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58nOBD c o n n e c to r
An Illum ina te d in d ic a to r in form s
yo u o f th e n e e d fo r s e rvic e , n ot
Wh e n th e fille r c a p is n ot p ro p e rly
tig hte ne d , th e O BD s ys te m c a n
of th e n e e d to s to p th e ve hic le . d e te c t th e va p or le a k a nd th e in d ic a to r
Ho we ve r, th e s ys te m s s hould b e
c he c ke d b y yo ur B MW c e nte r a t th e
e a rlie s t p os s ib le o p p ortu nity.
will light u p . If th e fille r c a p is s ub s e -
q ue ntly tig hte ne d , th e in d ic a to r s hould
e xtin guis h w ith in a fe w d a ys .<
Un d e r c e rta in c ond itio ns , th e in d ic a to r
will b link o r fla s h. Th is ind ic a te s a ra th e r
s e ve re le ve l o f e ngine m is fire . Wh e n
th is o c c urs , yo u s hould re d uc e s p e e d
a nd c ons ult th e n e a re s t B MW c e nte r a s
s oon a s p os s ib le . S e ve re e ngine m is fire
ove r o nly a s hort p e rio d o f tim e c a n s e -
rio us ly d a m a ge e m is s ion c ontro l c om -
p one nts , e s p e c ia lly th e c a ta lytic c on-
ve rte r.
The in te rfa c e s oc ke t fo r th e o nb oa rd d i-
a gnos is s ys te m is lo c a te d b e ne a th a
c ove r o n th e c e nte r c ons ole fro nt p a ne l
(a rro w).
A s tic ke r w ith th e te xt "O BD" is a t-
ta c he d to th e c ove r.
The p urp os e o f th e O BD (O nb oa rd
Dia gnos tic ) s ys te m is to a s s ure p ro p e r
e m is s ion c ontro l s ys te m o p e ra tio n fo r
th e ve hic le ’s life tim e b y m onito ring
e m is s ion-re la te d c om p one nts a nd
s ys te m s fo r d e te rio ra tio n a nd m a lfunc -
tio n.
Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 9 791 187 - © 12/98 BMW AG
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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