Retha Darbyshire

When we find it difficult to come up with the words to describe a new BMW, we typically consult with the wisdom of a late-'60s drummer for a power trio.

Doing the honors for the entirely new BMW 5-series is the entirely freaky Ginger Baker. You'll remember Baker as the stickman for the heavy blues-based rock trio Cream. He was the one with the (allegedly) legendary appetite for the illicit who looked for all the world like an animated skeleton but for his long wisps of crimson hair, crazed eyes, and apparently quite large number of sweat glands.

Cleaned up and shorn but as, um, unusual as ever, Baker appeared about a decade ago on David Letterman. Turns out, in addition to decades of musical experimentation, Baker had also become a successful olive farmer in Italy. When Letterman asked where exactly in Italy he was living, Baker, pausing to stare into the middle distance with eyes that could look straight through the back of your skull, replied, "I'm farther away."

The BMW 5-series says the same thing-although with its bulging nose and swept-back eyes it looks more like a Z3 roadster wearing Kabuki makeup than a skeleton. Also, we're convinced the rear end is angry with us.

But never mind that. The point is, despite holding the same place as the old one in BMW's three-sedan lineup, the new 530i is a different animal altogether from the perfectly tuned simplicity of the 1996-2003 5-series.

Sure, we wanted a larger back seat and a more modern instrument-panel design. But the old 5 was comfortingly familiar and yet a pleasant surprise every time we plopped our butts into it. Between visits, we'd forget just how good the ride-and-handling compromise was-how true the steering felt, how calmly the car could accomplish dynamically difficult tasks, how trusty and predictable a companion it was.

If you couldn't tell by the curious styling of the new 5-series, BMW has eschewed the conventional and the simple. "We're cutting edge!" the company screams. As this relates to function, the 5-series-certainly our 530i test car equipped with the ominously named "active steering" and "active roll stabilization" is, well, it's farther away.

There are always things going on deep within the 5-series electronic cortex that you can't predict, can't access, and sometimes just plain don't understand. In this way the 5-series is frighteningly similar to a modern Mercedes. Take, as one example, the control that electronically locates the steering-wheel position. Some of us like the wheel fully extended out toward us. But in that position, the wheel won't tilt down low enough, making us feel as if we're riding a chopper. But push the control that makes the steering wheel recede from you, and you can lower it another half-inch or so. Now the height is right, but the reach is, well, a reach. It takes an inordinately long time to figure out that the mechanism will not allow the top of the steering wheel to obscure the view of the gauges. Which is a neat trick we hadn't asked for and are literally not comfortable with. It's never pleasant to have controls try to outthink you. It's worse when their thinking is wrong-headed and they can't be persuaded otherwise. Not a great start to our test drive.

The much maligned iDrive entertainment- and secondary-systems controller adds another few layers of cognitive distance between car and driver. It is simpler than in the 7-series, but this is largely because the system is required to do far fewer things. Because our test car came without a navigation system (an $1800 option) and cell phone, and since there are redundant controls for the HVAC system, we needed iDrive only to operate the stereo. Which is to say, we didn't need iDrive at all. Still, three or four steps are required just to tune the radio.

It might not bother us so much if this cognitive distance were restricted to the cockpit, but it isn't entirely.

Part of the optional Sport package ($3300) is one of the more curious techno-innovations of the new 5-series, "active steering." Instead of simply lightening the effort of steering at low speeds through a conventional variable-boost system, active steering changes the ratio of the steering. If a driver turns the steering wheel 10 degrees off-center, the front wheels will turn more at lower speeds than at higher speeds. BMW says this is sporty because the car has maximum agility at low speeds and maximum stability when you're bookin', with no trade-off. The only real benefit we noticed, though, was in low-speed, around-town driving where you will be shocked at what a sharp angle this large sedan can turn and will very likely run the inside rear tire up on a curb or two as you cut corners too closely on first try.

At high speeds, the 5-series was no more stable than previous BMWs, which have exemplary stability. In fact, we've driven two Sport-package-equipped 530i's, and both exhibited some bump steer, despite a slow steering ratio (18.0:1) at high speeds. Creepily, the active steering can automatically throw in a little countersteer (yes, without your command) should a strong crosswind begin nudging the car off your intended path. On a gusty highway drive, though, 20-mph crosswinds had their way with the 530i more than we expected. Our collective brain was never able to accurately anticipate how much turning would result from a given amount of steering angle. Ultimately, the steering system's unpredictability makes it feel artificial and a bit distant. Also, we had to make more steering corrections through a corner than we remember making in previous 5s.

The aluminum suspension is also "active," although to better results. Active roll stabilization, taken from the 7-series and part of the 5's Sport package, can effectively disconnect and reconnect, automatically, the front and rear anti-roll bars. The premise is that in straight-ahead driving anti-roll bars are a hindrance to good ride quality but are critical to good handling. This works. You could quibble with the tuning compromise between ride quality and handling-sharp-edged bumps send a jolt through the body. But any car that corners as flatly as this by all rights should ride like a buckboard. It doesn't. It's fantastic how flat this 3756-pound sedan is able to corner. So fantastic, in fact, that we never realized how fast we were going. Body roll might be an undesirable trait, but it is also a form of feedback indicating speed, and that feedback is absent here. Combined with the odd steering, you get the sensation that once you throw the 5 into a corner, your work is done; the car will drive itself through the corner. It's farther away from you.

With a flat body, nearly perfect 50/50 weight distribution (thanks to extensive use of aluminum up front), and wide 245/40WR-18 Dunlop run-flats, our test car rocketed around the skidpad with minimal understeer at a stunning 0.90 g. By comparison, the previous 530i with a Sport package pulled 0.82, and the Sport-package Mercedes E320 returned 0.84 g of grip. Hell, a Porsche Boxster pulls 0.93.

The brakes (using the same 12.8-inch front rotors as the old car and 0.9-inch-larger 12.6-inch rear rotors) are equally impressive, stopping the 530i from 70 mph in only 167 feet-better than all the car's competitors, except the similarly performing E320.

The 3.0-liter DOHC straight six, making 225 horsepower and 214 pound-feet of torque, feels just as it did in the old car. This is because it's the same engine. It is, as ever, spectacularly smooth and spectacularly torquey. Our only quibble is that we can barely hear its rousing trill of an engine note. At full throttle, the 530i is now the quietest car in its class at 71 dBA.

Our test car came with a traditional manual transmission, which has a sixth gear in the 2004 model. Its clutch takeup is progressive. Its shift throws are half an inch shorter than those of the old five-speed. It's a joy to use. A robotized six-speed sans clutch pedal and a six-speed automatic are also available. The new manual's first-through-fifth gears use essentially the same ratios as the old five-speed. Sixth gear is super-tall, resulting in a miserly 20 mpg in the EPA's city cycle and 30 on the highway.

Given the same engine, nearly the same gearing, and a curb weight of only 110 more pounds than the last 530i automatic we tested, it's no surprise the new car runs about the same acceleration times as the old one. Our test car got to 60 mph in 6.7 seconds, through the quarter-mile in 15.2 seconds at 93 mph, and on to a governed top speed of 149 mph. Not bad at all. It's 0.7 second quicker to 60 mph than the Mercedes E320-probably its most natural competitor-but you, like us, may hanker for the 4.4-liter V-8 with another 100 horsepower. That'll cost you an extra $10,000. If you want a sports sedan, you can probably forget about the 184-hp, 2.5-liter six that's also offered.

BMW says the '04 model is slightly lighter than the old car, despite its slightly larger overall size. A 2.3-inch-longer wheelbase yields a much needed 1.8-inch increase in rear-seat legroom. And the tall, square trunklid covers 14 cubic feet of cargo space where the old car's pretty rear end covered only 11. But optioned as ours was with a power rear sunshade, park-distance control, xenon headlamps that swivel to illuminate curves ahead, and the Sport package, it wasn't exactly a lightweight in pounds or dollars. The 530i starts at $44,995. Ours tipped the scales at a not insubstantial $56,145. Add active cruise control ($2200), a head-up display ($1000), and a six-speed automatic transmission ($1275), and pretty soon you're talking real money.

None of these optional gadgets will make the 5-series a better car. In fact, all of them will only distance you further from what, at its core, is an impressive automobile. This you do not need.

Next month: Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience comments on the X3.

TONY SWAN

A competitive market gives us the rich range of choices we enjoy, but it does have its downside. For example, cars are fashion statements, which means they can't stay the same, however gorgeous they may be. New has to look new. And carmakers today seek a competitive edge with microchip-based gadgets, some useful, many irrelevant and/or intensely annoying. In its bones, the new 5-series is perhaps a better car than the previous 5, a car that verged on sublime. But the new 5 doesn't look better than the old one, particularly the going-away view. And its iDrive does not enhance the driving experience. BMW is drifting off mission.

CSABA CSERE

BMW engineers seem congenitally incapable of crafting hardware that isn't both refined and effortlessly capable. In this 530i, BMW again combines sweet handling with a supple ride, enhanced by active roll stabilization and active steering. The silky 3.0-liter engine is perfectly harnessed to the six-speed manual, new to the six-cylinder 5-series. If only the 530's design were as gratifying. Its sheetmetal is less outré than the big 7's, but it's not gracefully muscular. Inside, the new 5 isn't quite as rich as its predecessor, and the simplified iDrive is even less useful with half its functions stripped away. I wish I got as much satisfaction looking at the 530i as I did driving it.

STEVE SPENCE

It's still very nearly the perfect driving machine. But BMW's ship has run up on a styling reef. It's not that this body is ugly per se; it might even look good on, oh, a Volvo chassis. But the problem is it has landed atop a previously perfect BMW. When an automaker reaches the pinnacle of styling-as BMW did in the '90s with its line of elegant, muscular, dynamic cars-it is then faced with an awful dilemma: We can't stand still, but where do we go from here? Looks like BMW's taken up with a den of New Jersey hairdressers. The 530 is overwrought, show-offy, all flaring creases and scooped-out panels-so un-BMW. Quick, somebody find a clean sheet of paper!

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For the BMW 3 E90, E91, E92, E93 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 model year.

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Fuse box diagram BMW E90 (type 1).

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Legend.

R1	Windscreen wiper motor relay
R2	Heated rear window relay
R3	Rear screen wiper relay
R4	Terminal 30 relay
R5	Headlamp washer pump relay
R6	Secondary air injection (AIR) pump relay
R7	Horn relay
R8	Fuel pump relay
R9	Terminal 15 relay
F1	(15A) ^08/05: Transmission control module (TCM)
F2	(5A)Aerial selection control module
F3	–
F4	(5A) Ignition switch control module
F5	(7,5A) Sunroof control
F6	(15A) Transmission control module (TCM)
F7	(20A) Auxiliary heater control module
F8	(5A) CD changer
F9	(10A) Cruise control distance range control module
F10	(15A) Tow bar retract control module
F11	(10A) Audio unit
F12	(20A/15) Sunroof control or sequential gearbox
F13	(5A) Controller area network (CAN)
F14	–
F15	–
F16	(15A) Horns
F17	–
F18	(5A) CD changer
F19	(7,5A) Siren Alarm system Comfort access control unit Door control unit, front left Door control unit, front right
F20	(5A) Dynamic stability control (DSC) Or Transfer box control unit Dynamic stability control (DSC)
F21	(7,5A) Mirror, passenger's side Instrument cluster
F22	(10A) Cruise control distance range control module
F23	(10A) Video system Satellite digital audio receiver control unit
F24	(5A) Tyre pressure monitor control module
F25	(10A)
F26	(10A)Telematics
F27	(5A) Telephone Instrument cluster Connector
F28	(5A) Parking distance control Sunroof control
F29	(5A) Front heated seats Air-conditioning control
F30	(20A) bmw e90 cigarette lighter fuse Rear 12V socket 12V socket in luggage compartment
F31	(30A) ^08/05:ABSsystem Dynamic stability control (DSC) Or Radio Radio and navigation unit (20A also used)
F32	(30A) Front left seat Heated driver's seat
F33	(30A) Electric front seats
F34	(30A) Audio unit output amplifier
F35	(20A) ^08/05 Engine management
F36	(30A) Fuel pump Or Dynamic stability control (DSC) (20A also used)
F37	(30A) Electric front seats
F38	(30A) Transfer box control unit or not used
F39	(30A) Windscreen wipers
F40	(20A) Radio Radio and navigation unit Or Fuel pump
F41	(30A) Footwell control unit
F42	(30A) Driver's seat adjustment
F43	(30A) Head lamp washers
F44	(30A)Trailer control module
F45	(20A) Trailer connector socket or not used
F46	(30A) Heated rear window
F47	(20A) Trailer connector socket or not used
F48	–
F49	(30A) Heated front seats
F50	(40A)
F51	(50A) Ignition switch control module
F52	(50A) Footwell control unit
F53	(50A) Footwell control unit
F54	(60A) Engine management
F55	–
F56	(15A) Central locking system
F57	(15A) Central locking system
F58	(5A) Diagnostic connector Instrument cluster
F59	(5A) Steering column function control module
F60	(7,5A) AC control module
F61	(10A) Luggage compartment light(s) Glovebox illumination Information display
F62	(30A) Rear electric windows
F63	(30A)
F64	(30A) Rear electric windows
F65	(40A) ABS system
F66	(50A) Fuel heater
F67	(50A) AC/heater blower control module
F68	–
F69	(50A) Engine coolant blower motor
F70	–
F71	Spare
F72	Spare
F73	Spare
F74	Spare
F75	Spare
F76	Spare
F77	Spare
F78	Spare

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Fuse box diagram BMW E90 (type 2).

legend.

1	Rear screen wiper relay
2	Windscreen wiper motor relay
3
F1	(10A) Roll-over bar control module
F2	(5A)
F3	–
F4	(5A) Ignition switch control module
F5	(20A) Fuel pump(FP)
F6	(15A)^08/07:Transmission control module (TCM)
F7	(20A) Auxiliary heater control module
F8	(20A) Audio unit output amplifier
F9	(10A) Cruise control distance range control module
F10	(15A) Tow bar retract control module
F11	(10A)^08/07: Audio unit
F12	(20A)
F13	(5A) Tyre pressure monitor control module
F14	–
F15	(5A) AC Intake air purity sensor
F16	(15A) ^08/07:Horns
F17	(10A)
F18	(5A) Aerie selection control module
F19	(7,5A) Alarm system
F20	(5A)
F21	(7,5A)
F22	(10A) Cruise control distance range control module
F23	(10A)
F24	(5A) Tyre pressure monitor control module
F25	(10A) Seat belt presenter control module
F26	(10A) Telematics
F27	(5A)
F28	(5A)
F29	(5A) Seat heating
F30	(20A) bmw e90 cigarette lighter fuse
F31	(20A) Multimedia control module
F32	(30A) Seat adjustment control module, left front
F33	(5A)
F34	(5A) CD changer
F35	(30A) ABS system
F36	(30A)
F37	(10A)
F38	(30A)
F39	(30A)
F40	(7,5A)
F41	(30A)
F42	(40A)
F43	(30A) Head lamp washers
F44	(30A) Trailer control module
F45	(40A)
F46	(30A) Heated rear window
F47	(20A) Trailer socket
F48	–
F49	(30A)^08/07:Seat adjustmentcontrol module, right front
F50	(10A) Engine control module (ECM)
F51	(50A) Ignition switch control module
F52	(20A)
F53	(20A)
F54	(30A) Trailer control module
F55	–
F56	(15A) Central locking system
F57	(15A) Central locking system
F58	(5A)
F59	(5A) Steering column function control module
F60	(7,5A) AC control module
F61	(10A)
F62	(30A) Rear electric windows
F63	(30A)
F64	(30A) Rear electric windows
F65	(40A) ABS system
F66	(50A)
F67	(30A) AC/heater blower control module
F68	(40A)
F69	(50A) Engine coolant blower motor
F70	–
F71	(20A) Trailer socket
F72	–
F73	–
F74	(10A)
F75	(10A)
F76	(20A/30A)
F77	(30A)
F78	(30A)
F79	(30A)
F80	–
F81	(30A) Trailer control module
F82	–
F83	–
F84	(30A) Head lamp washers
F85	–
F86	–
F87	–
F88	(20A) ^08/07 Engine management
F89	Spare
F90	Spare
F91	Spare
F92	Spare
F93	Spare
F94	Spare
F95	Spare

Fuse box diagram BMW E90 (type 2 since 2008).

legend.

Fuses	Amps	Circuits protected
1	20A	Wash/wipe module
2	Not used
3	20A	Passenger's seat heater control unit
4	Not used
5	Not used
6	5A	Fresh/recirculated air actuator DC-DC converter
7	5A	Parking distance control Sliding roof
8	20A	12V socket
9	5A	Telephone
10	5A	Front heated seats
11	Not used
12	15A	Vacuum pump
13	10A	Eject box
14	15A	Radio
15	20A	Amplifier
16	Not used
17	Not used
18	10A	Video system
19	5A	CD changer
20	10A	Electric seats
21	10A	Cruise control
22	15A	Transmission
23	20A	Additional air heater control unit
24	15A	Trailer towing module
25	20A	Roof
26	5A	Dynamic stability control (DSC) Or Transfer box control unit Dynamic stability control (DSC)
27	5A	Tyre pressure control unit
28	5A	DC converter Cooling fan
29	5A	Heated seats
30	Not used
31	30A	Trailer
32	30A	Trailer control unit
33	40A	Fuel heater
34	Not used
35	30A	Dynamic stability control (DSC)
36	40A	Vehicle access control unit
37	Not used
38	Not used
39	Not used
40	30A	Transfer box control unit
41	30A	Footwell control unit
42	40A	Footwell control unit
43	30A	Headlight washer module
44	30A	Trailer control unit
45	30A	Seat adjustment, right side
46	30A	Seat adjustment, right side
47	30A	Rear windscreen demister and defroster
48	30A	Headlight washer
49	40A	Steering
50	30A	Wiper relay
51	50A	Vehicle access control unit
52	20A	Heated driver's seat
53	10A	ARC
54	7.5A	Alarm
55	5A	Vehicle access control unit
56	20A	Navigation
57	15A	Horn
58	Not used
59	Not used
60	5A	Multifunction display
61	5A	Comfort access control unit Remote control receiver
62	7.5A	Roof
63	5A	Fresh/recirculated air actuator
64	Not used
65	10A	Transmission Dynamic drive
66	7.5A	Mirror, passenger's side
67	20A	Fuel pump relay
68	20A	Heated driver's seat
69	50A	Cooling fan (60A also used)
70	20A	Fuel pump control relay
71	20A	Trailer
72	Not used
73	Not used
74	5A	Instrument cluster
75	5A	Steering column
76	10A	Multifunction display
77	10A	Interior light(s) Air conditioning Luggage compartment light(s)
78	Not used
79	Not used
80	Not used
81	30A	Footwell control unit
82	30A	Dynamic stability control (DSC)
83	Not used
84	40A	Footwell control unit
85	30A	DC converter
86	40A	Footwell control unit
87	Not used
88	40A	Blower
89	40A	Secondary air injection pump
90	40A	Dynamic stability control (DSC)
91	Not used
92	50A	Cooling fan
R1		Rear wiper relay
R2		Wiper relay
R3		Wiper relay
R4		Terminal 15 relay Fuse and relay box in passenger compartment, fuses 6, 7, 9, 10, 30, relay R6
R5		Fuel pump relay
R6		Horn relay
R7		Heated rear windscreen
R8		Terminal 30 relay Fuse and relay box in passenger compartment, fuses 13 – 15, 18 – 20, 22, 23, 25 – 28, 34, 45, 46, 49, 60, 70, 71, 76, 77
R9		Junction box Fuse and relay box in passenger compartment, fuses 32, 56, 59, 61, 74
R10		Not used

Fuse box diagram BMW E90 (type 2 pre 2008).

legend.

Fuses	Amps	Circuits protected
1	20A	Wash/wipe module
2	5A	Instrument cluster Diagnostic connector
3	20A	Passenger's seat heater control unit
4	5A	Vehicle access control unit
5	20A	Fuel pump relay
6	15A	Transmission
7	20A	Additional heater
8	15A	Amplifier
9	10A	Cruise control
10	15A	Trailer towing module
11	10A	Radio
12	20A	Roof
13	5A	Tyre pressure control unit
14	Not used
15	5A	Fresh/recirculated air actuator
16	15	Horn
17	Not used
18	5A	Fresh/recirculated air actuator
19	7.5A	Alarm
20	5A	Dynamic stability control (DSC) Or Transfer box control unit Dynamic stability control (DSC)
21	7.5A	Mirror, passenger's side
22	10A	Dynamic drive
23	10A	Video system
24	5A	DC converter Cooling fan
25	Not used
26	10A	Eject box
27	10A	Telephone
28	5A	Parking distance control Sliding roof
29	5A	Front heated seats
30	20A	12V socket
31	20A	Navigation
32	30A	Seat adjustment, left side
33	40A	Comfort access control unit
34	5A	CD changer Or Fresh/recirculated air actuator
35	30A	Dynamic stability control (DSC)
36	30A	Footwell
37	10A	Electric seats
38	30A	Transfer box control unit
39	30A	Wiper relay
40	7.5A	Roof
41	30A	Footwell control unit
42	40A	Footwell control unit
43	30A	Headlight washer module
44	30A	Trailer control unit
45	40A	Steering
46	30A	Seat adjustment, left side
47	30A	Rear windscreen demister and defroster
48	20A	Intermittent wash/wipe system
49	30A	Seat adjustment, right side
50	10A	Engine control unit
51	50A	Vehicle access control unit
52	20A	Heated driver's seat
53	20A	Heated front passenger's seat
54	7.5A	Trailer
55	5A	Vehicle access control unit
56	20A	Navigation
57	15A	Horn
58	5A	Instrument cluster Diagnostic connector
59	5A	Steering column
60	7.5A	Multifunction display
61	10A	Interior light(s) Air conditioning Luggage compartment light(s)
62	Not used
63	Not used
64	5A	Connector
65	40A	Dynamic stability control (DSC)
66	Not used
67	30A	Blower
68	40A	Footwell
69	50A	Cooling fan (60A also used)
70	20A	Fuel pump control relay
71	20A	Trailer
72	Not used
73	Not used
74	5A	Instrument cluster
75	5A	Steering column
76	10A	Multifunction display
77	10A	Interior light(s) Air conditioning Luggage compartment light(s)
78	Not used
79	Not used
80	40A	Fuel heater
81	30A	Trailer
82	30A	Dynamic stability control (DSC)
83	Not used
84	40A	Headlight washer pump
85	30A	DC converter
86	40A	Footwell control unit
87	Not used
88	20A	Fuel pump control
89	40A	Secondary air injection pump
90	40A	Dynamic stability control (DSC)
91	Not used
92	60A	Cooling fan (50A also used)
R1		Rear wiper relay
R2		Wiper relay
R3		Wiper relay
R4		Terminal 15 relay Fuse and relay box in passenger compartment, fuses 6, 7, 9, 10, 30, relay R6
R5		Fuel pump relay
R6		Horn relay
R7		Heated rear windscreen
R8		Terminal 30 relay Fuse and relay box in passenger compartment, fuses 13 – 15, 18 – 20, 22, 23, 25 – 28, 34, 45, 46, 49, 60, 70, 71, 76, 77
R9		Junction box Fuse and relay box in passenger compartment, fuses 32, 56, 59, 61, 74
R10		Not used

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Additional fuses and relay.

Fuse F1 – Dynamic stability control (DSC)
Fuse F2 – Dynamic stability control (DSC)
Relay R1 – Main relay
Relay R2 – Cooling fan relay
Relay R3 – Catalytic converter
Relay R4 – Vacuum pump relay
Relay R5 – Receiver/Transmitter
Relay R6 – Direction indicator
Relay R7 – Cut-off relay
Relay R8 – Terminal 15 relay

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Fuse box in engine compartment, near the battery.

Fuses	Amps	Circuits protected
1	250A	Fuse and relay box in passenger compartment
2	100A	Starting
3	100A	Electronic power steering
4	100A	Additional heater
5	100A	Battery sensor
6	100A	Additional heater
7	Not used
8	250A	Fuse and relay box in passenger compartment

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Fuse box in engine compartment.

fuse box diagram (type 1)

Fuses	Amps	Circuits protected
1	30A	Hot film air mass sensor Canister purge solenoid Oil level sensor
2	30A	Oxygen sensor in front of the catalytic converter Oxygen sensor behind the catalytic converter
3	20A	Crankshaft position sensor Camshaft sensor Electronics box (E-box) cooling fan Fuse box in passenger compartment Injectors
4	30A	Evaporative canister purge solenoid(s) Engine control unit (DME)
5	30A	Power save relay Terminal 15
R1		DME relay
R2		Power save relay Terminal 15

fuse box diagram (type 2)

Fuses	Amps	Circuits protected
1	20A	Boost pressure sensor Hall sensor Rail pressure control valve Evaporative canister purge solenoid(s), volume control
2	20A	Oxygen sensor in front of the catalytic converter Crankcase breather EGR cooler change-over valve Swirl control solenoid Preheating control unit Oil level sensor
3	30A	Engine control unit
4	10A	Electronics box (E-box) cooling fan
5	Not used
R2003a		DDE main relay

fuse box diagram (type 3).

Fuses	Amps	Circuits protected
1	20A	Boost pressure regulator solenoid Camshaft sensor Rail pressure control valve Fuel delivery control solenoid Throttle position valve
2	20A	EGR Exhaust gas cooler solenoid Mass airflow meter Oxygen sensor Oil quality sensor Preheating unit
3	30A	Engine control unit
4	10A	Electronics box (E-box) cooling fan Crankcase breather heater Radiator
5	Not used

fuse box diagram (type 4).

Fuse 1 (20.0 A) – Engine control unit
Fuse 2 (15.0 A) – Engine control unit
Fuse 3 (50.0 A) – Coolant pump
Fuse 4 (40.0 A) – Valvetronic relay
Relay R1 – Valvetronic relay
Relay R2 – Ignition relay

fuse box diagram (type 5).

Fuses	Amps	Circuits protected
1	30A	Ignition coils 1 – 6
2	30A	Coolant pump MAP-controlled engine cooling thermostat Evaporative canister purge solenoid(s) Camshaft sensor
3	20A	Canister purge solenoid Engine control unit (DME) Mass airflow meter Oil level sensor Crankshaft position sensor
4	30A	Oxygen sensor in front of the catalytic converter Oxygen sensor 2 in front of the catalytic converter Oxygen sensor behind the catalytic converter Oxygen sensor 2 behind the catalytic converter Crankcase breather
5	30A	Injectors
6	10A	Exhaust manifold flap Electronics box (E-box) cooling fan Fuel tank leak diagnosis Hot film air mass sensor
7	40A	Variable valve timing relay
9	30A	Coolant pump
10	5A	Coolant heater relay
R1		DME relay
R2		Injectors
R3		Variable valve timing relay