Audio System - Poor FM Band Radio Reception
SI B65 03 03Sound System, Cruise, Alarms, Monitors
March 2003
Service Engineering
This Service Information bulletin supersedes Advance S.I. 65 03 03 dated February 2003.
[NEW] designates changes to this revision
SUBJECT
E65/E66 Poor FM Radio Reception
MODEL
E65/E66 -start of production up to July 2002
SITUATION
Poor FM radio reception
CAUSE
The window tint causes reduction in effectiveness of antenna.
CAUSE 2
Software and Hardware issues in radio antenna tuner.
NOTE:
A new antenna tuner was installed in series production from 07/2002 to improve the FM radio reception.
CORRECTION
On a customer complaint basis only.
Cause 1:
Advise the customer, refer to SI B65 12 02.
Cause 2:
After eliminating cause 1, for vehicles with continuing FM reception problems, install a new radio antenna tuner and program the radio antenna tuner (CIP 6.0 or higher).
Refer to SIB09 05 01 (Coding, Individualization and Programming) for any necessary coding and programming. Note that CIP will automatically reprogram all programmable control units that do not have the latest software.
PARTS INFORMATION
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
NOTE:
If the vehicle is in the workshop for an additional repair where programming is also necessary, to claim for programming is allowed only for one time.
Main Work:
Use this labor operation number when the only repair performed is the listed warranty repair.
OR
+Associated Work:
Use this labor operation number when other repairs or services are performed along with the listed warranty repair.
Under no circumstances should both labor operation numbers be claimed.
Attempts to claim both times will result in an unnecessary delay in claim processing and payment.