How to Use the BMW Bluetooth Module

1. Pair the telephones to the BMW Bluetooth Module according to the instructions in the owners manual of both the BMW and the phone.
2. Make a phone call by scrolling through the phone book using the R/T buttons on the steering wheel. Press the send button on the steering wheel when the number is highlighted.
3. Dial phone numbers manually with the Bluetooth by pressing the send button until you hear a beep. Say the words 'dial call.' Speak the phone number audibly and then say 'dial.'
4. Accept an incoming phone call by pressing the send/receive button on the steering wheel or the center console.
5. Disconnect a phone call by pressing the send/receive button on the steering wheel or center console.
6. Transfer current phone calls from the phone to the Bluetooth module by turning on the car ignition. Wait for the Bluetooth connection to be made, then press the send/receive button.
7. Switch active calls from the Bluetooth module to the cell phone by turning off the car ignition and walking away from the car. Press the maintain call button on the phone when prompted to do so.

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How to Remove the Rear Door Panels on a 2002 Audi A4

1. Remove the door top trim, which will be wood or plastic. Pull the front edge of the trim away from the door gently until you hear the snaps release. Continue pulling the front edge outward until all the snaps release. Pull the trim forward (towards the front of the car) to release the rear fastener.
2. Remove the screws underneath the trim with a Phillips screwdriver. Remove the screws that are concealed in the door handle. Remove the screw from the bottom center of the panel.
3. Starting at the lower, rear edge of the door panel, slide a plastic scraper between the door panel and the door. Pry the door panel away from the door until the snaps release, working your way around the perimeter of the door. You may need to pull hard to get the clips to release.
4. Pull the door panel up vertically to release it from the door once the panel clips are disconnected from the door.
5. Reach behind the door panel and disconnect the cable that goes to the door handle. Disconnect all of the wires that go to the door for the lights, power windows, etc. Installation is the reverse of removal. If you break any clips during removal, you can source them from your Audi dealer.

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How to Reset quot;Time for Regular Servicequot; message on your Mercedes Benz car

1. Step 1: First put the key in and turn it to position #2... Note: Do not turn the key to on position. You do not need to start the car for this reset process.
2. Step 2: Scroll the "menu" button until the vehicle mileage shows on the display. then move on to step 3.
3. Step 3: Use the "up and down" button until the picture of the wrenches shows on the display. Then move on to step 4.
4. Step 4: press and hold the "trip reset" button in for 10 seconds and then release it. then move on to step 5.
5. Step 5: Press and hold the "trip reset" button again for another 3 seconds and release it. Almost done.
6. Your vehicle service indicator should now be reset. That's it, your done your vehicle mileage should reset on the display if you were successful.

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How to Install an Audio in an Audi S4

1. Push Audi stereo removal keys into the slots on the side on the radio. The keys can be purchased from an Audi dealer or a car audio retailer. Push the keys in until they click into place. Using the keys, pull the radio out of the housing in the dashboard. Unplug the black radio antenna cable. Disconnect the radio wire harness by pushing the tab on the side and pulling the connections apart.
2. Install the face plate adapter. Audi S4s come with a double DIN-sized radio, and a basic aftermarket stereo is too small for the vacated space. A face plate adapter for the Audi can solve this problem and is available from car audio retailers. Click the face plate adapter into the slots vacated by the factory-issue stereo.
3. Attach the wiring. Connect the wire harness adapter to the wire harness of the car. Push the connections together until they click into place. Connect the other end of the wire harness adapter to the aftermarket stereo wire harness. Plug the black radio antenna cable into the radio antenna port on the rear of the aftermarket stereo.
4. Slide the aftermarket stereo into the port of the face plate adapter. Slide it is as far as it can go, taking care not to trap any of the wires. Turn on the unit to test the installation.

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How to Sync an Audi MMI amp; an Android

1. Press the 'Power' button on your Android phone. Unlock the screen, then press the 'Home' button. Press the 'Menu' button, then tap 'Settings.'
2. Tap 'Wireless & Networks.' Select the box net to 'Bluetooth' to enable Bluetooth, then tap 'Bluetooth Settings.' Tap 'Discoverable.'
3. Turn the ignition key in your car to power on the electronics system. Tap the 'TEL' button on the center console, and then tap the center 'stick' button to start the pairing process.
4. Wait for the car's Bluetooth radio to connect with your Android phone. This could take a few minutes. If the car 'sees' more than one phone, use the stick to select the correct phone.
5. Switch to your phone. Tap 'Audi MMI' under 'Bluetooth Devices.' Enter a four-digit code on the phone and tap 'OK,' then switch back to the car dash. Press the center button to select 'Yes.' Use the stick to enter the same four-digit code on the rotary dial, then turn the dial to the bottom, and click 'OK.'
6. Tap 'OK' on the phone. The car will automatically copy your phone book to the car's electronics system for voice input. When a call comes in while your phone is connected to the car, press the 'Accept' or 'Decline' button on the steering wheel to take or block the call.

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How to Troubleshoot a Central Locking System for a BMW 325

1. Change the battery in the remote control if the doors fail to lock or unlock when you press the button. Remove the cover and insert a new battery with the plus icon facing upwards. Then press the cover to close it. Try the system again.
2. Use the key to unlock the system if the remote control still won't work. Stray radio interference can cause this. When you move the car the problem should correct itself.
3. Reset the way in which the car is unlocked for all of the remotes if you experience unusual door opening behavior when pressing the unlock button. Each remote needs to be set individually. Open the car with the remote you want to reset and push the horizontal button in the turn signal stalk repeatedly until the key symbol and the text 'Set' shows up on the instrument cluster display.
4. Press the vertical button in the turn signal control repeatedly until the door symbols appear. Press the arrow buttons to choose between unlocking the driver's door and fuel filler door, or the entire vehicle. Press the horizontal button again to store the settings for that remote.
5. Repeat the previous steps for each remote. Choose either all the doors, or just the driver's side door opening for each remote.

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How to Repair a BMW Rear Window Defroster

1. Use the voltmeter to find the break in the connection. Turn the defroster on and place the voltmeter probes on either side of the damaged grid. The voltmeter should read 12 volts. Move one probe toward the other one, checking every half-inch until the voltmeter reads 6 volts. This is the area of the grid that needs repair. Once you have found the break in the grid, switch off the defroster.
2. Wash the area around the break with a clean rag and rubbing alcohol. Be sure to get all the dirt and oil residue off the window and grid so the conductive paint will stick and give you a sound connection.
3. Apply masking tape to either side of the grid at the point of the break. Put the masking tape just on either side so that only the width of the grid is between the two pieces of tape.
4. Shake the conductive paint well and apply it to your taped area. Paint all along between the two pieces of tape so that you will be sure to fill any breaks in the grid.
5. Let the paint dry for 24 hours. Remove the two pieces of tape and discard them.

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How to Change Struts on a BMW 323i

1. Loosen the lug nuts on the wheels, place the car on a set of jack stands at all four corners and remove the wheels. The rear jack can go at the control arm mounting point.
2. Disconnect the leveling sensor (if the car has Xenon headlights) to prevent damaging it during spring removal. This sensor is located on the passenger side behind the sway bar end-link and shock, and is held on with a 10-mm nut.
3. Disconnect the swaybar end-link with a 16-mm box wrench on the back and a 16-mm socket on the front. Push the end-link out of the way. Next disconnect the shock and the control arm with an 18-mm socket and an extension. You may need a breaker bar to get the bolt loose. Support the control arm when the bolt is removed with a box so the brake lines are not damaged. Remove the three 10-mm nuts at the top of the shock and pull out the shock and spring. Repeat on other side.
4. Move to the workbench or an open area to install the spring compressor to remove the spring from the shock assembly. Place the spring compressor hooks on either side of the spring and alternately compress each side until the hat at the top of the spring is loose. Use a 21-mm socket to remove the hat. Install new the shock and begin to loosen the spring compressor, taking care to properly seat the spring against the hat in the corresponding notches for the spring. Tighten the nut on the hat. Inspect everthing and then reinstall in the car.
5. Reinsert the control arm onto the shock body with a jack pushing up the control arm. Put the swaybar back on and reinsert the top three bolts for the strut. If applicable, reconnect the Xenon sensor.
6. Move on to the rear. Fold down the rear seats and remove the plastic tab underneath the leather or cloth trim. Remove the two plugs that allow access to the shock bolts. Place a jack on the control arm and jack up the shock a little until the tension is released. Remove the top bolt. Move to the bottom of the shock and remove the bolt there. The shock should now come out.
7. Install new shock and replace the bolts. When retightening the top bolts, make sure there is pressure on the shock. Hold the shock piston with a small wrench when you tighten this bolt.

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How to Change a BMW E46 Engine Oil

1. Turn your E46's engine on and allow it to run for a few minutes so that the engine oil heats up and becomes more viscous.
2. Park your E46 on a level surface and position the ramps so that you can drive the front of the car on to them in order to raise it and provide more clearance for the oil change.
3. Drive the car on to the ramps and turn it off, leaving it in gear and with the parking brake engaged.
4. Open the hood and loosen the oil filler cap.
5. Remove the oil filter housing cover using your 36 mm socket wrench. The cover is circular, black, and metal, and is located at the front of the engine.
6. Remove the old oil filter and replace it with the new one, mopping up any oil that has dripped using your towels.
7. Tighten the oil filter's cover and go to the underside of the car.
8. Position the oil drain pan below the oil drain plug, then remove the oil drain plug using your 17 mm socket wrench.
9. Allow the oil to finish dripping out of the oil pan, then replace the oil drain plug using your socket wrench.
10. Insert the plastic funnel into the oil filler neck at the top of your E46's engine and slowly pour all 7 quarts of the new oil into it.
11. Replace the oil filler cap when you have finished pouring the oil, then back the car off of the ramps to complete the procedure.

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How to Locate a 2002 BMW E46 Fuel Pump Relay

Locating and Removing
1. Open the glove box and remove the six glove-box-retaining screws — three across the top, one on either side and one on the bottom corner of the passenger’s side — with a Phillips screwdriver. Pull the glove box outward and down to remove it. Allow the glove box to set on the floor.
2. Look just above the white storage unit behind the glove box and find the two leftmost wiring harnesses. Unplug these two harnesses by pressing and holding the locking button on each, while pulling the harness toward you. Once you unplug the wiring harnesses, notice the three relays above the white storage unit.
3. Grab the leftmost relay — the fuel pump relay — and pull it outward with a slight wiggling motion to remove it.
Installation
4. Line up the prongs on the new fuel pump relay with the slots in the receptacle. Press the relay into the receptacle.
5. Plug the two wiring harnesses back into their respective receptacles.
6. Set the glove box back in its cavity in the dashboard. Tighten the six glove box retaining screws with a Phillips screwdriver.

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