Interior - Cracking/Clicking Noises From Sport Seats

GROUP 52
Seats

52 03 02

Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Service Engineering

April, 2002

SUBJECT
Cracking or Clicking Noise from Sport Seats

MODEL
E46

SITUATION
Some owners of E46s produced before 9/2001 and equipped with Option Code 481 Sport Seats may complain of a cracking or clicking noise from the seat cushion when cornering or accelerating/decelerating.

CAUSE
Seats produced prior to 9/2001 may have a small amount of play in the tilt adjustment.

CORRECTION
In case of customer complaint, 0-rings can be installed in the tilt adjustment mechanism to eliminate the play that causes the noise.

PARTS INFORMATION

This repair will require the following parts.

Part Number Description Quantity

07 11 9 906 356 0-ring 2 per seat

PROCEDURE

Slide the seat all the way to the rear. Adjust the seat to its highest position. Adjust the tilt so that the cushion is at its highest position.





Remove the Torx bolts from the tilt adjustment on both sides of the seat as illustrated.





Pry out the cushion brackets far enough to insert 0-rings over the bushings that the cushion brackets ride on, as indicated by the arrow.





Pop the brackets back into place and reinstall the Torx bolts.





WARRANTY INFORMATION

Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.