A/C - Control Buttons Fail to Work/Blue Button Flickers
Group 64Heating and
Air Conditioning
Bulletin Number
64 03 96
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
April 1996
Product Engineering
SUBJECT:
Malfunction of IHKA E36 control buttons
MODELS:
3 Series vehicles (E36) 96 model year with IHKA produced up to 02/96. (All E36 except 318ti and Z3)
Complaint:
One or more of the IHKA E36 control buttons intermittently fail to work or the light for the A/C button (blue LED) is flickering.
Cause:
During manufacturing the button contacts may have been contaminated. This causes the buttons not to operate properly.
Correction:
In case of this complaint, only the IHKA control unit should be replaced. The front panel and the blower for the interior temperature sensor should be retained. After replacing, the control unit must be encoded.
For details, please refer to the appropriate repair manual 64 11 887.
Warranty Information:
Parts and Labor are reimbursable under the terms of the BMW new car limited warranty of 4 years/50,000 miles.
Defect Code: 64 11 94 14 00
Parts Allowance: 64 11 8 361 836 Qty = 1 uncoded IHKA control unit
Replacement of control unit only
Labor Operation: 00 51 173
Labor Allowance: 5 FRU
Replacement of control unit as part of a workshop visit
(associated work)
Labor Operation: 64 11 887
Labor Allowance: 4 FRU