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Old 07-19-2008, 11:01 AM
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Hello!

Well, I have 01.2005 USA E60 525 with CIP 21 (i think). And my eyebrows of course are "dead".
Did an intensive search on this problem, but there is not much information without WDS downloading.
For some reasons, i can not upgrade CIP now. So i want to fix ugly eyebrows bug by "hardwiring". May be someone already did it?
Some information from forum members i found after their problems was fixed by dealer in this manner:

"C/S PARKING LIGHTS IN FRONT NOT COMING ON SINCE REPROGRAM
SOFTWARE ERROR
CHECKED FAULTS, NO FAULTS STORED. CODED CAR WITH CIP
23.02.02. CHECKED VOLTAGE TO BULB. NO VOLTAGE. PULLED FUSES
TO LM TO RESET & PERFORMED BATTERY RESET. R & I BUMPER
REMOVED LT HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY. TESTED NEW ASSEMBLY AND LM.
CHECKED VOLTAGE AND GROUNDS FROM LM TO HEADLIGHT. VOLTAGE
GOOD EXCEPT PIN #2 NO POWER FROM LM. FORMED PUMA CASE
#6176830. SWAPPED PINS FROM #2 TO #1 ON LM AS PER SERVICE
INFORMATION AS PROVIDED BY PUMA"
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CHECKED RESISTANCE OF WIRES FROM X13339 TO X12 ALL WIRES MEASURE AT .3 OHMS. MEASURED RESISTANCE OF WIRE FROM X12 PIN 2TO X13420 PIN 8 AND MEASURED .4 OHMS. MEASURE
RESTISTANCE OF WIRE FROM X12 PIN 2 TO X13421 PIN 8 AND
MEASURED .4 OHMS. CHECKED VOLTAGE GOING TO lm FROM PINS 9 AN 47 AND MEASURED BATTERY VOLTAGE. CHECKED VOLTAGE OUTPUT FROM lm TO SIDE MARKERS AT X12 PIN 2 AND MEASURED .038 VOLTS WITH SWITCH OFF AND .048 VOLTS WITH SWITCH ON. ACTIVATED SIDE MARKERS WITH GT1 AND RECEIVED 12 VOLTS AT PIN 2 OF X12/
ALL OF ABOVE WAS PER FSE INSTRUCTIONS/ FOUND FROM PUMA THROCASE 6412805 THAT THIS WAS A PROGRAMING ISSUE. FSE CAME OUT AND PROGRAMED LAMP MODULE WITH LAPTOP. SIDE MARKERS WORKING PROPERLY AT THIS TIME.
I am already found from TIS where LCM located. So my target is to find information (from WDS may be) about LCM pins and try to swap pins #1 and #2 if possible. And what is socket X12?


I promise to post results! Anyone?

Regards, Olza.
Old 07-20-2008, 06:57 AM
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i put 12v power to eyebrow 2 pin socket - "+" to pin #1, "ground" to pin #2 and it light up!
in standart way power to this 2 pin socket goes from headlight, so i must know which pin in X13420 (X13421) socket provide power to eyebrow.
as i know,
X13420 - left headlight 8 pin, X10608 left headlight 4 pin.
X13421 - right headlight 8 pin, X10609 left headlight 4 pin.

X12 - light module plug. should i just change #1 and #2 pins?!
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after additional TIS search, i found information about LM.
LM before 03.2005 - PIN #2 is "US version: Signal for side-marker lamps, front".
LM after 03.2005 - PIN #1 is "US version: Signal for side-marker lamps, front".
i thought there was mistake in software using pin 1 for before 03.2005 cars.

i opened under steering wheel cover, found out LM module and it of course was PIN 2.

LCM wiring needed-20072008305.jpg

i changed PIN #2 cable to PIN #1 and... no damn success. nothing. everything works ok as usual, but no eyebrows.
Old 07-23-2008, 12:13 AM
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thanks for your help.
problem was solved by just LCM reprogramming.
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nice to know everything worked out well
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