This Manual is a manual for the operation, maintenance and repair of vehicles «BMW» series «x5» with body «E53», manufactured since January 1999 in the USA and since the spring of 2000 in Europe, with inline 6-cylinder and V-shaped 8-cylinder engines, with a body type «crossover» with permanent all-wheel drive (4×4). The car complies with Euro-4 standards for the maximum toxicity of exhaust gases. The location of the engines is longitudinal. The power unit is equipped with two types of five-speed gearboxes, with manual and automatic control systems. A 6-speed manual transmission is installed as an option. When preparing the publication, graphic materials of the concern were used «Bayerische Motoren-Werke AG» (BMW, Germany) and materials SE NIIEUavtoprom (Russia).
The manual is intended for employees of car service centers and stations (service station) and repair shops, as well as for trained motorists. Therefore, in some cases, the arrangement of units, mechanisms and systems is described without excessive detail. and the procedure for maintenance and repair is easily understood when reading the text and studying the drawings. For the most difficult to repair units and assemblies, such as the fuel injection system and automatic transmission, only the technological process of replacing their constituent elements or the unit as a whole is given.
The BMW X5 E53 Manual provides recommendations for the operation, maintenance and repair of the car in the basic configuration. While every care has been taken to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate, the authors, publishers, and suppliers of this manual assume no liability for failures, defects, loss, injury, or death caused by the use of erroneous or misrepresented information, omissions, or errors. that may have occurred in the preparation of this Guide. The manual was prepared for printing by V. N. Gordienko, an employee of the State Enterprise NIIEUavtoprom.