BMW X5: Removing And Installing/Replacing All Trims On Left Or Right Seat Rails
Operation is identical to:
Replacing all trims on left or right seat rail (comfort).
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING GUIDE FOR FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT HEAD RESTRAINT
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove head restraint.
- Remove rear panel on front seat.
Press catches together and feed guide upwards out of cover and padding.
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Fig. 1: Pressing Catches
REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
Operation is identical to:
Replacing left or right front seat (normal/electric).
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTH SEAT RAILS ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
Operation is identical to:
Replacing both seat rails on left or right front seat (normal/electric).
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING ACTUATING UNIT ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove outer cover on front seat.
Pull lever and release screw (1).
NOTE: Protect seat rails (mechanism) by covering against chips/swarf.
Drill out rivets (2) with 4.2 mm dia. drill bit.
Remove actuating unit.
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Fig. 2: Pulling Lever
Unclip Bowden cable sleeve (1).
Feed Bowden cable nipple (2) out of fixture (3).
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Fig. 3: Removing Bowden Cable Nipple
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SEAT FRAME ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
Operation is identical to:
Replacing seat frame on left or right front seat (normal/electric).
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BACKREST FRAME ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
This operation is identical to:
Replacing backrest frame on front seat (comfort).
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Removing And Installing/Replacing Outer Cover On Left Or Right Front Seat
(Normal/Semi-Electric)
Pull lever forward to remove:
If necessary, lever out lower locking point (1) from rear with a
screwdriver.
Release screw (2).
If necessary, move seat fully forwards and upwards.
Fig. 4: Releas
Replacing Seat Cover For Left Or Right Front Seat (Normal/Semi-Electric)
Special tools required:
52 0 050.
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove front seat.
Remove rear panel on front seat backrest.
Remove inner cover on front seat.
WARNING: US/CDN front passenger
Replacing Backrest Cover For Left Or Right Front Seat
(Normal/Semi-Electric)
Special tools required:
00 9 317.
52 0 050.
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove front seat.
Remove rear panel on front seat backrest.
Detach plug connection (1) by twisting from backrest fra
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Starter With Mounting
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING STARTER MOTOR (N52, N52K, N51, N53,
N54)
IMPORTANT: Aluminum-magnesium materials.
No steel screws/bolts may be used due to the threat of electrochemical
corrosion.
A magnesium crankcase requires aluminum screws/bolts exclusively.
Aluminum screws/bolts must be re
Performance Controls
Cooling System
The cooling system of the N54 engine consists of a radiator circuit and an
isolated oil cooling circuit. The fact
that there is an isolated oil-cooling circuit ensures that heat is not
introduced via the engine oil into the engine's
coolant system.
Fig. 71: Identifying Cooling S
