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A/C System - Inoperative

Group 64
Heating and Air Conditioning



Bulletin Number
64 07 89 (1943)



Woodcliff Lake, NJ
October 1989
Technical Dept.



SUBJECT:
Inoperative Air Conditioning

MODEL:
E30 (vehicles produced up to 1/88 and equipped with Alpine Weather Band Radio)

Situation:
The A/C may fail to operate, i.e., the blue "snowflake" button will not illuminate when depressed.

A label affixed to the bottom of the Alpine Weather Band Radio may come loose and fall into the A/C slide lever controls, thereby, not allowing the Compressor Enable switch to close and complete the circuit to the Evaporator Temperature Regulator.

Note:
The compressor enable switch was deleted in 1/88 production. See S.I. 64 14 88 (1666) for details.

Repair Procedure:
Remove radio from dash and remove label from control levers.

Warranty Information:
Covered under the terms of the BMW 3 Year/36,000 Mile New Car Limited Warranty.

Defect code:
65 10 00 77 A5

Labor operation:
65 11 030

Labor allowance:
2 FRU

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