branch A2 must be
connected direct.
"
21
22
F 39 0971 B
A1-A4+A14
21
20 A
A1 20
A4
A
F 39 0972 B
20 A3 A2
A
A14
F 39 0976 B
20 21
20
A2
A2 X13598
F 39 0973 B
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EN/21Retrofit/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 harness BE39/2 cars
only
0
The figure shows the installation space near
the handbrake lever.
"
Carefully cut out the opening (20) in the carpet (21)
in front of the handbrake lever (22).
Pull up the carpet at the rear (21) on the driver’s
side and lay branches A1 to A4 and A14 on the
basic wiring harness A forwards to the gearshift
lever under the centre console.
0Lay branch A1, coaxial socket casing FME on the
basic wiring harness A under the centre console
(20) into the passenger’s footwell.
Lay branch A4, black 18-pin socket casing on the
basic wiring harness A, as shown in the figure,
under the centre console oddments box at the
front.
Connect branch A4 to the required adapter
cable for the hands-free kit.
"
0
In cars with an on-board monitor radio,
insulate and tie back branches A2, A3 and
A14.
"
Lay branch A2, black 12-pin plug casing, branch
A3, socket contact, white/brown cable, and
branch A14, socket contact, white/green cable, on
the basic wiring harness A to the installation site of
the radio.
21
22
F 39 0971 B
A1-A4+A14
21
20 A
A1 20
A4
A
F 39 0972 B
20 A3 A2
A
A14
F 39 0976 B