Engine - Cranks But Does Not Start

Group 12
Engine Electrical Systems

Bulletin Number
12 05 99

Woodcliff Lake, NJ
February 1999
Product Engineering

This Service Information bulletin supersedes orange S.I. 12 05 99 dated February 1999 which should be removed and discarded from your S.I. binder.

Changes to this revision are identified by asterisks.

This bulletin is also issued in Group 61 (General Electrical Systems), S.I. 61 01 99, the contents of which are identical.

SUBJECT:
Engine Cranks, but does not Start

MODEL:
Z3 (E36/7) from 9/98 production

Situation:
Engine cranks, but does not start. Fault code 209 (decimal), or d1 (hex) (EWS/DME alignment) is set in the DME.

Cause:
Software error in EWS 3D module 5W version 05.

Correction:
Remove the EWS module which is located on the left side of the vehicle, below the instrument cluster, and replace with EWS 3D module 5W version 06.

Code the EWS module using DIS V16.0, or later.

Parts Information:
Part Number Description Qty

61 35 4 101 593 EWS 3D, SW06 module 1

*Warranty Information:
Covered under the terms of the BMW new car limited warranty.

Defect Code: 61 35 94 12 00

Labor Operation: 61 35 910 Install EWS module

Labor Allowance: 5 FRU*