BMW 7 Series: Care
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Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-specific
and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily ava
Vehicle care products
General information
BMW recommends using vehicle care and
cleaning products from BMW. Suitable care
products are available from a dealer's service
center or another qualified ser
Caring for special components
Light-alloy wheels
When cleaning the vehicle, use only neutral
wheel cleaners having a pH value from 5 to 9. Do
not use abrasive cleaning agents or steam jets
above 140 â
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History
Control elements are already installed in a number of BMW vehicles that the
driver can use to switch individual
systems to a sporting mode. This includes the sports setting of the automatic
selector lever. In this case, only the
shift characteristics of the automatic gearbox are influenced
REPLACING VOLTAGE REGULATOR
Necessary preliminary tasks
Switch off ignition
Disconnect battery negative lead
See NOTES/INFORMATION ON REMOVING AND INSTALLING CONTROL UNITS
Remove alternator
Bosch
Release protective caps (1).
Fig. 52: Identifying Protective Caps
Bosch
Release screw (1) and nut