Honda Bmw 5 Service Manual

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The console between the two front seats starts behind the shifler housing. It houses the parking brake handle, optional 
telephone  and oddments storage  tray. The rear portion  of the 
console houses the ashtray and covers the  emergency brake 
cable  ends. 
NOTE- 
The accompanying  photos illustrate a model with automatic 
transmission.  Manual transmission models  are similar. 
Center console, removing and installing 
4 Remove shift  knob by pulling  straight  up (arrow)....

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Carefully pry cup  holder (arrow) out of console, 
4 Pry air vent down to  release locking clips  and remove. 
< Remove screws (arrows) at base  of front  seat armrest  and 
slide  armrest  forward to  remove. 
4 Remove console glove box (A). 
Remove rear trim  panel fasteners (B).   

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4 Carefully pry out 4-way  hazard  flasher switch (A) 
Disconnect  wiring harness (B). 
Remove trim panel  fastener (arrow) under 4 way flasher 
switch. 
4 Remove console  trim panel retaining fasteners (arrow) at 
rear  of trim  panel. 
Remove front console trim fasteners 
(arrows) and carefully 
remove  trim panel.   

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Remove parking bralte lever side cover fasteners (arrows) 
4 Unclip trim  boot for  parking brake lever  and pull boot and 
handle forward off brake  lever. Remove  parking 
bralte cover 
fastener 
(arrow) and  remove  cover. 
4 Remove fasteners  at rear  of console (arrows). 
4 With  left  and right seats  in lowest position, remove side  con- 
sole  fasteners 
(arrow). 
- Remove left  and right  side console trim covers.  See Lower 
- Remove center console. 
- Installation is...

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The E39 dashboard assembly includes the instrument clus- 
ter, passenger  side 
airbag, glove compartment, fuse  and re- 
lay panel, radio. IHKA  control panel oron-board monitor (if 
equipped  with GPS).  The dash  is made up  of an  upper  and 
lower sections.  The lower section  must be remove before the 
upper section  can be removed. 
Dashboard  removal is a complex operation. Read  the proce- 
dures through  before starting work. 
Lower dash panel  assembly, removing  and...

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Insert allen wrench  into slot approximately 1 mm  and turn 
through 
90. 
Disconnect  wiring harnesses from  radio. 
Remove  radio. 
4 Remove left  and right  locking clips (arrow) from glove com- 
partment  straps. 
4 Carefully pry left and  right dashboard trim  out to remove 
4 Remove right side lower dash support screws (A)   

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4 Remove trim plug from right side  of lower  dash and  remove 
screw. 
- Open  glove compartment  door. 
- Remove right side  foot well  trim panel  screw and slide  rim 
panel  back to  remove. 
4 Remove glove  compartment mounting  screw from right side 
of  dash  (arrow). 
Remove  right side  console trim panel  fasteners (black ar- 
row)  and pull panel  back 
(white arrow) to remove.   

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Remove right side lower dash  fastener (arrow) 
< Remove left  side console  trim panel  fasteners  (black arrow) 
and  slide  panel  backward  (white arrow)  to  remove. 
4 Remove left slde lower dash fastener  (arrow) 
4 Remove upper dash fastener  (arrow). 
- Pull bottom  of lower  dash out to remove 
- Installation is reverse  of removal, noting  the following: 
Instrument  cluster harness  connector 
loclting levers must 
be  in up  position  before installing connectors. 
If...

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Upper dash assembly, removing and 
installing 
- Remove lower  dash assembly.  See Lower dash  panel as- 
sembly,  removing and  installing. 
I I 4 Remove instrument cluster  fasteners (arrows) and swing 
cluster  out to remove. 
Disconnect wiring harnesses  from instrument  cluster. 
4 Remove A-pillar (windshield pillar) trim on left and right sides 
by  prying  out 
HPS cover (arrow). 
- Remove  screws beneath  covers. 
- Remove passenger side airbag. See 721 Airbag System 
(SRS).   

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< Remove steering column trim  panel by releasing  clips (ar- 
rows). 
< Remove left side mounting fasteners  (arrows). 
Lilt dash panel upwards and  remove through passenger 
door. 
- Installation  is the  reverse  of removal. 
Window  and door  post trim panels, 
removing and installing 
Windshield  post trim (A pillar),  removing  and Installing 
- On 1998 and later cars, disconnect  battery negative (-) cable 
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WARNING- 
On 1998 and later  models,  front  Head Protection...