Honda Bmw 5 Service Manual

Exterior Trim, Bumpers 
4 Remove bumper mounting  nuts (arrows) 
- Slide  bumper straight  off bumper side  mounting brackets. 
NOTE- 
If equipped  with PDC  (Park  Distance  Control) remove electri- 
cal  harness grommet  and remove  harness. 
- lnstallation is  reverse of removal,  noting the  following: 
Make sure gap  between body and  bumper is set  to speci- 
fications.  Adjust height as  necessary. 
To  adjust bumper  height, loosen bumper  mounting  nuts (ar- 
rows)  and adjust height....

I Exterior Trim, Bumpers 
Tightening torques Impact absorber  to chassis 
(M8 nut) 20 Nm (15 ft-lb) 
Impact absorber  to chassis 
(M6 nut) 9 Nm (80 In-lb 
Bumper  bracket to impact absorber 45 Nm (32 ft-lb) 
(MI0 bolt) 
Front  bumper  height, adjusting 
- A 14 mm allen socket is needed  to make  adjustments 
- Raise  and properly support  vehicle. 
WARNING- 
Make sure that the car is firmly  supported  on jackstands  de- 
signed  for the  purpose. Place  the jack  stands beneath a 
structural chassis...

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Exterior Trim, Bumpers 
Exterior trim is attached  to the  body with plastic clips  and fas- 
teners  that may  be damaged  during removal. Be sure  to have 
necessary fasteners  on hand when reinstalling exterior trim 
pieces. 
BMW emblem, removing and installing 
The  procedure  given below applies to both front and rear 
emblems. 
- Wrap  end of a screwdriver with  tape. 
CAUTION- 
Protect hood paint by covering  area around  emblem  with 
tape. 
4 Pry  up emblem  carefully on either  side...

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Radiator grill, removing and installing 
- Open hood 
4 Carefully  pry out tab  on lefl  or right  side of grill trim  ring (A), 
as well  as tabs  on bottom. 
- Push  grill out through opening.  Be careful  of hood  lever on 
passengers side  of grill. 
- Once grill is removed,  pry remaining tabs (B) to separate  in- 
ner grill from  chrome trim  ring. 
- Before installation, assemble chrome trim  ring and  grill insert 
securely.  Replace components 
if tabs or catches are...

1 512 Door Windows 
................... General ........................... .51 2.2 Window Service .51  2.5 
........... Special  tools ........................ .51 2.2 Window anti-trap  strip, testing 512-6 
..... Power  windows ...................... .51 2.2 Front window anti-trap strip, removing 512-6 
..... Window  switches .................... .51 2.3 Rear  window anti-trap  strip, removing 51 2-7 
................ Rear window child  lockout switch ........ .51 2.3 Door window. adjusting 51 2-8...

51 2-2 
I Door Windows 1 
This repair  group covers door glass, window regulator  and 
power  window  motor repair information. 
CA U JIO& 
All E39 models  are equipped  with side-impact airbags in the 
front  doors.  Some models  are also equipped  with 
airbags in 
the  rear  doors.  Be sure  to read  the 
airbag warnings  and cau- 
tions  in 721 
Airbag System  (SRS). 
Electric window switch replacement is  covered in 612 
Switches. 
The windshield, rear window, fixed rear  doorglass, and cargo...

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Door Windows 
Window switches 
4 The push type window switch provides  the GM Ill with a cod- 
ed ground  signal. Holding a switch  at the  first detent provides 
a  single ground  signal on one wire  requesting  the GM 
Ill to 
open the  window. When  released, the  ground signal is re- 
moved  and the window  motor stops. 
- Momentarily  pushing the switch to  the second  detent and re- 
leasing  provides  an additional ground signal  on the  second 
wire  requesting  one touch mode.  The GM...

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I Door Windows 
/ Anti-trap strip 
Power  window  motors 
The window motors  are mounted  on cable regulators. The 
window  motor control circuit  consists of two  wires for operat- 
ing the motor  in both  directions. 
The  motors  are activated by relays  in the GM 
Ill. The relays 
provide  either power  or ground  depending  on the direction  of 
window travel.  The GM 
Ill controls the polarity  based on  a re- 
quest to  run the window  from a window switch or a conve- 
nience...

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Window motor limit stop function 
If repeated  window activation  (upldown cycles)  exceeds one 
minute,  the 
GM Ill deactivates  the internal relays  and disre- 
gards  any further 
upldown requests.  The GM Ill provides mo- 
tor  activation after  a short duration  but not for the  full one 
minute  monitoring  cycle. 
The 
GM Ill monitors  the number  of times  a window  motor is 
activated.  It counts each cycle  and stores  the number  in 
memory.  Afler the stop  function  limit is...

Door Windows 
Window anti-trap strip, testing 
- To test  function  of anti-trap strip  on any  window: 
With  key 
ON and window down,  pull up window switch  to 
second  detent, thus activating  one-touch  close operation. 
Insert wooden block or other soft object between glass 
and  upper door  frame. 
Window  should contact  block,  then immediately  reverse 
direction  and lower by approximately 
25 mm (1 in). 
NOTE- 
Anti-trap  strip is integrated into  the molding  strip of the  door 
window...