Radio/CD Changer - Wiring Incompatibility
Group 65Radios and
Accessories
Bulletin Number
65 12 93 (3920)
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
November 1993
Product Engineering
SUBJECT:
Early Radio Incompatible with CD Changer Prewiring
MODELS:
E36 318iA (7/93 - 11/93 production)
Situation:
An accessory CD changer installed in an E36 318iA does not function.
Cause:
Early production E36 vehicles with the M42 engine and automatic transmission are equipped with a radio that is not compatible with the newer style Accessory CD Changer prewiring.
Correction:
Only in the case of a customer request for installation of an accessory CD changer in one of the affected vehicles (see illustration of radio faceplate), should the radio be replaced with a new connector style radio.
Radio Faceplate of 7/93-11/93 Production 318iA Incompatible w/Current CD Changer
Parts Information:
Description Part Number
Pioneer CD Compatible Exchange Radio 82 11 1 467 065
Warranty Information:
Parts and labor are reimbursable under the terms of the applicable BMW New Car Limited Warranty.
Defect Code: 65 10 00 77 BV
Labor Operation: 65 11 030 R & I Radio
Labor Allowance: 4 FRU
Note:
The removed radio is to be labeled with the proper DCS warranty tag and returned to the WPRC when requested.