Work Flow
DETAILED FLOW
1.INTERVIEW FROM THE CUSTOMER
Clarify customer complaints before inspection. First of all, perform an interview utilizing BRC-67, "Diagnostic Work Sheet" and reproduce the symptom as well as fully understand it. Ask customer about his/her complaints carefully. Check symptoms by driving vehicle with customer, if necessary.
CAUTION: Customers are not professional. Never guess easily like “maybe the customer means that...,” or “ maybe the customer mentions this symptom”. >> GO TO 2.
2.CHECK SYMPTOM
Reproduce the symptom that is indicated by the customer, based on the information from the customer obtained by interview. Also check that the symptom is not caused by fail-safe mode. Refer to BRC-51, "Fail- Safe".
CAUTION: When the symptom is caused by normal operation, fully inspect each portion and obtain the understanding of customer that the symptom is not caused by a malfunction.
>> GO TO 3.
3.PERFORM THE SELF-DIAGNOSIS
With CONSULT
CAUTION: Be sure to wait of 10 seconds after turning ignition switch OFF or ON.
Is DTC detected? YES >> Record or print self-diagnosis results and freeze frame data (FFD). GO TO 4.
NO >> GO TO 6.
4.RECHECK THE SYMPTOM
With CONSULT
CAUTION: Be sure to wait of 10 seconds after turning ignition switch OFF or ON.
NOTE: If some DTCs are detected at the some time, determine the order for performing the diagnosis based on BRC-54, "DTC Inspection Priority Chart". Is any DTC detected? YES >> GO TO 5.
NO >> Check harness and connectors based on the information obtained by interview. Refer to GI-41, "Intermittent Incident".
5.REPAIR OR REPLACE ERROR-DETECTED PART
CAUTION:
>> GO TO 7.
6.IDENTIFY ERROR-DETECTED SYSTEM BY SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS
Estimate error-detected system based on symptom diagnosis and perform inspection.
Can the error-detected system be identified? YES >> GO TO 7.
NO >> Check harness and connectors based on the information obtained by interview. Refer to GI-41, "Intermittent Incident".
7.FINAL CHECK
With CONSULT
Is the symptom reproduced? YES >> GO TO 3.
NO >> Inspection End.
Diagnostic Work Sheet
Description
INTERVIEW SHEET SAMPLE
Roof-mounted luggage
rack
General information
Installation only possible with roof rack.
Roof racks are available as special accessories.
Safety information
Warning
When driving with a roof load, for instance with
roof-mounted luggage rack, the vehicle's center
of gravity is higher, which increases the risk
of the vehicle t ...
Power windows
General information
The windows can be opened with the vehicle
key from the outside as well as closed with Comfort
Access.
With Comfort Access: The windows can be
closed from the outside via Comfort Access.
When a window is often opened in the same position,
this task can be performed by the BMW
I ...
Bluetooth® streaming audio with Navigation
System
If you have a compatible Bluetooth® audio device
that is capable of playing audio files, the
device can be connected to the vehicle’s audio
system so that the audio files on the device play
through the vehicle’s speakers.
Connecting Bluetooth® audio
To connect your Bluetooth® audio ...