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X enon-Licht mit a utomatisc her L euc htw eitenregulierung für BMW X5 (E 53) LHD F achk enntnisse sind V ora ussetzung . BMW P ar ts and Accessories – Installation Instruction Xenon lights with a utomatic headlight adjustment control s ystem for the BM W X5 (E 53), LHD Instructions de montage des pièces et des accessoires BMW Eclairage au xén[...]
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Inhalt Seite 1 Wichtige Hin weise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -1 2 Einbau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 3 Stromla ufplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Contents P age 1 Important notes . . . . . . . . . [...]
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EN/1 -3 1 . Important infor mation (Only for use within the BMW dealer organisation .) Installation time appr o x. 7 .5 hours . The inst allation times may differ depending on the condition of the car and the equipment in it. This r etr ofit syst em may only be installed with a headlight cleaning syst em. All servicing, r epair , installation and a[...]
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1 -4/EN T ools and equipment required Philips scre w driver Straight slot scr e wdriv er Soc k ets , sizes 8 mm and 1 0 mm Ring spanner , size 1 0 mm Open-ended spanner , size 9 mm T orque wr ench 1/2 inch r ev ersible r atchet 1/2 inch e xtension 1/2 inch sock ets , sizes 1 6 mm, 1 7 mm and 1 9 mm 1/4 inch r ev ersible r atchet 1/4 inch e xtension[...]
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2. I nstallation Contents ................................................................................................................................. Pa g e 2. 1 Pr epar ation .................................................................................................................. ........... 2-6 2.2 T o install the lev el sensor at [...]
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2. 1 P reparation Print out the error memor y . Disconnect the battery . Remo v e the door sill strips on the right-hand side. Remo v e the bottom A pillar tr im on the right-hand side . Remo v e the glo ve bo x. Remo v e the footw ell trim on the right-hand side . Remo v e the air guide in front of the module holder . Remo v e the B pillar trims o[...]
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Fold out folded page 2-33 . All lock nuts ar e to be r eplaced. All tightening torque v alues are t o be tak en from the curr ent repair instructions and must be observed at all times . 2.2 T o inst all the le v el sensor at the front right Car s with an air suspension front axle alr eady have a le vel sensor . T his is to be r eplaced with the lev[...]
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Only for cars with an air suspension front axle . G Disconnect the connection plug from the le vel sensor (1 2). Undo the nut SW 1 0 mm (20) and r elease the control rod (1 8). Undo the nut SW 1 0 mm (1 6) and remo ve the holder (1 4) with the lev el sensor (1 2). Replace the le vel sensor f itted in the car with the lev el sensor supplied with the[...]
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2-33 3 2 1 A 4 5 7 6 B 3 4 8 9 6 1 C 11 10 D F 53 0055 EV A F 53 0056 EV A F 53 0057 EV A F 53 0058 EV A 14 13 12 E 15 10 F 18 14 12 16 19 11 17 20 G F 53 0059 EV A F 53 0 060 EV A F 53 0061 EV A[...]
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2-36/EN 2.4 Connection o v erview of the x enon wiring harnes s (ECE cars only) Fold out folded page 2-43 Item Description Cable colour Connection location in the car Abbreviation / Slot A 26-pin plug (Bor deaux) - Con . mod. for autom. headlight adjust. cont. sy s . X991 B1 T r iple joint connector - Connect or box behind the glov e bo x X1 0466* [...]
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K J K1 K2 K3 A ECE[...]
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2-43 F 53 0062 EVA I3 I2 I1 I H F G DE C2 C1 B1 B2[...]
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2.5 T o inst all the x enon wiring harnes s (ECE cars only) The x enon wiring harness is to be secured using cable ties . Ensure that cables and other lines ar e not kink ed or damaged when they are being installed in the car and that they do not impair the freedom of mo vement of other components. If the specified pins or chambers ar e already in [...]
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D Disconnect the 54-pin black plug X1 0 1 1 7 (5) from the light module (6) on the A pillar on the pas senger side and tak e the plug strip off the casing. L ay branc hes D and E , y ellow/r ed and blue/red cables , to there . Connect branch D , yello w/red cable , to slot 27 of the 54-pin plug X1 0 1 1 7 (5). Connect br anch E , blue/red cable , t[...]
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F La y branches I1 to I3 (grey/whit e , gre y/bro wn and gr ey/gr een cables) forw ards a little on the r ear axle , secure them to the cable holder (8) and lay them to the le vel sensor (9). Only for cars without a lev el control s yst em: Connect cables I1 to I3 on the xenon wiring harness as follows: Connect br anch I1 , gre y/white cable , to s[...]
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Disconnect the 42-pin blue plug X1 1 70 (1 5) f rom the ABS/DSC control module, release the plug strip , remo ve the blind stopper from slot 1 8 and connect branch J , yellow/white cable , to slot 1 8 . Engage the plug strip , connect the 42-pin blue plug X1 1 70 (1 5) to the ABS/DSC contr ol module and secure it . J La y branches K1 to K3 , black/[...]
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15 J I B1 -C2 D-I3 2 1 A J-K3 B A B1 -C2 D, E F, G K1 -K3 I1 -I3 H J A 17 18 K1 -K3 K K 16 K1 -K3 J F 53 0063 EV A F 53 0073 EV A F 53 0072 EV A F 53 007 1 EV A F 53 0064 EV A ECE[...]
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2-77 13 14 J H 10 12 J J 11 11 J 12 12 10 G 2 3 4 B1 C1 B2 C2 C 6 7 5 F, G D I1 -I3 E D E I1 -I3 E 8 9 I H I1 -I3 F F 53 0070 EV A F 53 0090 EV A F 53 0068 EV A F 53 0067 EV A F 53 0066 EV A F 53 0065 EV A F 53 0054 EV A[...]
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EN/2-81 2.6 Connection o v erview of the x enon wiring harnes s (ECE cars only) Fold out folded page 2-95 Item Description Cable colour Connection location in the car Abbreviation / Slot A 26-pin plug (Bor deaux) - Con . mod. for autom. headlight adjust. cont. sy s . X991 B1 T r iple joint connector - Connector box behind the glo v e box X1 0466* B[...]
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Branc h E (marked "**") is t o be connected to the cable in the car using a double connector . Branc h I (marked "***") is t o be connected to plug X1 31 0S at the rear left of the boot on cars with optional equipment wiring harnes s from le vel 2 . S ee section 2.7 -G . The components mark ed ”*” are only used for this retr[...]
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J J1 K3 K2 K1 K4 J2 J3 I H2 H1 H4 H3 K H US A[...]
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2-95 F 53 0074 EVA G3 G2 G1 G F D C2 C1 B1 B2 A E[...]
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2.7 T o inst all the x enon wiring harnes s (US car s only) The x enon wiring harness is to be secured using cable ties . Ensure that cables and other lines ar e not kink ed or damaged when they are being installed in the car and that they do not impair the freedom of mo vement of other components. If the specified pins or chambers ar e already in [...]
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Clip multiple connector s X1 0 1 16 (3), X1 0466* ( B1 ), X596 (4) and X1 608* ( C1 ) into the connector box (2) and mount the connector box (2) on the module holder . D Disconnect the 54-pin black plug X1 0 1 1 7 (5) from the light module (6) on the A pillar on the pas senger side and tak e the plug strip off the casing. L ay branc hes D and E , y[...]
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Connect cables G1 to G3 on the xenon wiring harness as follows: Connect br anch G1 , gre y/white cable , to slot 2 of the black 6-pin plug X1 451 ( G ). Connect br anch G2 , gre y/br own cable , to slot 3 of the black 6-pin plug X1 451 ( G ). Connect br anch G3 , gre y/gr een cable , to slot 6 of the black 6-pin plug X1 451 ( G ). All cars: Connect[...]
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La y branches K1 to K4 further along the vehicle wiring harness to the plugs for the right headlight and connect them to the supplied casing K (X1 034, 4-pin natural) as follows: Connect br anch K1 , yello w/black cable , to slot 1 of the 4-pin plug X1 035 ( K ). Connect br anch K2 , yello w/br own cable , to slot 2 of the 4-pin plug X1 035 ( K ). [...]
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15 I I B1 -C2 D-G3 2 1 A H-K4 B A B1 -C2 D, E J1 -J3 G1 -G3 F I, H1 -H4 K1 -K4 A 17 18 J1 -J3 J K 16 J1 -J3 K1 -K3 J F 53 007 5 EV A F 53 0084 EV A F 53 0083 EV A F 53 0082 EV A F 53 0076 EV A US A[...]
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2-1 29 13 14 H1 -H4 , I H 10 12 I I 11 11 I 12 12 10 G 2 3 4 B1 C1 B2 C2 C 6 7 5 D G1 -G3 E D F G1 -G3 E 8 9 G F G1 -G3 F F 53 0081 EV A F 53 0091 EV A F 53 0079 EV A F 53 0078 EV A F 53 0077 EV A F 53 0065 EV A F 53 0054 EV A[...]
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Fold out folded page 2-1 47 . 2.8 T o remo v e the manual headlight adjustment control s y stem (ECE cars only) A Remo v e the fresh air grille (1). Remo v e the light control (2) with the manual headlight adjustment contr ol sy stem (3) and r eplace it with the light control in the parts kit . T o install the parts proceed in r ev er se order . 2.[...]
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2. 1 4 T o adjust the xenon headlights Check the standar d adjustment of the headlights as described b y the manufacturer and adjust it if necessary . 2-134/EN[...]
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2-147 B C F 53 0086 EVA F 53 0087 EVA A F 53 0085 EVA[...]
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3 . Ci r cuit diag r am 3 . 1 Ci r cuit diag r am (for ECE ca r s only ) .......................................................................................... 3 - 3 3 .2 Ci r cuit diag r am (for U S ca r s only ) .......................................................................................... . .3 - 1 2 3-1[...]
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3 . 1 Circuit diagr am (for ECE cars only) Fold out folded page 3-9 . A3 Light module A52 ABS/DSC control module A53 Headlight adjustment contr ol sy stem (L WR) control module B42 Load sensor at the rear right B64 Load/le v el sensor at the front right M80 Headlight serv o motor , lef t M81 Headlight serv o motor , r ight X1B* Black 1 0-pin plug X[...]
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M M A3 VB K-BUS 54 X10466* K-BUS 14 21 x 0,35 WSRTGE x 0,5 BLRT KL 54 (Pin 25) X10117 X596 A53 X1034 Q21 Q21 1 1 3 Q21 3 26 Q21 31E<IV x 0,5 BLRT x 0,5 BRSW x 0,5 BLRT VB31 X1 608* VB31 2 1 4 Q22 Q1 1 Q12 Q22 Q1 1 Q12 Q22 Q1 1 Q12 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 Q22 1 Q1 1 2 Q12 x 0,5 GEBR x 0,5 GERT x 0,5 BLBR x 0,5 GEBR x 0,5 GERT x 0,5 BLBR 10 8 9 3 Q21 4 Q22 [...]
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A52 X10117 27 LWR X1170 18 DFAVR DFAVR LWR 13 24 x 0,5 GERT x 0 ,35 GEWS X991 11 2 Q12 Q12 Q12 Q12 X1035 10 10 x 0,5 GEBR W x 0,5 GEBR W X1S* X1B* 62 3 623 X1 451 X1 027 5 B42 B64 20 7 22 1 6 5 1 8 X991 x x 0,5 GRGN 0,5 GRWS x 0,5 GRBR x 0,5 SWGN x 0,5 SWWS x 0,5 SWGR HSSH HSGH HSPH HSSH HSGH HSPH HSSV HSGV HSPV HSSV HSGV HSPV M81 F 53 0088 EVA DRI[...]
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3 .2 Circuit diagr am (for US cars only) Fold out folded page 3-1 9 . A3 Light module A52 ABS/DSC control module A53 Headlight adjustment contr ol sy stem (L WR) control module B42 Load sensor at the rear right B64 Load/le v el sensor at the front right M80 Headlight serv o motor , lef t M81 Headlight serv o motor , r ight X596 T erminal 31 connect[...]
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M M A3 LWR VB K-BUS LWR 54 X10466* K-BUS 13 14 21 x 0,35 WSRTGE x 0 ,35 BLRT x 0,5 GE KL 54 (Pin 25) X10117 X596 A53 X1034 3 Q21 3 26 Q21 31E<IV x 0,5 BRSW VB31 X1 608* VB31 2 1 4 Q22 Q1 1 Q12 4 Q22 1 Q1 1 2 Q12 11 10 8 9 3 Q21 4 Q22 1 Q1 1 2 Q1 Q21 Q22 Q1 1 Q12 M80 x 0,5 BLRT x 0,5 GEBR x 0,5 GERT x 0,5 BLBR x 0,5 GE x 0,5 GESW x 0,5 BLBR x 0,5[...]
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X10117 27 3 5 ERT A52 X1170 18 DFAVR DFAVR 24 x 0 ,35 GEWS X991 1 12 X1035 62 3 623 X1 451 X1 027 5 B42 B64 20 7 22 1 6 5 1 8 X991 x 0,5 GRGN x 0,5 GRWS x 0,5 GRBR x 0,5 SWGN x 0,5 SWWS x 0,5 SWGR HSSH HSGH HSPH HSSH HSGH HSPH HSSV HSGV HSPV HSSV HSGV HSPV M81 F 53 0089 EVA 5 EBR LL T 3-1 9[...]