BMW 3 Series E46

since 1998 release

Repair and operation of the car



BMW 3 Series E46
+ BMW 3 cars (E46)
+ Current leaving and service
+ Engine
+ Cooling systems, heating
+ Power supply systems, injection and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ RKPP and transmission line
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
- Onboard electric equipment
   + Dignostic of electric elements
   - Lighting and alarm system
      Removal and installation/check of a sound signal
      Initialization of remote control
      Replacement of glow lamps of external lighting
      Replacement of glow lamps of internal lighting
      Removal and installation of a headlight
      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 passing beam (xenon lamps)
      Removal and installation of a back lamp
   + Devices and equipment
+ Schemes of electric equipment


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Replacement of glow lamps of external lighting

Glow lamps fail eventually. Therefore each two years they have to be replaced on new even if they still keep the working capacity. It does not belong to halogen lamps which, for example, are applied to near and far light, and also in fog lights. As a rule, the resource is much higher than them and they are replaced only at damage. Easing of luminous intensity in glow lamps is determined by black adjournment on a glass flask.

 PERFORMANCE ORDER

Before replacement of the glow lamp switch off the corresponding consumer.

Do not take a lamp naked fingers. The fingerprint evaporates and besieged on a reflector, reducing a light stream of a lamp. Surely establish a lamp of the same execution. Surely replace with a lamp of the same execution. The lamps of a spot which are incidentally left on a flask are removed the pure scarf moistened in alcohol.

— Switch off the switch of the corresponding lamp.
— Switch off ignition.
— Open a cowl or a trunk lid.

Passing/driving beam

The Galogenovy lamps applied to near and far light and also for fog lights, are under pressure and can burst when replacing. Therefore when replacing such lamps it is necessary to use goggles and mittens. When replacing gas-discharge lamps (xenon lamps of passing beam) there is a danger to life owing to the unqualified address with an element of high voltage of a lamp. Therefore their replacement is not described here.


1 I will corrode Rasstykuyte on the boss of the damaged lamp. Turn counterclockwise against the stop a fixing ring-4-on the boss of a lamp of passing beam-1-or driving beam-2-and take out it.

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

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

Parking light


6 Lamps of parking light are located in the case of the high beam headlamp.

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

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

Forward signal of turn

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

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

The screw-driver at the same time needs to be pressed strongly down so that the hook was recorded by click.

13 Take out a turn signal forward.

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

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

Fog light

Halogen lamps of fog lights, and also near and far light are under pressure and can burst when replacing. Therefore when replacing a lamp use mittens and goggles.