<E36> no backup lights

["Marvin Martin" <marvin325@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 08:50:40 -0400
From: rick palma ><rlpalma@domain.elided
Subject: <E36> No backup lights
I have a '94 318ic and the backup lights are not working.
The bulbs and the fuse are okay.  Does anyone know where
the reversing switch is located?  Thanks.
Rick Palma
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I just fixed the same problem myself on my 1993 325i.  It was the switch.
The switch is
located on the upper left side of the transmission.  It costs about $11
list.  The parts man at the dealer said to be sure that the plunger of the
old switch had not popped out and gone into the transmission.
An interesting sidelight to the problem: When I tested the system with a
digital voltmeter (high impedance), I found 12 volts at the light, but when
I used a simple test light, there was so much resistance that the bulb did
not light.

Marvin

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