MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL INFORMATION - REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS - 740i & 740iL - E38
- Lifting vehicle with a lifting platform
- Notes on Using Repair Instructions, Technical Data, Tightening Torques
- Raising vehicle with trolley jack (vehicle equipped with jacking point)
- Battery: check acid level, top up with distilled water if necessary. If necessary, recharge battery.
- Body and underbody: checking for corrosion and damage
- Body and underbody: checking for corrosion and damage - except cavities
- Brake and clutch hydraulic system: checking fluid level, topping up if necessary
- Brake hydraulics: checking fluid level, topping up if necessary
- Brake lines and connections: visual inspection for leaks, damage and correct position
- Changing brake fluid
- Changing coolant
- Changing differential oil
- Changing engine oil and oil filter
- Checking clutch drive plate for wear
- Checking coolant level In event of topping up: checking concentration
- Checking handbrake lever travel, adjusting according to setting specifications if necessary
- Checking horn, headlight flashers and hazard warning system
- Checking instrument and indication field lighting
- Checking instrument and indication field lighting, heater blower
- Checking lighting system
- Checking road worthiness
- Checking steering for zero play Steering tie rods and axle joints, steering gear, sleeves, flexible disk: checking condition
- Coolant hoses: visual inspection for leaks. Checking coolant level and concentration, topping up if necessary
- Diagnostic brief test
- Engine oil service
- Exhaust system: checking condition, suspension, for leaks
- Fault memory interrogation
- Front and (if necessary) rear disk brake linings: remove and install, check total thickness. Clean brake shafts. If necessary, replace linings. Brake disks: Check surface and thickness. Grease wheel centering mount on alloy wheels
- Front and rear brake linings: checking lining thickness with measuring gauge. If linings are replaced: cleaning brake shafts, checking brake disk thickness and surface, applying grease to wheel centering on alloy wheels. If rear linings are replaced: checking parking brake linings
- Fuel lines, hoses and tank(s): visual inspection for routing, condition and leaks
- (Heating/air conditioning: replacing microfilter/carbon canister (shorten replacement interval accordingly in event of larger buildup of dust))
- (Heating/air conditioning: replacing recirculated air cleaner)
- Information/warning labels
- Intake muffler: replacing air cleaner element (shorten replacement interval accordingly in event of larger buildup of dust)
- Locking systems: checking status and function, oiling or greasing if necessary
- Output shafts: checking gaiters for leaks
- Parking brake: checking function, adjusting/repairing as prescribed
- Parking brake: checking lining thickness
- Positioning of multitrailer hood for maintenance and repair work
- Power steering/ride-height control: visual inspection for leaks and fluid level, topping up fluid if necessary
- Raising BMW multi-trailer
- Replacing spark plugs
- Resetting service interval indicator according to factory specifications
- Seat belts: checking condition of belt strap, function of inertia reel mechanism, locking reel, belt buckle
- Steering components: checking for zero clearance, leaks, damage and wear
- Steering fluid reservoir: checking fluid level, topping up if necessary
- Tires: checking inflation pressure, correcting if necessary (incl. spare wheel), checking external condition, tread depth, pattern. In event of nonuniform wear, carry out measurement and correction of wheel alignment
- Transmission (all gears): visually inspect for leaks.
- Underfloor incl. all visible components: checking for damage, leaks, corrosion
- Upkeep measures for stored vehicles (new and used cars) and vehicles to be laid up at customer's premises
- Windshield wash/wipe system: checking wiper reservoir and spray nozzle adjustment
- Windshield washer system and intensive cleaning system: checking fluid level, topping up if necessary
- 00 00 249 BMW engine oil service (M60/M62/M73)
- 00 11 239 Oil change in automatic transmission (A5S 310Z)
- 00 11 259 Replenishing/changing rear differential oil
- 00 11 500 Checking oil level in automatic transmission and topping up if necessary (A5S 560Z)
- 00 11 500 Checking/topping up fluid level in automatic transmission (A5S 440Z)
- 00 11 500 Checking/topping up oil level in automatic transmission (A5S 310Z)