Central Coding - Code Label Elimination

Group 61
General Electrical Systems

Bulletin
61 02 98

Woodcliff Lake, NJ
March 1998
Product Engineering

SUBJECT:
Central Coding Code Label Elimination

MODEL:
ALL

Situation:

Starting late 3/98 production, the central coding code (ZCS) label on all models except 318ti and Z3 will be eliminated. The information contained in the code will not be eliminated and is stored redundantly in the following locations. All future models will not have a ZCS label.

ZCS Storage Locations

Vehicle Model Storage Location

E36 318i, 323is/iC, 328i/is/iC, M3 cluster/EWS
E39 528i cluster-low/EWS
E39 528i/540i cluster-high/EWS
E38 All cluster/EWS

^ The 318ti and Z3 will have the label eliminated as of 9/98 production

ZCS Storage Locations

Vehicle Model Storage Location

E36 318ti, Z3 up to 8/98 EWS
production
E36 318ti, Z3 from 9/98 cluster/EWS
production