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1.0INTRODUCTION
ThisdocumentcombinestheOEMInstallInstructionswithmyexperienceinstallingOEMCruiseControlinto myJune1998BMWE36M3CoupewithS52Engine.Deliveryoptionsincluded5spdManualTransmission, Sunroof,LTWwheels,BlackNappaLeatherandHeatedSeats.

2.0README
PLEASEREADTHEENTIREDOCUMENTCAREFULLYBEFOREORDERINGPARTSORSTARTING. AccompanyingthisDIYshouldbetheOEMInstallationInstructionsforE36vehicles(p/n:F3662106),which areonaseparate/attachedpdfdocument.ThisDIYincludesasmuchoftheOEMInstallInstructionsaspossible. References,inthisdocument,toFigureXrefertothefiguresintheOEMInstructions.ReferencestoPicture XorItemXrefertothisDIYonly. Thewiringsetwasdifficulttoget,somakesureyoucangetyourhandsononebeforeorderingeverythingelse, otherwiseyoucouldgetstuckwithalotofunneededparts. TheOEMInstructionsdonotdirectlyshowinstructionsfortheS52Engine,soIusedtheM52andS50portionof theinstructions,butdidnotremovethrottlebody. IfyougetyourhandsonausedCruiseControlUnit(item#13),itwillalreadybecoded.Ifyoubuyitbrand new,thenyoullneedtohaveitcodedatthedealer.Costmeanhouroflabor,whichincludedtestdrivetomake sureitworkedaswellasverifyingthattheBowdenCable(item#15)wasadjustedproperly. Makesuretonotethatsomeoftheinstructionsaredifferentforautomatictransmissioncarsordifferentengine models. CombConnector=FanConnector,inthisdocument. BowdenCableBearingAccelerator=RetainingClip Pleaseemailmeanyhelpfulinformationorcorrectionsconcerningthisinstall.Iwillupdatethisdocument accordingly. Thisupgradeistedioussoyoullneedsomepatience.

3.0REFERENCES
Mycontactinfo:JeremyReyna(jjreyna@sbcglobal.net)March/2005 F3662106BMWCruiseControlInstallationInstructions;UsedforE363SeriesPetrolEngineasfrom9/94and asfrom1/95withEWSII

4.0PARTSNEEDED
Method1AttempttoattainCruiseControlRetrofitKitp/n:65711469707(superceding65719404609), whichincludesitems116below.IfthiskitisnotavailableproceedtoMethod2below. PARTNUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY 1)07119915502 HEXNUTM5 1 2)13541747519 BEARINGACCELATORBOWDENCABLESCHWARZ 1 3)61129404605 WIRINGSET 1 4)61131367599 CABLESTRAPL=200MM/B=3,6MM 10 5)61131383903 PROTECTIONCAP 1 6)61318360421 CLUTCHSWITCH2POL. 1 7)61318360926 CRUISECONTROLSWITCH 1 8)63211371401 HEXNUTM5 3 9)65711387003 ACTUATORSUPPORTINGPLATE 1 10)65718353068 BRACKETFBOWDENCABLE(S50Engines) 1 11)65718360043 CRUISECONTROLACTUATOR 1 12)65718366496 ACTUATORSUPPORTINGPLATE(4Cyl.Engines) 1
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13)65718375498 CONTROLUNITFCRUISECONTROL,UNCODED 1 14)61311390968 BUTTONFORCRUISECONTROLSWITCH 1 15)65712228748 BOWDENCABLEFCRUISECONTROL 1 16)07119915502 HEXNUTM5(4Cyl.Engines) 1 Method2IFTHEKITINMETHOD1ISNOTAVAILABLE,thentheitemswillneedtobepurchased separately.ThefollowingcomponentlistisexactlywhatIneededforCruiseControlinstallationintomy1998 E36M3.NoticeIdidnotneedallthecomponentsthatwouldhavecomewiththecruisecontrolretrofitkitabove. Item#sarekeptconsistentfromMethod1. PARTNUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY PRICE *3)61129404605 WIRINGSET 1 $65.06 5)61131383903 PROTECTIONCAP 1 $0.80 6)61318360421 CLUTCHSWITCH2POL. 1 $10.65 7)61318360926 CRUISECONTROLSWITCH 1 $48.19 8)63211371401 HEXNUTM5 3 $0.87 9)65711387003 ACTUATORSUPPORTINGPLATE 1 $2.85 11)65718360043 CRUISECONTROLACTUATOR 1 $154.50 13)65718375498 CONTROLUNITFCRUISECONTROL,UNCODED 1 $279.00 14)61311390968 BUTTONFORCRUISECONTROLSWITCH 1 $4.43 15)65712228748 BOWDENCABLEFCRUISECONTROL 1 $20.25 15)65718380077 BOWDENCABLEFCRUISECONTROL 1 $20.25 17a)12521737668 HOUSING,7PIN 1 TBD 17b)12521718125 TERMINAL 1 TBD 17c)12521718127 LOCKRING 1 TBD 18)61131389400 CableClamp/Clip 1 $0.19 PARTNOTES: Items#1,#2,#12and#16Areonlyneededfor4cylinderenginemodels. Item#3Again,thewiringsetwasdifficulttogetandtooksometime.GETTHISPARTFIRST. Item#4CableStrapswerenotneededasIalreadyhadcableties. Item#5Usedtocoveropenwireson7pinsockethousing(Item#17)thatplugsintoCruiseControlActuator. Item#6Mountedbehindclutchpedal. Item#7Switchmountedtosteeringcolumnandcomeswithintegratedwiringharness. Item#8NutsusedtomountActuatorSupportingPlate(item#9)toCruiseControlActuator(item#11). Item#10SmallcablebracketrequiredonS50Enginestoaccommodatelead,whileBowdenCablemountsto leadspreviouslocation(strutmountcover). Item#11Mountednexttoairbox. Item#13Mountedbehindglovebox. Item#14Slidesontoendofsteeringcolumnmountedswitch. Item#15OnlyoneBowdenCableisneeded.Partnumber748,whichIwastoldbythedealerwastheoneI neededfora98M3,didnotfitinmycar(SeePicture1).Theendthatinterfacestothethrottlebodyhada2solid rod.MycarneededaBowdencablewithallcableandnorod.Aftergoingtoajunkyardandlookingata Bowdencableina97M3,IfoundoutIneededp/n:65718362206.WhenIaskedmydealerforthispart,they toldmeitwassupercededbythe077partnumber.

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Picture1ThrottleBodysideofBowdenCable65712228748 Item#17Thewiringset(item#3)didnotcomewiththe7pinHousing(item#17).The7PinHousingis identifiedasAinFigure1oftheOEMinstructions.Itisneededb/cwiresetsocketsA1A7(Figure1)are pluggedintothishousingandthenthehousingisscrewedontotheCruiseControlActuator(item11).Item#5, ProtectionCap,ismountedtothe7PinHousingandcoverswiresA1A7.TheCruiseControlActuatordoesnot comewiththis7PinHousing,nordidthedealereverfindap/nthatwouldallowmetoorderit.Ifoundaused oneandcutifoffthecarwiththepigtail.ThenIhadabmwservicetechpunchouttheoldsocketsfromthe housingsoIcouldinsertthesockets(A1A7)frommynewwiringset.Afterthefact,myfriendTyronesayshe thoughthehadfoundthep/nsforthis7PinHousing:Housing(12521737668),Terminal(12521718125)and LockRing(12521718127).Ialreadyhadtheusedoneworking,soIdidntorderthesetoseewhatIdget.

5.0INSTALLATION
TheOEMinstructionsareprettygood,soIplagiarizedthem.ImeantthisDIYtobeanaddendum,butI thoughtitwouldbeprudenttoaddtheOEMInstructionshereincasesomeonecouldntacquiretheOEM instructions.Inthatcase,theonlythingmissingwouldbethefigures.IfollowedtheOEMinstructionsexactly withtheexceptionoftheordersinceIdidntgettherightBowdenCableuntiltheveryendofmyinstall.The notesbelowareinorderoftheOEMinstructions.FiguresarereferencedfromtheOEMInstallInstructions. 1. VehiclePreparation a. Disconnectnegativebatterycable. b. Removedriverssidelowerdash. c. Removeglovebox. d. Loosenfuseboxforaccessthroughfirewall. e. Removeairintakeforaccesstothrottlebody. 2. QuickOverviewofInstall a. InstallCruiseOperatingSwitchtosteeringcolumn. b. InstallAuxWiringHarness c. InstallCruiseActuatortoAirboxbracket. d. InstallBowdenCable e. AdjustBowdenCable f. EncodeCruiseControlUnit(ifbrandnew) g. FunctionsonUse 3. OverviewofAuxWiringHarness(Item#3,Figure1).

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RoutebranchesA1toA7thrufirewall,fuseboxandtoairboxbracketarea. i. ConnectstoSocketHousing(Item17). b. RoutebranchBtothrufirewalluptofusebox. i. UsedonlyforAutomatictransmissions. ii. ForManualtransmissionstiebackandleaveinfusebox. c. RoutebranchesC,D,E,F,GandHtoFanConnector. d. RoutebranchJtoclutchpedal. i. ConnectstoClutchSwitch(Item6). e. RoutebranchItoconnectorstationatsteeringcolumn. i. ConnectstoCruiseSwitch(Item7)wiringharness. f. RoutebranchLtoFanConnector. g. RoutebranchMtocontrolunitbehindglovebox. i. ConnectstoCruiseControlUnit(Item13). h. UsehousingKwithautotransmissionsonly i. ConnectstoAuxHarnessbranchJ. InstallOperatingSwitch a. F3662126(Figure2) i. Removelowersteeringcover ii. InstallCruiseControlOperatingSwitch(item#7)tosteeringcolumn. 1. Itjustslidesintoplaceandautolocks. iii. InstallCruiseControlSwitchButton(item#14)toCruiseControlOp.Switch. 1. Justslideoverendofswitch. b. F3665760M(Figure3) i. Routeharnessfromoperatingswitchdownsteeringcolumn ii. Theresawhitecowlingthatmostofthewiringharnessareroutedthrough,Icutthetie wrapsandroutedtheswitchharnessinsidethiscowlingandthenreplacedthetiewraps. c. F3662108(Figure4) i. Cutoutprepunchedsectiononbottomsteeringcolumncover. 1. Locatedjustunderwindshieldwipercontrolswitch. 2. EasierthanIthoughtitwouldbe.Iusedautilityknife.Iputsomemaskingtape overtheareaontheoutsidetokeepthecuttingedgesclean.ThenIcutfromthe inside. InstallAuxillaryWiringHarness a. F3665743M(Figure5) i. Reviewandunderstandwherethepartsofthewiringharness(showninFigure1and5) willberouted.Youwillbereferringtothesediagramsoften.Ifnotalreadyremovedas describedinStep1,thefollowingpartswillneedtoberemovedfromyourcarinorderto maketheconnections: 1. Removedriverssidelowerdashpanel. 2. Removedriverssidekickpanel. 3. Removepassengersidepanelunderglovebox. 4. Removeglovebox. ii. Allstepsapplytoallvehicles,unlessotherwisenoted. b. F3665761M(Figure6) i. Removedriverssidelowerdashcover. c. F3651128M i. RemoveFanConnector(showninFigure12) a.

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AbovethespeakerandbelowthedashistheFanConnector.Itisablackbox, whereabunchofwireconnectorsarepluggedintoit.Normallyyouwouldnt havetoremovetheentirefanconnectorifyoujustneededtoplugwiresintoone oftheseconnectorsb/ctheconnectorsareattachedtotheboxmechanically(they clipin,liketherelaysandcartridgesinfuseboxtop).Youcanpryoutthesetof wiresyouneedwithaflathead. 2. Buttoremovethefusebox,youllneedtoremovethefanconnector.Inthe centerofthebox,nexttothewall,thereisatabyouneedtopulltowardthe centerofthecarandthenpushtheentireboxupandout.Itjustcomesoff.Slide yourwholehandundertheboxwithyourpalmflushonthewallunderneath andyourthumbonthesideoftheboxfacingyou ii. RemoveFusebox(Figure7) 1. Notes:Becarefulwhenremovingfusebox,dontpullhardonthewiresanddont yankonanything.Forreference,Illusethefollowingsystemtoideachfirewall fuseboxscrew:frominsidethecar,TopLeft(TL),TopRight(TR),BottomLeft (BL)andBottomRight(BR) 2. Beginbytakingthelidoffofthefusebox,thenremovingthefourT10torxscrews holdingthetopofthefusebox.Iboughtextrascrewssincetheseeasilystrip. Thetopofthefuseboxwasstillprettyhardtomoveoutoftheway. 3. Togetmoreroom,Inextremovedtherelaysandfusecartridgesfromthe fuseboxtop.Theyhavetabsunderneaththatyoupressandsimultaneouslypush downontherelay/cartridge.Ididnthaveluckwithaflatheadscrewdriver.I reachedunderneathwithmyfingers.Itsnoteasyandtakessomework.Note thatonthefusecartridgesyoushouldprobablyremovethefusenearestthe latchedside,otherwiseitwillinterfereasyoupushitdownandwinduppopping outanyway. 4. Nextusea13mmsockettoremovethenutunderthefuseboxwhereIhadtwo redwiresattachedwitharingconnector.Thereisaredwireontheoutsideas well,butIleftthaton.Oneoftheredwirespreventedoneoftheclosestrelays fromcomingoutuntilIremovedtheredwires.Youshouldnowbeabletofold thefuseboxtopoverthebrakereservoirandhavefullaccesstothefusebox. Whatamessofwires. 5. Insidethecar,underdriversdash,youllhavetoremovethelowerdashpanel, kickpanel,kneebolsterandkickpanelspeaker(soasnottodamageit).Fold backthecarpetunderwherethedeadpedalislocated. 6. Nowyouhavetoremovethreeofthefour7mmscrewsholdingthefusebox.In theengine,lookingatthefusebox/firewall,youcanseethreeofthescrews(TR, BR,BL),thefourth(TL)youwillnotsee.Insidethecar,theTRscrewisseenthru acircularpunchoutinthegrayinsulationtotheleftandupoftheclutchpedal. TheBRscrewisbehindthecarpetwherethedeadpedalislocated.TheBLscrew islocatedbehindthewirebundlethatisbehindthedeadpedal. 7. BeforeremovingtheTLfuseboxscrew,youhavetocleartheway.Abovethe speaker,onthatsamewall,youllneedtoremovewhatbmwcallsthefan connector.Itisablackbox,whereabunchofwireconnectorspluggedintoit. Normallyyouwouldnthavetoremovethewholeboxifyouneededtoplug wiresintooneoftheseconnectorsb/ctheconnectorsareattachedtothebox mechanically(theyclipin,liketherelaysandcartridgesinfuseboxtop).Youcan pryoutthesetofwiresyouneedwithaflathead.ButtoaccessthefuseboxTL
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bolt,youllneedtoremoveit.Inthecenterofthebox,nexttothewall,thereisa tabyouneedtopulltowardthecenterofthecarandthenpushtheentireboxup. Itjustcomesoff.Slideyourwholehandundertheboxwithyourpalmflushon thewallunderneathandyourthumbonthesideoftheboxfacingyou. Therewasanotherboxabovethefanconnectorbox.Twoplasticnutsandit droppedouteasily. RemovetheTLscrew.Youcantseethescrewb/citsbehindthegrayinsulation. Iuseda14mmsocketattachedtoareallylongextensionandusedtheTRandBL screwlocationstoapproximatewhereIthoughtthescrewwouldbe.ThenI pushedonthesocket/extensionandthesocketeasilycutsthrutheinsulation.I wasabout1/3ofinchtoohigh,butitwasthere.Onceyouremoveallthescrews youcanpullback(towardfrontofcar)onthefusebox,liftupthepanel(Figure9) andfityourwiresthrueasily.Onelastobstacleformewastoremovethepanel b/cIbrokemine.Ipulleduponitanditseemedstuck.Turnsoutthatpanel consistsofatiewrapthatistiedtothewirebundle.Whenyoupulluponthe panel,theentirebundleliftsup.

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d. F3663068 i. Removefuseboxcoverandfourscrews(Figure8).IorderedextraT10TorxScrews(61 131392845)astheystripeasily. e. F3665762M(Figure9) i. InthisstepyouwillberoutingconnectionsA1A7andB(seeFigure1and5)throughthe firewall. ii. Ifyouhaveamanualtransmission,thenyouwillnotbeusingconnectionB(seeFigure 1).Itapeditoffwithelectricaltapeandtiedittoharnesssuchthatitremainedinthe fusebox. f. F3665763M(Figure10) i. ForAutomaticTransmissionvehiclesonly. ii. DisconnectplugconnectorX69fromsupportbracketonfuseboxandconnectbranchB. g. F3665741M(Figure11) i. Inthisstep,youwillberoutingconnectionsA1A7outofthefuseboxthrougharubber grommetonthefrontsideofthefuseboxhousing.Aholeinthegrommetisalready availableforthecruisecontrolcables.Ididnotmakeanyfinalconnectionsasyouwant tomakesurethereisenoughharnessleftforroutinginsidethevehicle.RouteA1A7 downthedriverssideoftheenginebaytotheairboxbracketandleavefornow. ii. NowinstallA1A7connectorsintotheappropriatepositioninthe7pinsockethousing (item17).FollowCLOSELYtheschematicprovidedtoyouintheOEMinstructions underthisstep.Thesockethousingislabeledandmatchestheschematic.Justpush theminuntiltheyclick.Youmayneedasmallflatheadtohelpthempopin,butdoit gingerly.Youdontwantseverthewire.IFYOUMESSUPandputthewrong connectionintothewrongsocketlocation,thenitgetsalittleharder.Youllhaveto punchitbackitbackout.Theyactuallymaketoolsforthistaskandyourbestbet(ifyou cantpunchitoutyourself)istofindanelectricianthatmighthaveaccesstosuchatool. Youpopouttheconnectionfromthefrontofthehousing.Studytheprongsonthe connectionstoseehowitlocksinthere.Thetoolislittlemorethanaverythinwalled tubesizedtotheproperdiameter.Thefollowingshowsthewirecolorsthatgointhe specificpinslot.IFYOUAREUSINGUSEDPARTS,THENTHESEAREALREADY INSERTED/ASSEMBLEDINTOTHEPROPERSLOTS. 1. Pin1=Yellow/Violet
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2. Pin2=Brown/Orange 3. Pin3=Red/Brown 4. Pin4=Yellow/White 5. Pin5=Black/Brown 6. Pin6=Black/Green 7. Pin7=Black/Blue h. F3665773M(Figure12) i. InthisstepyoumustfirstroutebranchesC,D,E,F,GandHwirestotheFanConnector Box.SomeoftheseconnectionsterminateintheFanConnectorboxatindividual connectorsandsomewillgounusedandtiedback.Inallcasesyouwillattachthe branchwiretothesamecolorwirefoundintheFanConnectorBox. ii. Youwillnoticebundles,intheFanConnectorBox,ofsimilarcoloredwireswhichtieinto individualconnectorswhichareclippedtotheFanConnectorBox.Theindividual connectorsareapparentlyidentifiedwithXnumbers(asshowninthestepsbelow),butI couldntseethenumbersontheconnectors.Ijustfollowedwirecolor.Iftherenolonger areanysparespacesintheindividualconnectorofthesamewire,thenyouwillneedto splice/solderintooneofthewiresofthesamecolorgoingintothatconnector. Preferably,splice/soldertoawireofsimilargauge. iii. Writedownthecurrentconfigurationofhowthewires/connectorsarepluggedintothe FanConnectorBoxsothatyoucaneasilyreassembletheconnectorsbackintothebox. Otherwiseyouwillspendtimetryingtoplacethemintheproperordersuchthattheyall fitback.OnceIdidthis,Iremovedmostoftheconnectorsfromtheboxtohaveeasy accesstothewiresIneeded.Usingaflatheadscrewdriver,pryfromtheshortsideofthe connectorandagainstthewallofthebox.Onceyouclearoutafewyoucanpulloutthe rest. iv. Also,lookatthecolorscarefully.Sometimesvioletandpurpleweredifferentcolorsor therewerecolorsthatlookedsimilarbutweresubtlydifferentbywidthofstripes,etc. Justputthewiresnexttoeachotherandverifytheyareexactlythesame.Makesureto keepinmindtheroutingofthesewiressothatyouleaveacleaninstall. v. ConnectionsGandH 1. ManualTransmission a. InsulatebranchH,brown/blackwire,withelectricaltapeandtieback. b. PlugbranchG,blackwire,intoconnectorX1047ofsamecolorinFan Connectorbox. 2. AutomaticTransmission a. InsulatebranchG,blackwire,withelectricaltapeandtieback. b. PlugbranchH,brown/blackwire,intoconnectorX191ofsamecolorin FanConnectorbox. vi. PlugbranchC,violet/yellowwire,intoconnectorX1182withwireofsamecolor. vii. PlugbranchD,black/whitewire,intoconnectorX188withwireofsamecolor. viii. PlugbranchE,white/violetwire,intoconnectorX183withwireofsamecolor. ix. PlugbranchF,blue/redwire,intoconnectorX181withwireofsamecolor. i. F3665764M(Figure13) i. Thissteponlyforvehicleswithmanualtransmission. ii. Installtheclutchswitch(item#6)intosquareholeonpedalmountingsupportbracket (behindclutchpedal). iii. PlugbranchJconnector(X121,white2pinsocketofauxwiringharness)intoclutch switch.
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iv. BranchK,2pinhousing,isnotused/neededformanualtransmission. F3665774M(Figure14) i. Thissteponlyforvehicleswithautomatictransmission. ii. ConnectbranchJ(X121,white2pinsocketofauxwiringharness)towhite2pinhousing K. k. F3665765M(Figure15) i. BranchIshouldberoutedunderthedashtothesteeringcolumn. ii. ConnectbranchI(white6pinhousingX72)oftheauxwiringharnesstotheconnectorat theendoftheCruiseOperatingSwitchwiringharness(6pinsockethousing)yourouted inStep4b.Thebracketunderthesteeringcolumnhasaslotforyoutophysicallymount thisconnection. l. F3665744M(Figure16) i. RoutebranchesLandMbehindtheheater,underthedashandovertotheglovebox area.Togetthewireacross,Itiedittoahangerandthenpushedthehangerthroughto theotherside.Iusedtiewrapstosecureitaftereverythingwasrouted. ii. ThereisanotherFanConnectorBoxtotheleftofthetrayholdingalltheEWSstuff behindtheglovebox.FindtherightconnectorcorrespondingtothecoloroftheLwire. iii. PlugbranchL,brown/orangewire,intoconnectorX10009withwireofsamecolor.Ifno sparesocketisavailable,solder/spliceittothewireofthesamecolor.Preferablya similargauge. iv. RoutebranchM,blue26pinsockethousingX22,behindcontrolunitcarrier. m. F3665766M(Figure17) i. PlugbranchM,blue26pinsockethousingX22,totheCruiseControlUnit(item#13). ii. TheCruiseControlUnit(item#13)willnormallymountontopoftheEWS.Myeuro alarmmodulewasmountedinthatlocationsoIhadtorelocatemycontrolunitwith Velcroontherightside.RouteconnectorMtothiscontrolunitandplugin. iii. Cleanupthehangingcablewithtiewraps. InstallingCruiseActuator a. F3665775M(Figure18) i. ThisstepforallvehiclesexceptthosewithM43engine. ii. UsethethreeHexNuts(item#8)toassembletheSupportBracket(item#9)totheCruise Actuator(item#11). iii. Mounttheentireassemblytotheairboxbracketusingthetwohexnutsasusedbythe OEMAirbox. b. F3665767M(Figure19) i. ThissteponlyforvehicleswithfourcylinderM43engine. ii. FitSupportBracketforM43engines(item#12)toSupportBracket(item#9)andsecure withHexNut(item#1). iii. UsethethreeHexNuts(item#8)toassembletheSupportBracket(item#9)totheCruise Actuator(item#11). iv. Mounttheentireassemblytotheairboxbracketusingthetwohexnutsasusedbythe OEMAirbox. c. F3665779M(Figure20) i. ConnectBowdenCable(item#15)toCruiseControlActuator(item#11). 1. OnBowdenCable,thereisaplasticpartwithtwoears.Pullthecableoutfrom thatendandhookthecylindricalheadattheendofthecableintotheopenslot onactuator(Picture4). 2. ThenpressplasticpartwithearsontoCruiseActuator.Itwillsnapinplace. j.

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Picture4ActuatorandBowdencablepreassembly. d. F3665781M(Figure21) i. NOTE:ThisstepbasicallyinstructsyoutoassembletheCruiseActuatorandBowden Cableandthenmakeallfinalconnectionsatairboxbracketforallenginemodelsexcept M52Engines.Ifindthispremature,asyoustillhavetoinstalltheBowdencabletothe throttlebody,whichmeanstheairboxmustberemoved. ii. OnM52EnginesdonotyetinstallCruiseActuator(item#11) 1. Again,probablyb/cyoustillhavetoremoveairboxtoinstallBowdenCable. iii. Allotherengines,installCruiseActuator(item#11). 1. AttachCruiseActuatorassemblytoairboxbracketandsecurewithairboxhex nuts. 2. Connectblack7pinsockethousing(item#17)toactuatorconnectorbyturning clockwise. 3. Fitprotectivecap(item#5)onblack7pinsockethousing(item#17). InstallingBowdenCable a. ThisstepdescribeshowtoinstalltheBowdenCable(item#15)intoeachenginevariant. b. TherearenoinstructionsforinstallingintoanS52engine.IusedpartoftheM52andS50steps forinstallintomy98M3.Ididnotneedtoemptythecoolantandremovethrottlebody. c. InstallBowdenCablefreeofkinksortightbends. d. F3665778M(Figure23) i. Figure23showsarrangementofBowdenCableassemblyinM52engines. e. M42EngineBowdenCableInstallation i. F3662134(Figure24) 1. RouteBowdenCablefromCruiseActuatortoBowdenOperatingCablesupport bracketonintakepipe. 2. Passcablethroughholeinsupportbracket. 3. Fitrubberretainer(grommet)oncableintoholeonbracket. 4. Ifyourcardoesnthaveastrutcover,forthestruttowernuts,thathasachannel toholdtheBowdenCable,theninstallthecableclamp/clip(item#18).Atstrut towernearpathofcable,removesinglenutandinstallcableclamp/clipandthen reinstallnuttopropertorque. ii. F3265276(Figure25) 1. InstallBowdenCableBearing/RetainingClip(item#2)onBowdenCableendthat interfaceswiththrottlevalve.

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iii. F3662136(Figure26) 1. InstallBowdenCableAssembly(withitem#2)inapertureofcruisecontrollever forthrottlevalve 2. AdjustBowdenCableasdescribedinStep8below. f. M43EngineBowdenCableInstallation i. F3665771M(Figure27) 1. Removethrottlevalvecoverusingslottedheadscrewdrivertoremovetwo screws. ii. F3665768M(Figure28) 1. RouteBowdenCablefromCruiseActuatortoBowdenOperatingCablesupport bracketonintakepipe. 2. Passcablethroughholeinsupportbracket. 3. Fitrubberretainer(grommet)oncableintoholeonbracket. 4. Pressadjustingscrewintorubberretainer. 5. InstallBowdenCableAssembly(withitem#2)withRetainingClipinapertureof cruisecontrolleverforthrottlevalve. 6. AdjustBowdenCableasdescribedinStep8below. g. M44EngineBowdenCableInstallation i. F3665696M(Figure29) 1. Removethrottlevalvecoverusingslottedheadscrewdrivertoremovesingle screw. ii. F3665697M(Figure30) 1. RouteBowdenCablefromCruiseActuatortoBowdenOperatingCablesupport bracketonintakepipe. 2. Passcablethroughholeinsupportbracket. 3. Fitrubberretainer(grommet)oncableintoholeonbracket. 4. Pressadjustingscrewintorubberretainer. 5. InstallRetainingClip(item#2)onnippleofBowdenCable(item#15). 6. InstallBowdenCableAssembly(withitem#2)withRetainingClipinapertureof operatingleverforthrottlevalve. 7. AdjustBowdenCableasdescribedinStep8below. h. M52EngineBowdenCableInstallation i. F3665772M(Figure31) 1. Removeairintake. ii. F3665776M(Figure32) 1. Removeairintakeduct. iii. F3665769M(Figure33) 1. Removeairintakeducthose. iv. F3665777M(Figure34) 1. Thissteprequirescoolantcollection. 2. DetachThrottleBowdenCableforthrottlebody. 3. Removehoses. 4. Removehexagonnutstoremovethrottlebody. v. F3665770M(Figure35) 1. RouteBowdenCablefromCruiseActuatoroverstruthousing,nexttofusebox, aroundfirewallanddowntoBowdenOperatingCablesupportbracketonintake pipe. 2. Passcablethroughholeinsupportbracket,justbehindthrottlebody.
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3. Fitrubberretainer(grommet)oncableintoholeonbracket. 4. SecureBowdenCable(item#15)tocruisecontrolplateonthrottlebody. 5. Reinstallthrottlebodyandallassociatedparts 6. Checkcoolantlevelandbleedsystem. i. S50EngineBowdenCableInstallation i. F3665778M(Figure36) 1. FitBowdenCable(item#15)withRetainingClip(item#2)incruisecontrol lever/plate. 2. PressBowdenCablewithrubbergrommetintoretainingbracket. j. S52EngineBowdenCableInstallation(Deducedinstructionsformy98M3). i. Note:Thefollowinginstructionsarenotoem.IusedsomeoftheM52andS50engine instructions.IdidnotneedtoremoveairintakeductorthrottlebodytoinstallBowden cableonmy98M3. ii. RemoveAirIntake. iii. RouteBowdenCablefromCruiseActuatoroverstruthousing,nexttofusebox,around firewallanddowntoBowdenOperatingCablesupportbracketonintakepipe. iv. PressBowdenCablewithrubbergrommetintoretainingbracket. v. SecureBowdenCabletocruisecontrolplateonthrottlebody.Theplateisbelowthe acceleratorplateonthethrottlebody. vi. CliptheBowdenCableintothestruttowerblacknutcoverasthereisaushapedchannel integratedintothecover.Thenontotheactuatorlocationnexttotheairbox. vii. UsetiewrapstosecuretheBowdencabletowiringharnessesonthefirewall. viii. MounttheBowdenCable(item#15)totheCruiseControlActuator(item#11). ix. ItightenedtheBowdenCabletaughtastheadjustinginstructionsinStep8didntseem applicabletomyS52Engine.Itseemedtowork.Apossiblesymptommightbethat whenIsetthecruisespeedIgetatinyjumpinacceleration,whichmayindicateIshould loosenitalittle.ButitworksasisandIwillleaveitalone. AdjustingBowdenCableAssembly a. F3662138(Figure37) i. Runenginetooperatingtemperature. ii. Withthrottlevalveclosedandactuatorinneutralposition(nosetspeed),adjustthe knurlednutandadjustingscrewofBowdenCableAssemblysuchthatthestopof throttlevalverestsonthestopofadjustingscrew. Encoding a. Ifyoupurchasedyourcontrolunitbrandnewyoudefinitelyhavetohaveitencodedbythe dealer. b. Codingisstored(additionally)inthecentralencodingcodeoftheinstrumentcluster.This encodingprocedureiscarriedoutautomaticallywiththecurrentlyvalidprograminthe Retrofitpath.Theprocedureisuserprompted,therelevanttextnotesmustbeobservedwhen carryingouttheindividualsteps.Theretrofitencodingprocedureforthethisproductis includedintheencodingdisketteasfrom15.0. c. Procedure: i. ConnectDIS/MoDiCtovehicle ii. IgnitionON iii. SelectEncodingZCS iv. Enterdate,confirmwithY(forMoDiConly) v. SeriesE36 vi. Path2Retrofit

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vii. viii. ix. x. System6CruiseControlII Startautomaticencoding(confirmwithY) IgnitionOFF,waitatleast10secondsandthenswitchignitionONagain. Havingcodinglabelprintedoutandadhereinvehicleinteriorunderbenchseatnextto oldcodinglabel. xi. Printoutfaultcodememory xii. CheckFunctions.

10. Function a. F3662139seealsoownersmanual i. Accelerate 1. Pressleverinposition1 a. Thecurrentspeedismaintainedandstored.Thespeedisincreasedby approximately1km/heverytimetheleverispressed 2. Holdleverinposition1 a. Thevehicleaccelerateswithoutpressingtheacceleratorpedal.On release,thespeedreachedismaintainedandstored. ii. Decelerate 1. Pressleverinposition2 a. Oncecruisecontrolhasbeenactivated,thespeedisreducedby approximately1km/heverytimetheleverispressed.Onrelease,the speedreachedismaintainedandstored. 2. Holdleverinposition2 a. Oncecruisecontrolhasbeenactivated,thevehicledecelerates automatically.Onrelease,thespeedreachedismaintainedandstored. iii. Retrieve 1. Pressleverinposition3 a. Thespeedlaststoredisreachedagainandmaintained iv. Off 1. Pressleverinposition4 a. Cruisecontrolisswitchedoffirrespectiveofthedrivingortraffic situation. v. CruiseControlswitchesoffautomatically: 1. Afterexceedingthesetspeedbyapproximately16km/h 2. Afterdroppingbelowthesetspeedby8km/h 3. Whenbrakingandpressingtheclutchorshiftingtheautomatictransmission selectorleverfromDtoN. 4. Intheeventofsubstantialdeceleration(>1.5m/s2),e.g.ongradients vi. Note 1. Whentheignitionkeyisturnedtoposition0,thesystemisswitchedoffand thestoredspeedisdeleted. Hopethishelpssomeone.

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7.0BACKUPINFORMATION
CruiseControlActuator(3)Underhoodconnectedtothrottlebody CruiseControlActuatorBracket(4)Usuallyattachedtoccactuator. CruiseControlSwitch(13)Rightsideofsteeringcolumn CruiseControlControlUnit(1)Behindglovebox CruiseControlControlUnitBracketBehindglovebox CruiseControlBowdenCable(7)Underhoodtocruisecontrolactuator(3). BowdenCableBracket(9)UnderhoodfastensBowdencable BowdenCableClamp(10)Underhoodnearfirewall ClutchSwitchNeartheclutchpedal. HexNut(6)UsedtomountCCActuatorBracket.[3]

CRUISE RetrofitKitnotlongeravailable,mustbuyindividualpartsandDIY. Servo Module Switch For sale is the entire cruise control assembly. The actuator, mounting bracket, cable, connecting piece, and part of the harness. I will let this piece go for $75 shipped firm. I will throw in a cruise control switch for $100 shipped, otherwise the switch is $40 shipped alone I've been comparing the parts list for a 92 US-spec to my 94 eurospec. There's only 2 parts I will NOT need from you (please refer to snapshot above): part 7 - bowden cable f cruise control part 8 - bearing accelerator bowden cable I will need parts 1,3,4,6,9,10,12,13,14 My understanding is that you have parts 3,4,(7,8),9,10,13,14 You probably have part 1 and 2 as well. I believe they are in the footwell. The diagram above suggests this as well since the clutch switch (12) is located closer to the firewall than 1 and 2. If you have parts 1,2,3,4,6,9,10,12,13,14 I'll take them all.

finally had a chance to check out the cruise control assembly under the hood. If necessary, I'll pull apart the under-dash pieces to find #12. Don't bother looking for 10, I don't need it. However, I definitely need 12 (clutch switch). I will ALSO need the harnesses/plugs that connect to 1 and 3. I just looked at my euro and it doesn't have a loose wiring harness for 3. The wiring goes from 3 and disappears into bigger bundle of wires that runs along the driver's fender apron. If you cut the wires right where they disappear into the bigger harness, that should do. I'm not sure about the harness for 1, but I doubt it's there. So if you can pull as much as that particular harness out as possible, that would be great. It's also likely that this harness connects to 12, so it would be ideal if you could pull the whole combination
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out intact. What I do NOT need: Parts 7,8,10 What I do need: Parts 1,3,4,6,9,12,13,14, the plugs/harnesses mentioned above, and the steering column trim piece with the additional cutout for the cc switch. I'll give you $100 shipped for everything as soon as you confirm that above listed of 'needed' parts....as well as a pic of everything

I looked in my repair maunals, and it looks like the system consists of an ECU ( in the glove box), the actuator (in the engine bay). swtiches for the brakes and clutch( i cant tell if they share the switches already there) and obviously the stalk controller on the wheel. I would THINK that the wiring would already be there. Also of note, it seems that the system changed several times throughout production, so the compnents for the 1998 are unique from the other cars.

Hello, has anyone retrofitted cruise control on their '99's? I've searched the archives and found many comments that it's virtually impossible or really expensive. I've gathered all of the parts - actuator, computer and stalk. I've successfully installed the stalk, it was very simple, there's a cut out in the plastic covering that you pop out and the stalk slides into a ready made slot in the column, for now I left the connector hanging. The actuator was another
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simple install, the mounts under the hood were already there, the extra connection on the throttle body was there, just pop in the cable and done. Next up, install the computer behind the glove-box, I'm hoping that the connector is already there, but I'm guessing that it's not. So all I need is the wiring harness, which I'll get from a salvage yard this spring! - adowless@yahoo.com <adowless@yahoo.com>

TROUBLE SHOOTING Check the clutch pedal switch, when you push the clutch in the cruise is disabled. Sooo check that switch. Also what guage did you install? Did you snap the little plastic tab off the side of the clutch pedal arm that pushes in the switch telling the cruise control system when the clutch is disengaged? I've seen that one before.

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