BMW 7-Series

4600LBS

The 02 standard seats have the headrest movement linked to the forward/reverse movement of the seat. I was not going to buy the car because of this ill-conceived "feature". It assumes if the seat is moved back the passenger is a tall person and adjusts the headrest up accordingly. Move it forward and it lowers for a smaller person. There IS an undocumented defeat switch of some sort under the seat that only one person in the service dept at my dealer knew was there and how to operate it. What ever he did (it took 3 minutes) the headrest no longer moves with the seat. You can manually move it up and down however. If your service person can't figure it out tell him to contact BMWNA.

there is no "dipstick", only a threaded plug on the side of the transmission, accessed from underneath. It is assumed that your trans will not leak, nor use fluid so you don't have to add. It's assumed you will have the dealer check it and fill it to the plug level then never need servicing. It is assumed you will have the dealer look at it every 80K or so. YMMV... :)

If you have replaced the pads and sensors(right front, left rear) put the ignition key to position 1 and wait until the brake warning dummy light goes off. If it stays on you probably have a faulty sensor. Take the old sensor plug it back on and short circuit the two exposed tiny 2-3mm metal pads using a flathead screwdriver or whatever metallic. Turn the ignition key to position 1 and wait until the light goes off. If it does then the replacement sensor is bad, if it doesn't go off, the warning light panel is bad. The sensor is just a closed loop of wire. When the brake pad is worn enough, it scrapes the plastic off the sensor until it erodes the wire causing an open circuit, triggering off the light.

if you disconnect the negative battery terminal for several minutes it will reset * On newer models it requires a "scan tool" available for purchase at most parts stores or at Sears. Also, many repair shops will do it for a small fee.

740il as follows: 7 = 7 series, large sedan 40= 4.0 litres of engine displacement ( size of engine) i= fuel injection l= Long wheel base.

i am a tech at a BMW dealer, and BMW does not allow us to do any trans work, only sensors inside the trans, and a valve body perhaps. the trans in you car is very touchy. your car if in good condition still is worth fixing, i would recommend taking it to the dealer, if you are sure it needs a trans, hopefully they will diagnosis correclty and quote you a trans, i would put a new trans in, ( it will actually be a remaned one) but still good since BMW rebuilds them.

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Under the hood on the passengers side of the vehicle. You also have fuses in the trunk on the passengers side of the vehicle.

you can get to the low beams without taking the headlight out. same goes for high beam and turn signal....need to take healights out to change halo bulbs....bumper comes off to get healights out...yes bumper has to come off to change the halo bulbs.

there is a jump point under the hood on all bmws. battery is in the back but the jump point is in the front. look for a some rubber cap on the passnger side in the middle of the motor. there should be a grond next to it.

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The 2014 BMW 7-Series has a 3.0 L base engine size.

hi The fuse layout is in the trunk right panel, and in the glove compartment. There is a card that shows it for the glove compartment and it on the panel in the trunk. If the card is lost let me know and i will give you the numbers

by taking the vehicle to BMW dealer, they can read what set off your alarm, indicating what sensor is faulty, if any. however its very common for hood switches to fail, they are cheap and easy to replace.. just remove and replace and see what happens,

Does your car spin over? If so then look under the hood and check your fuses to see if any of them have gotten wet. The engine/motor fuses are located there. If that is not it then check to see if your starter is connected properly. Not spark then you have no power!

The height of the 2004 BMW 7-Series is 4 ft. 10.7 in. (58.7 in.).

According to my owner's manual you must contact a BMW dealer to replace the key.

They do. Did you ever stop to consider that there might be something wrong with your vehicle and not all 1988 BMW's? Guess not.

Many would say that you should use European motor oil, but I have had many euro cars, some stock and some highly modified and I use mobil 1. Different weights of course. In my 740 I run 10w-30 synthetic. Synthetic is always the way to go.

BMW's have auto-locks a little different from other cars, if your battery is dead, the doors won't open. To change the battery, you need to open the trunk, this is where the battery is located. You will see a panel with some screws, you need to remove that and underneath is the battery.

Usually diconnecting the battery cable for a few minutes and then reconnecting it will reset the computer That was way back in the old days. Now the computors retain history codes and the only way to clear them is by using a diagnostic computer and only does current codes and not history codes.

I also have the same problem..any answers out there? Daryll piercednc@yahoo.com

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