Table of Contents Introduction to BMW Subject Page BMW Model Identification . .3 External Designations . .3 Internal Designations . .4 1 Series . .6 3 Series . .7 5 Series . .10 5 Series Gran Turismo . .12 6 Series . .13 7 Series . .15 8 Series . .18 Touring - Sports Wagon . .19 Z Series . .21 X Series . .23 Motorsport Series . .26 Vehicle Identification Numbers . .33 VIN Location on Vehicle . .34 Vehicle Production Dates . .34 Vehicle Production Anti-Theft Labels . .35 Paint Code Identification . .36 Engine Identification . .37 Engine Numbering System . .38 Engine Displacement Identification . .39 Engine Specification Plate Locations . .41 Transmission Identification . .43 Automatic Transmissions . .44 Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen (ZF) . .45 GM Hyrdramatic . .47 Manual Transmissions . .48 Transmission Data Plate . .50 ZF Tag Location . .50 GM Tag Location . .50 BMW Group Numbering System . .51 Basic BMW Abbreviations and Acronyms . .52 Initial Print Date: 06/08 Revision Date: 02/11 Introduction to BMW Model: All Production: All After completion of this module you will be able to: • Identify BMW models by their internal and external designations • Be able to decipher a VIN • Identify BMW engines and transmissions • Understand the BMW Group Numbering system • Recognize acronyms utilized internally by BMW 2 Introduction to BMW BMW Model Identification BMW uses two different methods of identifying its products: • External Designations are for customers to identify BMW products. These are marketing designations commonly referred to as trunk badges. • Internal Designations are used by BMW and center personnel to identify a particular production version. External Designations External designations located on the trunk or tailgate are the model names. Customers and the public identify BMW products by these names. The trunk badges consist of a combination of numbers and letters. The badge shown is typical of 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 series vehicles. The first digit represents the series identifica- tion. The last two digits mark the engine displacement. The i represents the type of fuel delivery (injected). The external designations are created by the sales and marketing department to position each model in a certain target segment of the vehicle sales market. Occasionally there are examples where the actual engine displacement does not match the designation. This is a marketing decision to continue familiar name recognition from one version to the next and to create a spacing between models. Examples are: • E71 X6 xDrive50i - 4.4liter • E9x 335i - 3.0 liter • F01/F02 750i/Li - 4.4 liter There is another series of badges that begin with a letter followed by a single digit. These are found on: • Roadsters (E52, E85, E89) • SAV (E53, E70, E83) • SAC (E71, E72) • Motorsport Additional letters sometime follow the badge numbers and are used to further identify each model. Examples include: • xDrive - all-wheel drive • i - Fuel Injected • d - Diesel • X - all-wheel drive • M - Motorsport • e - eta • sDrive -sport/standard drive • ActiveHybrid • t - touring/sports wagon • s - sport • GT - Gran Turismo • C or c - Coupe or Cabrio • L - long wheel base 3 Introduction to BMW Examples of these badges are: Internal Designations Internal designations are created and used by the Engineering and Technical Develop- ment departments to identify a new model during the design of the car. The use of the internal designations carries over to the Technical Support groups after production. Internal designations refer to the entire vehicle series of a particular body design. For example, the E90 designation describes all 3 series cars of that design. BMW products start with an “E” (as of 2009 we started using the letter “F” on some of our vehicles) and are followed by a two digit number. Not all design concepts make production, so internal designations are usually not sequential. The table on the next page lists the internal des- ignations, series number and the years produced. The E designations can include an additional number separated by a slash (/) to indicate a different model within a particular chassis group. Example: • E36/7- Z3 • E46/3- Sport Wagon • E46/16- All-Wheel Drive • E36/5- 318ti • E46/2- Coupe 4 Introduction to BMW Engineering Designation Series Years produced E12 5 1975 - 1981 E21 3 1977 - 1983 E23 7 1978 - 1987 E24 6 1977 - 1989 E28 5 1982 - 1988 E30 3 1984 - 1991 E31 8 1991 - 1997 E32 7 1988 - 1994 E34 5 1989 - 1995 E36/7 Z3 1992 - 1999 E38 7 1995 - 2001 E39 5 1997 - 2003 E46 3 1999 - 2006 E52 8 2001 - 2003 E53 5 SAV 2000 - 2006 E65/66 7 2002 - 2008 E60/61 5 2004 - 2010 E63/64 6 2004 - 2010 E70 5 SAV 2007 - E71 5 SAC 2008 - E72 5 SAC ActiveHybrid 2010 - E82 1 2008 - E83 3 SAV 2004 - 2010 E88 1 2008 - E85/86 Z4 Roadster 2003 - 2008 E89 Z4 Roadster 2009 - E90/91 3 2006 - E92/93 3 2007 - F01/F02 7 2009 - F04 7 ActiveHybrid 2011 - F07 5 Gran Turismo 2010 - F10 5 2011 - F12 6 2011 - F25 3 SAV 2011 - 5 Introduction to BMW 1 Series E82 2008 - 128i 2008 - 135i 2008 - E88 2008 - 128i 2008 - 135i 2008 - 6 Introduction to BMW 3 Series E21 1977-1983 320i 1977 - 1983 E30 1984-1993 318i 1984 - 1985 1991 - 1992 325e 1985 - 1988 325i 1987 - 1993 E36 1992-1999 318i 1992-1996 325i 1992-1995 323i 1998-1999 328i 1996-1999 7 Introduction to BMW E46 1999-2006 323i 1999-2000 325i 2001-2006 328i 1999-2001 330i 2001- 2006 M3 2002 - 2006 E90 2006 - 325i 2006 - 2007 330i 2006 - 2007 325xi 2006 - 2007 330xi 2006 - 2007 328i 2007 - 335i 2007 - 328xi 2007 - 335xi 2007 - E92 2007 - 328i 2007 - 335i 2007 - 328xi 2007 - 335xi 2007 - 335is 2011 - 8 Introduction to BMW E93 2007 - 328i 2007 - 335i 2007 - 335is 2011 - 9 Introduction to BMW 5 Series E12 1975-1981 530i 1975 - 1978 528i 1979 - 1981 E28 1982-1988 528e 1982 - 1988 533i 1983 - 1984 535i 1985 - 1988 524td 1985 - 1986 E34 1988-1995 525i 1989-1995 530i 1994-1995 540i 1994-1995 10 Introduction to BMW E39 1997-2002 525i 2001 528i 1997 - 2000 530i 2001 - 2003 540i 1997 - 2003 E60 2004 - 2010 525i 2004 - 2007 530i 2004 - 2007 545i 2004 - 2007 550i 2006 - 2010 525xi 2006 - 2007 530xi 2006 - 2007 528i 2008 - 2010 535i 2008 - 2010 535xi 2008 - 2010 F10 2011 - 528i 2011 - 535i 2011 - 535i xDrive 2011 - 550i 2011 - 550i xDrive 2011 - 11 Introduction to BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo F07 2010 - 535i Gran Turismo 2011 - 535i xDrive Gran Turismo 2011 - 550i Gran Turismo 2010 - 550i xDrive Gran Turismo 2011 - 12 Introduction to BMW 6 Series E24 1977-1989 630CSi 1977 633CSi 1978 - 1984 635CSi 1985 - 1989 L6 1987 E63 2004 - 2010 645Ci 2004 - 2005 650i 2006 - 2010 E64 2004 - 2010 645Cic 2004 - 2005 650i 2006 - 2010 13 Introduction to BMW F12 2011 650i 2011 14 Introduction to BMW 7 Series E23 1978-1987 733i 1978 - 1984 735i 1985 - 1987 L7 1986 - 1987 E32 1988-1994 735i 1988-1991 740i 1992-1994 750iL 1988-1994 E38 1995-2001 740i 1995-2001 750iL 1995-2001 15 Introduction to BMW E65 2002 - 2008 745i 2002 - 2005 750i 2006 - 2008 760i 2005 - 2008 E66 2002 - 2008 745Li 2002 - 2005 750Li 2006 - 2008 760Li 2003 - 2008 F01/F02 2009 - 740i 2011 - 740Li 2011 - 750i 2009 - 750i xDrive 2010 - 750Li 2009 - 750Li xDrive 2010 - 760Li 2010 - 760Li xDrive 2010 - 16 Introduction to BMW F01/F02 2011 - BMW ALPINA B7 2011 - BMW ALPINA B7 xDrive 2011 - BMW ALPINA B7 LWB 2011 - BMW ALPINA B7 LWB xDrive 2011 - F04 2011 - ActiveHybrid 750i 2011 - ActiveHybrid 750Li 2011 - 17 Introduction to BMW 8 Series E31 1990-1997 840Ci 1994 - 1997 850i 1991 - 1994 850Ci 1995 - 1997 850CSi 1994 - 1995 18 Introduction to BMW Touring - Sports Wagon E36/5 1995-1999 318 ti 1995 - 1999 E46 2000 - 2003 323iT 2000 325iT 2001 - 2005 325xiT 2001 - 2005 E91 2006 - 325xiT 2006 328xiT 2007 - 328iT 2007 - 19 Introduction to BMW E34 1992-1995 525iT 1992 - 1995 530iT 1994 - 1995 E39 2001 - 2003 528iT 1999 - 2000 525iT 2001 - 2003 540iT 1999 - 2003 E61 2006 - 530xiT 2006 - 2007 535xiT 2008 - 20 Introduction to BMW Z Series E36/7 Z3 1996-2002 Z3 1.9 1996 - 1998 Z3 2.3 1999 - 2002 Z3 2.8 1997 - 2000 Z3 3.0 2001- 2002 Z3 Coupe 2.8 1999 - 2000 Z3 Coupe 3.0 2001 - 2002 M Roadster 1998 - 2002 M Coupe 1999 - 2002 E85 Z4 2003 - 2008 Z4 2.5 2003 - 2005 Z4 3.0 2003 - 2005 Z4 3.0i 2006 - 2008 Z4 3.0si 2006 - 2008 Z4 Coupe 2006 - 2008 M Roadster 2006 - 2008 M Coupe 2006 - 2008 E89 Z4 2009 - Z4 sDrive30i 2009 - Z4 sDrive35i 2009 - Z4 sDrvie35is 2011 - 21 Introduction to BMW E52 Z8 2001- 2003 Z8 2001 - 2003 ALPINA Z8 2003 22 Introduction to BMW X Series E83 X3 2004 - 2010 X3 2.5i 2004 - 2006 X3 3.0i 2004 - 2006 X3 3.0si 2007 - 2008 X3 xDrive30i 2009 - F25 X3 2011 - X3 xDrive28i 2011 - X3 xDrive35i 2011 - 23 Introduction to BMW E53 X5 2000-2006 X5 4.4i 2000 - 2006 X5 3.0i 2001 - 2006 X5 4.6is 2002 - 2003 X5 4.8is 2004 - 2006 E70 X5 2007- X5 3.0si 2007 - 2008 X5 4.8i 2007 - 2008 X5 xDrive30i 2009 - 2010 X5 xDrive35d 2009 - X5 xDrive35i 2011 - X5 xDrive50i 2011 - 24 Introduction to BMW E71 X6 2008 - X6 xDrive35i 2008 - X6 xDrive50i 2008 - E72 X6 2010 - X6 xDrive50i Hybrid 2010 - 25 Introduction to BMW Motorsport Series E26 M1 1976-1981 E30 M3 1988-1992 E36 M3 1995-1999 26 Introduction to BMW E46 M3 2002 - 2006 E9x M3 2008 - E90 2008 - E92 2008 - E93 2008 - E28 M5 1988 27 Introduction to BMW E34 M5 1991 - 1993 E39 M5 2000 - 2003 E60 M5 2006 - 2010 28 Introduction to BMW E24 M6 1987 - 1988 E63/64 M6 E63 2006 - 2010 E64 2007 - 2010 E36/7 M Roadster 1998 - 2002 29 Introduction to BMW E36/7 M Coupe 1999 - 2002 E85 M Roadster 2006 - 2008 E86 M Coupe 2006 - 2008 30 Introduction to BMW E82 M 2011 - E70 X5 M 2010 - E71 X6 M 2010 - 31 Introduction to BMW NOTES PAGE 32 Introduction to BMW Vehicle Identification Numbers Vehicle Identification Numbers are referred to as the VIN.