Antitheft (DWA) System - Malfunction/False Confirmation

Group 65
Radio and
Special Equipment

Bulletin Number
65 05 96

Woodcliff Lake, NJ
May 1996
Product Engineering

SUBJECT:
Anti-Theft (DWA) System Malfunctions - False Acoustic and Visual Arming Confirmation

MODELS:
7 Series (E38) - vehicles produced prior to 5/95

Situation:

Sporadically, DWA chirps once and flashes the parking lights, with no fault being stored in the fault memory.

Cause:

Defective voltage regulator in General Module (corrected on all General Modules as of week 24 1995).

Correction:

In case of a customer complaint only, call up the Identification Page for the General Module with the DIS Tester and verify the Hardware Number. Replace the General Module if the Hardware Number is 05 or lower.

Parts Information:

Description Part Number Hardware Number Quantity

General Module 61 35 8 352 057 06 or higher 1

Warranty Information:

Parts and Labor are reimbursable under the terms of the BMW New Car Limited Warranty of 4 Years/50,000 miles.

Defect Code: 61 21 93 12 00

Labor Operation: 00 51 779 Read out GM Hardware Number with
DIS Tester

Labor Allowance: 1 FRU

Labor Operation: 00 51 773 Replace General Module

Labor Allowance: 4 FRU