General Information
Working on ignition system
Removing and installing electronic control units
Welding work (overload protection of control units)
Disconnecting and connecting battery
Disconnec
IMPORTANT:
Disconnecting the vehicle battery will cancel the fault memories
of control
units. Consequently, before disconnecting the car's battery, always
interrogate the fault memories. Invest
FIRING ORDER
Fig. 3: Firing Order (V8)
REPLACING ALL SPARK PLUGS (N62, N62TU)
Special tools required:
12 1 171
12 1 172
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Switch off ignition
Remove all IGNITION CO
Special tools required:
52 0 050.
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove front seat.
Remove rear panel on front seat backrest.
Remove inner cover on front seat.
WARNING: US/CDN front passenger seat (with OC3 mat) only:
To avoid damaging the OC3 mat, it is essential to carry out the following
Cooling System
The cooling system of the N54 engine consists of a radiator circuit and an
isolated oil cooling circuit. The fact
that there is an isolated oil-cooling circuit ensures that heat is not
introduced via the engine oil into the engine's
coolant system.
Fig. 71: Identifying Cooling S