3 Series E46 316i (M43TU) SAL
vehicle-side wiring harness. Strip the ends of the wires and connect them on the
vehicle wiring harness with butt connectors and shrink-fit hose. The two butt
connectors must not be immediately adjacent to each other.
Please refer to "Repairing a plug connector on a wiring harness using a butt
connector".
Repair Instructions 61 13 ...
12. Wind up the wires again. The untwisted length must not exceed 40 mm.
13. Fix the interface (butt connector) in position with insulating tape to prevent the cable
from untwisting.
14. Remove the door trim panel.
15. Unpin the two airbag contacts (pin 19 and pin 20) from the wiring harness connector
housing on the door side and cut off the contacts.
16. Tie back the cables remaining on the wiring harness (door side) with insulating tape.
17. Route the twisted repair cable "Repair cable for A, B-pillar/side airbag" through the
rubber grommet and into the inside of the door. It is easier to thread the cable through
if you use a piece of wire as a tool.
18. Connect up the two contacts from the repair cable in the connector housing sockets
previously vacated. The allocation of the repair cable is not important. To ensure that
there is no mechanical stress, make the wires on the connector housing of an
adequate length.
19. Secure the repair cable to the door wiring harness and route it to the side airbag. Cut
off any excess length on the repair cable at a suitable point (at offset points). Strip the
ends of the wires.
Please refer to "Cutting and stripping wires".
Repair Instructions 61 13 ...
20. Cut both cables from the side airbag at a suitable point, strip the ends of the wires and
connect them to the repair cable using butt connectors and shrink-fit hose.
Please refer to "Repairing a plug connector on a wiring harness using a butt
connector".
Repair Instructions 61 13 ...
21. Wind up the wires again. The untwisted length must not exceed 40 mm.
22. Fix the interface (butt connector) in position with insulating tape to prevent the cable
from untwisting.
23. Tie back the cables remaining on the wiring harness with insulating tape.
24. Reinstall the removed parts.
25. Clear the airbag control unit fault memory.
Repairs on the airbag wiring harness must only be performed using the following special
tools (order numbers):
- hand pliers (61 9 041) with die (61 9 042)
- wire strippers with wire cutter (61 9 043)
- "repair range 4" for vehicle electrical system (61 9 020)
Please refer also to Repair Instructions "Repairing airbag wiring"
Repair Instructions 61 00
Important:
Hotline Information bulletin 653617000 is rendered invalid with the publication of this
Service Information bulletin.
SI Side airbag: fault code 05/06 (MRS3) or fault code 08/09 (MRS2) E46
BMW AG - TIS
19.01.2013 09:57
Issue status (12/2007) Valid only until next DVD is issued
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