Service Action 321 - Reprogram Alpine Cd53 Radio (65 12 01)

SERVICE ACTION 321 - REPROGRAM ALPINE CD53 RADIO

SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN

SUBJECT

Service Action to Reprogram Alpine CD53 Radio 

MODEL

E39 (5 Series), E53 (X5), Vehicles produced approximately April 2001 through October 2001

SITUATION

When the car is parked, the Alpine CD53 radio (in dash CD radio, option code 650) causes the bus to wake up at ambient temperatures below 40F. At worst case, the battery could become discharged.

BMW is conducting a Service Action to reprogram affected radios.

In the interests of customer satisfaction, notification letters will be sent to the owner's of affected vehicles.

CAUSE

Faulty Alpine CD53 radio, model MF9BE810, with serial number in the range 11311102 - 12028101 as displayed on the MID, or with serial number in the range 10311102 - 10528101 as printed on the label on the case of the radio. (Note: Replacement CD53 radio supplied under P/N 65 12 6 916 242 is not affected by this problem, regardless of the serial number.)

AFFECTED VEHICLES

This Service Action involves E39 (5 Series) and E53 (X5) vehicles which were produced between April 2001 and October 2001.

In order to determine if a specific vehicle is affected by this Service Action, it will be necessary to utilize the "Service Menu" of the DCS (Dealer Communication System). Based on the response of the system, either proceed with the corrective action or take no further action.

The Chassis Number Ranges listed below are only for informational purposes and are not to be considered as the only deciding factor.

Model	Chassis Number Range
E39	BZ99704 - BZ99999
CE91711 - CE92183
CF12839 - CF14997
CF90000 - CF90035
CH85000 - CH86576
GC98109 - GC98805
GD50241 - GD50281
GD86024 - GD86386
GF41349 - GF41688
GM73454 - GM74452
GN91923 - GN92023
GX26115 - GX27999
GZ95000 - GZ95862
E53	LH24285 - LH30986
LH79401 - LH79824
LM88912 - LM90999
LN78028 - LN78197
LP20000 - LP31827

CORRECTION

Radio replacement under the prior version of this bulletin is no longer an acceptable repair 

Check the serial number of the radio as follows:

Turn on the radio, and within 8 seconds, press and hold the "m" button. After approximately 5 seconds, the radio serial number will show on the display.

If the radio serial number falls outside the affected serial number range (10911102 - 12228101), no further action is necessary.

If the radio serial number falls within the affected range (10911102 - 12228101), follow the reprogramming steps detailed below.

PROCEDURE

1. Connect a BMW approved battery charger to the vehicle.
2. Switch on KL-R (Ignition switch position 1).
3. Connect DIS or MoDiC loaded with DIS CD28.1, or later. (To confirm the correct DIS version is loaded: At the "BMW Diagnosis Start" screen, press "Services" / "Version" to bring up the "BMW Diagnosis Version" screen. The top line of this screen must read "DIS Programme V 28.1", or higher).
4. Select "Coding/Programming".
5. Select "Service measures".
6. Select "Radio".
7. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the programming process (approximately 40 minutes using DISplus, and correspondingly longer using MoDiC).

LABEL INSTRUCTIONS

This Service Action has been assigned code number 321  . After the vehicle has been checked, and corrected if necessary, obtain a label (SD 92-180) and:

1. emboss your BMW dealer warranty number in the middle of the label (1);
2. punch out code number 321  printed on the label and,
3. affix the label to the B  pillar as shown.
   Fig 1: Service Action Label

   

If the vehicle already has a label from a previous Service Action/Recall Campaign, affix the new label next to the old one. Do not affix one label on top of another one because a number from an underlying label could appear in the punched-out hole of the new label.

WARRANTY INFORMATION

Reimbursement for this Service Action will be via Campaign Entry

Defect Code:  00 65 58 01 00

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