Service Information - Index Program: Overview

90bmw21 GROUP 00 Maintenance and General Hints
Bulletin Number 00 40 89 (1999)
Woodcliff Lake, NJ December 1990 Service Engineering
This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.I. 00 40 89 (1999) dated June 1990 which should be removed from your S.I. binder and discarded.

SUBJECT: 1) Microfiche - Service Information Bulletins - Edition July 1990

2) Diskette - BMW Service Bulletin Index - Edition July 1990

1) All current Service Information, Technical Reference and Special Service
Bulletins (valid through June 30, 1990) have been incorporated onto microfiche.

Each category of bulletins has been separated onto individual fiche and is further identified by a colored border on the fiche.

Description Color of Border No. of Fiche

Service Information Bulletins Green 8

Technical Reference Information Yellow 2

Special Service Bulletins Orange 1

2) A second diskette covering all current Service Information bulletins issued through June 1990 and with two new Menu options, is now available. The purpose of this software program is to provide you with a quick overview of all applicable Service Information bulletin titles via computer display or printer hard copy.

For example, if you are troubleshooting the air conditioning system on a 735i (E32), following the procedures as detailed in the attachment, you can call up all Service Information bulletin titles and numbers in Group 64 pertaining to this particular model.

Also displayed will be the microfiche number and frame location where each bulletin may be found.

Please note that there are separate instructions for installing/updating the software program:

1) New (First Time) Installation Instructions

2) Update Instructions (Service Information program already on your PC)

The diskette and microfiche will be updated periodically. During the time period between updates, a (paper) listing of all current and deleted S.I. bulletins will be issued. These lists should be stored together with the diskette and microfiche.
When you receive an updated diskette and microfiche, the interim (paper) list and outdated diskette/microfiche can be discarded.

One set of microfiche and one diskette will be sent to every automotive BMW dealer under the Automatic Tool Shipment Program.

Additional microfiche sets and diskettes can be ordered from Service Engineering (a pre-printed order form is enclosed).

Item No. Description Qty. Price

SD 89-009 Microfiche-Service Information
Bulletins 1 = 1 set $16.50

SD 90-011 Diskette-BMW Service Bulletin
Index 1 $12.25

Note: The paper versions of all bulletins will continue to be available.