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SI B63 04 13
Lights

February 2013
Technical Service

SUBJECT

Moisture in LED Headlight
MODEL

F01
F02
F04
Vehicles produced to November 11, 2012
With option 552 “Adaptive LED headlight”
SITUATION

Condensation or fog forms inside the
LED headlight lens cover

CAUSE

Water enters the headlight from the headlight ventilation filter.
PROCEDURE

Do not replace the headlight. Follow the modification procedure below to remove the ventilation filter:
1. Remove the trim on the side panel of the hood. Refer to ISTA Repair Instruction, “REP 51 76 035 Engine
bonnet-seal bracket.”

2. With a screw driver, remove the

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cap from the headlight as shown
in picture.

3. To remove the headlight
ventilation filter, use a 3 mm
Allen wrench.
Note: A pin from a plastic body
rivet which is 3 mm in diameter
will also work.
4. The Allen wrench or plastic
body rivet pin should be 40 mm
long (allowable clearance for the
tool in the vehicle). Mark 25 mm
of the 40 mm length with paint
or something similar: this is the
depth limit inside the ventilation
filter hole in order to remove the
filter.
5. Insert the 3 mm diameter pin or
Allen wrench 25 mm into the
hole, displacing the filter as
shown in the photo. Repeat this
process several times. Note: The
filter remains inside the
headlight, but is no longer
needed.
6. Perform this procedure for the
other side.
7. Reinstall the cap and cover for
both sides.
8. Drive the vehicle or leave the
headlight on for about half an

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hour, until the fog or
condensation clears up.
WARRANTY INFORMATION

Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Defect Code:

63 12 02 48 00

Repairing One Side
Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance:

Description:

51 76 035

Refer to KSD2

Removing and installing and replacing
hood (bonnet) seal mount, left or right

1 FRU

Work time to remove the ventilation
filter on one side

and
63 99 000

Labor operation code 51 76 035 is a Main labor operation. If you are already using a Main labor code for another
repair; use the Plus code labor operation 51 76 535 instead.
or
Repairing Both Sides
Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance:

Description:

51 76 036

Refer to KSD2

Removing and installing and replacing
hood (bonnet) seal mount, left and right

2 FRUs

Work time to remove the ventilation
filters on both sides

and
63 99 000

Labor operation code 51 76 036 is a Main labor operation. If you are already using a Main labor code for another
repair; use the Plus code labor operation 51 76 536 instead.
Refer to KSD2 for the corresponding flat rate unit (FRU) allowance. Enter the Chassis Number, which consists of the
last 7 digits of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Click on the “Search” button, and then enter the applicable
flat rate labor operation in the FR code field.
Even though work time labor operation code 63 99 000 ends in “000,” it is not considered a Main labor operation.
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