DESCRIPTION
Install factory BMW E46 security alarm kit.
PARTS NEEDED
1 - Alarm Kit
(TISCHER BMW $234 part #65 73 9 416 520)
TOOLS NEEDED
10mm Nut Driver
#30 Torx Driver
INSTALLATION
For as simple as this install is and as much of the system that is already in the car, it should have just been
included in the price of the car. For 2002 on, I heard that this system is indeed standard.
TILT SENSOR
1. In the trunk on the RH side, pull the green fuel filler door plug from the interior trim. Remove the
plug from the cord by splitting the plug on it's seam (Photo A). The end of the cord itself is part of the plug
so you won't lose any small parts. Set the plug aside as to not lose it.
2. Let the cord pass through the hole and pull back the trunk trim to expose the tilt sensor mounting
location (Photo B).
3. Remove the single nut and pull the plastic trim piece off the stud. Find the nearby 6-pin electrical harness
connector and attach it to the tilt sensor.
4. Mount the tilt sensor over the two studs and replace plastic trim over left stud. Secure the tilt sensor
with the removed nut and one additional nut (Photo C).
5. Feed fuel filler door cord through hole while replacing interior trim. Reattach cord to plug.
ULTRASONIC SENSOR
6. Please make sure your hands are clean before working with the headliner of your car!
7. Gently pull the central sensor housing down from the headliner inside the car (Photo D).
8. Both the housing and the sensor itself have arrows which should point to the front of the car. Snap the
sensor into the housing (photo E).
9. Remove the 4-pin electrical harness connector from the plastic frame in the headliner (Photo F).
10. Attach the connector to the sensor and while making sure both arrows face to the front of the car,
snap the housing back into the headliner (Photo G).
SIREN UNIT
11. Open the hood. At the rear of the engine compartment is the air intake cowling for the passenger cabin.
In front of the cowling is the electrical crossover channel. There are (4) clip fasteners that will release the
harness cover (Photo H - Red Circles).
12. Turn the (3) 1/4 twist fasteners counter-clockwise to remove the cowling cover (Photo H - Blue Circles).
Remove the air filter found inside.
13. Loosen the (4) #30 Torx captive bolts to the rear of the cowling and remove the cowling (Photo I). There
are two rubber moldings on either side you may have to wiggle the cowling past to get it out.
14. Loosen the (2) #30 Torx captive bolts on the rear cowling (Photo K - Red Circles). There is (1) 1/4
twist fastener on the right side (Photo K - Blue Circle), remove it carefully and try not to lose it. Carefully
pull the rear cowling from the car.
15. Inside the opening you've created on the left, you will see the mounting location. There is a
rectangular-shaped hole that you will snap the kit's clip-nut into (Photo L).
16. Attach the siren unit to the mounting bracket with a supplied nut (Photo M).
17. Install siren unit to firewall with a supplied bolt. Attach nearby 4-pin electrical harness connector and
firmly attach to siren unit. (Photo N).
17. Replace all cowlings and air filter in reverse order. Close hood.
18. In order for your alarm to function properly, it may have to be activated by your local BMW dealer. A
quick lock/unlock with the remote will tell you if you need the activation. If your siren unit beeps, you are set.
NOTE: The alarm kit comes with an extra nut and fuse. You won't need either one as they are spares. The extra nut is
for the siren mount and the fuse is for the EWS system.
