BMW 3 series E46

Since 1998 of release

Repair and car operation



The BMW of 3 series Е46
+ Cars BMW 3 (Е46)
+ Current leaving and service
+ The engine
+ Systems of cooling, heating
+ Power supply systems, injection and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ manual transmission and трансмиссионная a line
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
- Onboard electric equipment
   + Дигностика electric elements
   - Illumination and the alarm system
      Removal and installation/check of a sound signal
      Remote control initialization
      Replacement of lamps накаливания external illumination
      Replacement of lamps накаливания internal illumination
      Removal and headlight installation
      Removal and installation of a ring cover of a headlight
      Removal and installation of the electric motor of adjustment of range of light
      Adjustment of headlights
      Gas-discharge lamps of a passing light (the xenon lamps)
      Removal and installation of a back lantern
   + Devices and the equipment
+ Electric equipment schemes





Replacement of lamps накаливания external illumination

Lamps накаливания fail eventually. Therefore each two years they should be replaced on new even if they still keep the working capacity. It does not concern to галогенным to lamps which, for example, are applied to near and far light, and also in antifog headlights. As a rule, their resource considerably above they also are replaced only at damage. Easing of force of light in lamps накаливания is defined on black adjournment on a glass flask.

 PERFORMANCE ORDER

Before lamp replacement накаливания switch off the corresponding consumer.

Do not take a lamp naked fingers. The print of fingers evaporates and besieged on a reflector, reducing a light stream of a lamp. Necessarily establish a lamp of the same execution. Necessarily replace with a lamp of the same execution. Lamps of a stain casually left on a flask leave the pure scarf moistened in spirit.

— Switch off the switch of a corresponding lamp.
— Switch off ignition.
— Open a cowl or a luggage carrier cover.

Passing light/headlight

The galogenovye lamps applied to near and far light, and also for antifog headlights, are under pressure and can burst at replacement. Therefore at replacement of such lamps it is necessary to use goggles and mittens. At replacement of gas-discharge lamps (the xenon lamps of a passing light) there is a danger to a life owing to not qualified reference with an element of a high voltage of a lamp. Therefore their replacement here is not described.


1 Rasstykujte a socket on a cartridge of the damaged lamp. Turn counter-clockwise against the stop a fixing ring-4 on a cartridge of a lamp of a passing light-1 or a headlight-2 and take out it.

On an illustration the removed headlight is shown. 3 – a cartridge of a lamp of a parking light.

2 Press the damaged lamp into a cartridge, turn in a direction on an hour hand so that it was released and take out.
3 Insert into a cartridge a new lamp and turn against the stop clockwise.
4 Put in a headlight a cartridge and turn clockwise against the stop.
5 Join a socket at a cartridge.

Parking light


6 Lamps of a parking light are located in the case of a headlight of a headlight.

7 Turn a cartridge of a lamp of a parking light-3 counter-clockwise and take out from the case.

8 Take out a lamp from a cartridge.
9 Insert a new lamp of a parking light into a cartridge.
10 Insert a lamp cartridge into the case of a headlight the big pad upwards and turn clockwise against the stop.

Forward signal of turn

11 For lamp replacement it is necessary to remove a turn signal. For this purpose enter a screw-driver through an aperture in a wing, address to the left part of an illustration.

12 Press downwards a screw-driver a hook of fastening of a signal of turn and thus release. For the explanatory this process is shown on the removed signal of turn, address to the right part of an illustration.

The screw-driver thus is necessary for pressing strongly downwards so that the hook was fixed by click.

13 Take out a turn signal forward.

14 Turn a cartridge of a lamp-1 counter-clockwise and take out from the case of a signal of turn.

15 Press the damaged lamp into a cartridge, turn counter-clockwise so that it was released and take out.
16 Insert into a cartridge a new lamp. Press a lamp and turn clockwise so. That it was fixed.
17 Insert a lamp cartridge into the case of a headlight and turn clockwise against the stop that the cartridge was fixed.
18 Enter a turn signal both pads-2 in directing on the case and press so that hooks were distinctly fixed.

Antifog headlight

Galogennye lamps of antifog headlights, and also near and far light are under pressure and can burst at replacement. Therefore at lamp replacement use mittens and goggles.


19 Take out by means of a small screw-driver-1 antifog headlight sideways from a body.

Not to damage a paint and varnish covering, enclose under a screw-driver a rag.

20 Rasstykujte at a headlight a socket.
21 Press the damaged lamp into a cartridge, turn it counter-clockwise so that it was released, and take out.
22 Insert a new lamp into a cartridge. Press a lamp and turn clockwise so that it was fixed.
23 Join a socket at an antifog headlight.
24 Insert a headlight and fix it.

The lateral index of turn

25 Shift by means of a plastic wedge-1 or fingers the lateral index-2 forward in a direction of movement and take out from a body aperture.

26 Turn a cartridge-3 counter-clockwise and take out from the turn index.
27 Take out a lamp from a cartridge.
28 Press into a cartridge a new lamp.
29 Insert a cartridge into the index of turn and turn clockwise so that the cartridge was fixed.
30 Insert the turn index in the complete set into an aperture of a body and press.

Back lantern

Arrangement of lamps in the back grouped lantern

1 — a turn signal
2 — a backing lantern
3 — an antifog headlight
4 — dimensional fire
5 — dimensional fire/stoplight

31 Removal of the holder of a lamp in боковине: Release скобы from a luggage compartment in an arrow direction. Remove the holder of a lamp and расстыкуйте a socket.

32 Removal of the holder of a lamp in a luggage carrier cover: Remove a screw-driver 2 clamps of facing of a cover of a luggage carrier in a point-1. Release скобу-2 on the holder of a lamp. Remove the holder of a lamp and расстыкуйте a socket.

33 Press the damaged lamp into a cartridge, turn counter-clockwise so. That it was released and take out.
34 Insert into a cartridge a new lamp. Press a lamp and turn clockwise so that it was fixed.
35 Join a socket at the holder of a lamp. Insert the holder and press it so that click was heard.
36 Fix facing of a cover of a luggage carrier by two clips, address to Section Removal and installation of a cover of a luggage carrier.

The central stoplight

At light-emitting diode failure it is necessary to replace all light strip.

37 Uncover clips under a stoplight from the forward party then remove it.
38 Disconnect a light strip and расстыкуйте connection.
39 Join a socket with a new light strip, fix a light strip.
40 At first insert a cover with скобами around a back lantern, then press.

Lantern of illumination of licence plate

41 Put a small screw-driver-1 in a groove on the right and press to the left then take out a lantern of illumination of licence plate-2.

Not to damage a paint and varnish covering, enclose under a screw-driver a rag.

42 Take out from contact plugs damaged софитную a lamp.
43 Insert new софитную a lamp.
44 Insert рассеиватель and press it. Clamps should be latched distinctly.