BMW 7 (2008 – 2015) F01 F02 fuse and relay

The fifth generation of the 7 Series BMW is designated by the body index – F01 / F02 (extended version), a separate series was designated as Alpina B7. This car was produced in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. This material will discuss the power supply circuit, a detailed description of the fuses and relays of the BMW F01 F02 with their diagrams and photo examples of execution. Let’s highlight the fuses responsible for the cigarette lighter.

Depending on the configuration and year of manufacture, your assignment of fuses and relays may differ from the information provided.

Power system overview

The general scheme looks like this.

1. Generator;
2. Battery positive output;
3. Power distribution box in the engine compartment;
4. Control electronics compartment in the engine compartment;
5. Front fuse holder behind the glove compartment;
6. Rear fuse holder on the right side of the luggage compartment;
7. Accumulator battery;
8. Starter.

Passenger compartment

Inside the car, the main unit with fuses and relays is located in the glove compartment (or what I call the glove box).

It should also contain up-to-date information on the location of the fuses for your model in the form of a sheet of paper (fusecard).

1. Front fuse holder;
2. Junction box electronics.

It looks like this.

Diagram

Assignment

Separately, we note: fuses 54, 65, 147, 176 are responsible for the cigarette lighter. Half of them are in the luggage compartment.

The relays are marked with squares: signal relay, windshield wiper relay, and others.

Luggage compartment

Fuse and relay box

Due to the large number of consumers and control units, an additional fuse holder is installed in the luggage compartment F01 / F02. It is located on the right side under the skin.

Along with the fuses, some more relays are inserted into it or soldered onto the board.

1. Relay terminal 30B (inserted);
2. Contact 30F relay (soldered);
3. Contact 15N relay (soldered);
4. Relay for heating the rear window (soldered).

Designation

Check the purpose of the elements with your diagram or other technical documentation.

Table with decoding of elements

Fuse box

An additional fuse box can be installed next to the main fuse and relay box if there is an additional battery in the car.

Scheme

Appointment

1. Additional battery control unit 5A
2. Reserve
3. Additional battery control unit 20A
4. Sound control unit 5/2A
5. Charging connector 10A
6. Sound control unit 20A
7. Reserve 5A
8. Reserve 5A
9. Additional battery control unit 5A
10. Reserve
11. Charging connector 10A
12. Reserve
13. Reserve 5A
14. Switches 5A
15. Reserve
16. Additional battery control unit 5A
17. Reserve 10A
18. Additional battery control unit 10A
19. Additional battery control unit 5A
20. Additional battery control unit 5A

Relay box

Diagram

Decoding

• R1 – alarm
• R2 – rear electric windows
• R3 – shutdowns
• R4 – rear electric windows
• R5 – compressor clutch
• F1 – 100.0 A – fuse box No. 2 in the luggage compartment

Power fuse box

On the positive terminal of the battery (if there is an additional battery, there are also controls nearby) there are main high-power fuses and some relays:

Engine compartment

Diagram

Assignment

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