BMW 5 Series E39

since 1996-2001 release

Repair and operation of the car



BMW E39
+ Introduction
+ Maintenance instruction
+ Current leaving and service
+ Engine
+ Cooling systems, heating
+ Power supply system and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Manual transmission
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
- Suspension bracket and steering
   + Forward suspension bracket
   + Back suspension bracket
   - Steering
      Security measures during the work with a safety cushion
      Removal and installation of a steering wheel
      Removal and installation of the top facing of a steering column
      Removal and installation of a tip of steering draft
      Removal and installation of steering draft
      Fastening of a hydraulic pump
      Removal of air and filling of a hydraulic system of the power steering with liquid
      Check and adjustment of angles of installation of wheels
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Schemes of electric equipment
+ System of onboard diagnostics




Security measures during the work with a safety cushion

   •  Replacement and control of a safety cushion should be carried out only on HUNDRED. It is impossible to carry out any constructive changes on a pillow at all.

   •  The steering wheel having a safety cushion should be replaced only with the wheel resolved by the manufacturer of the car.

   •  It is not necessary to paste over or fit a surface of a pillow of a steering wheel or to perform any other works with it. The pillow can be cleared only the dry or moistened with water towel or the cleaner resolved by the manufacturer of the car.

   •  The safety cushion does not replace use of a seat belt. The people who are in the car have to be fastened by belts.

   •  The seat of the driver has to be adjusted according to the body sizes.

   •  It is not necessary to have ahead of a children's seat. Children up to 12 years have to be transported only on back sitting.

   •  Between a safety cushion and the person it is impossible to place any objects.

   •  The cover of a safety cushion cannot be used as the shelf.

   •  If as a result of accident the safety cushion worked, it is necessary to replace the control unit, knot of a safety cushion and the contact block with new.

   •  Before works with a safety cushion or electric equipment it is necessary to disconnect a negative cable from the rechargeable battery. Then it is necessary to rasstykovat shtekerny connection on a steering column.

   •  It is necessary to store a safety cushion so that its depreciation layer looked up.

   •  The removed and not worked safety cushion has to be stored in the room to which free access is closed.

   •  It is impossible to process a safety cushion lubricant, cleaners or similar structures.

   •  Knot of a safety cushion and control unit of an udarochuvstvitelna. If the pillow was dropped from height more than 50 cm, it is impossible to apply it more. When falling from smaller height the pillow needs to be checked for HUNDRED.

   •  By production of welding works it is necessary to attach the plug of a welding cable in close proximity to the place of welding. The cable of mass of the rechargeable battery needs to be disconnected, and to isolate the negative plug of the battery to exclude a possibility of casual contact. Rasstykuyte also shtekerny connection of a pillow to a gas generator.

   •  It is not allowed to subject knot of a safety cushion and the control unit even to short-term influence of temperature above +75 °C. The damaged pillow elements are not subject to repair. Unauthorized opening of elements of a pillow is not allowed. Before installation check again whether the cable of mass of the rechargeable battery is disconnected.

   •  It is impossible to utilize a safety cushion independently at all. Danger of explosion!.

   •  Observe security measures during the work with the belt tension device, address the Section of the Security measure at the handling of the belt tension device.