Instruments - Fuel Gauge Reads 1/4 When Tank is Full

Group 16
Fuel Supply Systems

Bulletin Number
16 01 99

Woodcliff Lake, NJ
June 1999
Product Engineering

This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.I.16 01 99 dated May 1999 which should be removed and discarded from your S.I. binder.

This bulletin is also issued in Section 62 (Instruments), S.I. 62 01 99, the contents of which are identical.

Changes to this revision are identified by asterisks.

SUBJECT:
Fuel Gauge Reads 1/4 when Tank is Full

MODEL:
Z3 (E36/7) produced from September 1,1998 to April 4,1999

Situation:
After filling up with gas, the fuel gauge reads approximately 1/4 full, and then moves very slowly to the full position.

Cause:
Software error in instrument cluster.

**Correction:
**Do not replace any components.**

**Recode the instrument cluster using DIS CD version 18.0. or later (available June 1999) as follows:

Select - Coding/Programming I ZCS Coding I E36 I Recoding I Kombi, and then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the coding process.**

**Recoding the instrument cluster activates an internal day counter (instrument cluster test function test # 3.1) If test 3.1 contains a value greater than zero, this indicates that the instrument cluster already contains the fix.**

Note:
**After recoding, test 3.1 will show a value greater than zero on the day following the recoding operation.**

**Warranty Information:
**Parts and labor are reimbursable under the terms of the BMW New Car Limited Warranty of 4 years/50,000 miles.

Defect Code: 62 11 94 18 00
Labor Operation: 00 51 500 Recode Instrument Cluster
Labor Allowance: 3 FRU **