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SI B63 04 13
Lights

January 2016
Technical Service

This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B63 04 13 dated February 2013.
designates changes to this revision
SUBJECT

Moisture in LED Headlight
MODEL

F01 (7 Series Sedan)
F02 (7 Series Sedan LWB)
F04 (ActiveHybrid 750i)
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.
CORRECTION

Remove filter from ventilation hole.
PROCEDURE

Do not replace the headlight. Follow the modification procedure below to remove the ventilation
filter:

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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
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.

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7. Reinstall the cap and cover for
both sides.
8. Drive the vehicle or leave the
headlight on for about half an
hour, until the fog or
condensation clears up.

WARRANTY INFORMATION

Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty for Passenger Cars and Light
Trucks.
Repairing One Side
Defect Code:

63 12 02 50 00

Defect Code for “One Side” Only

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

If you are using a Main labor code for another repair, use the Plus code labor operation 51 76 535
instead.
Or:
Repairing Both Sides
Defect Code:

63 12 36 50 00

Defect Code for “Both Sides” Only

Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance:

Description:
Removing and installing and replacing

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51 76 036

Refer to KSD2

hood (bonnet) seal mount, left and right

2 FRU

Work time to remove the ventilation
filters on both sides

And:
63 99 000

If you are 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.
Work time labor operation code 63 99 000 is not considered a Main labor operation. Also, since the
“work time” FRU allowance to be claimed is specified, a separate punch time is not required.
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