BMW 3 of the E46 series

1 Disconnect a negative cable (-) of the battery at the switched-off ignition. The battery is located in a luggage carrier behind a cover on the right side. At BMW 316i, 318i the battery is located in a motive compartment.

At shutdown of the battery these memories of malfunctions of separate devices are erased. If necessary before shutdown of the battery consider these memories. Address to the Section Diagnostics of Malfunctions. Work it is desirable to carry out HUNDRED in conditions.

2 Unblock a steering column and extend as far as this perhaps steering wheel and establish it in extreme lower situation.
3 Turn a steering wheel on ugol90 ° (1/4 turns) from average situation so that spokes stood vertically.

4 Unscrew Torx T30 screw-driver - 2-behind the top screw of fastening of a steering wheel-1-. The face angular key can be applied to an otvorachivaniye of the screw. Turn a steering wheel on 180 ° (1/2 turns) and completely unscrew the second screw of fastening of a safety cushion. Screws remain in a steering wheel.

5 hook a screw-driver the safety cushion block A little. Press a clamp of the plug of a safety cushion and to a rasstykuyta I will corrode. If is available, a rasstykuyta the socket of a multifunctional steering wheel.
6 Remove the block of a safety cushion and put it the soft party up, for example, in a luggage carrier.

7 Check, whether the negative cable (-) of the battery is disconnected.
8 Fix the safety cushion block socket so that click was heard. If there is a socket of a multifunctional steering wheel, join it.
9 Install into place the block of a safety cushion and fix it from a reverse side of a steering wheel the moment of 2 N • m a dinamometrichesky key of HAZET-6108-1 CT and a head 2223 – T30. Thus watch that the cable was not clamped.

During shutdown of the battery stay in the car of people is not allowed.

10 Attach a negative cable (-) of the battery at the switched-off ignition, determine time on hours.