Care and Feeding of CD's

1. Never handle a CD by the top or bottom; only touch the edges.

2. Do not affix paper or tape, and avoid scratching either side of the disc.

3. The disc revolves at high speed within the CD changer, so defective (cracked or badly bent) discs should not be used.

4. Dust and/or finger smudges will have no direct effect on the signal recorded on the disc, but dirt can decrease the amount of light reflected from the recorded surface, thus affecting quality. If the disc should become soiled, gently wipe the surface with a soft lint-free cloth, wiping from the center of the disc to the edge.

5. Do not use record cleaning sprays or anti-static agents. Such volatile chemicals as benzine and thinner can damage the surface of the disc and should not be used.

6. As with traditional audio records, compact discs are made of plastic. To avoid warping, keep the discs in their cases and do not store them in places exposed to direct sunlight.

CD Return Procedure

As agreed in your DIS USE AGREEMENT and defined in the "General Terms of License Agreement for BMW EPC/TIS" under Section 6 (Property rights of the data carrier), whenever the licensee receives a new version of the product on a data carrier (CD), he shall return the data carrier (CD) used previously to the provider.

BMW will add a core charge to each CD after the initial shipment of CDs to your dealership has been completed. There will be three types of CDs:

^ EPC
^ TIS
^ DIS

After initial shipments are completed, additional quantities of CDs must be requested in writing from BMW NA's Parts Technical Group. These will also be sent out without a core charge on the initial shipment. Thereafter, any new CDs which replace your existing CDs will have a core charge of $300.00 each. These will be credited to you upon your return of the earlier version CD of the same part number.

In order for you to determine which return part number to use, below is a list of cores:

^ P/N 86 00 0 000 043 EPC
^ P/N 86 00 0 000 045 TIS
^ P/N 86 00 0 000 046 DIS

All returns of CDs will be sent to USCO; please refer to Parts Bulletin 1-33 for complete details.