2005 BMW 760Li Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2005 BMW 760Li covers a four-door sedan in one trim with the 6.0-liter naturally aspirated DOHC V12. Twelve cylinders make the engine chapters long, but this is a whole-vehicle document: after the engine come the transmission and driveline, the chassis, the body, and the electrical architecture, each with its own procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics as they stood for the 2005 model year.

Engines covered

• 6.0L V12 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2005 760Li. Three recalls sit on the federal record for this year. Two concern doors that can appear shut and latched while not actually being held closed, so that road motion or a nudge from an occupant lets one swing open; in one of the two the cause was traced to control software rather than to the latch hardware. The third involves the shift-by-wire arrangement, which can select Neutral instead of Park when the start-stop button is pressed several times in quick succession, leaving an unattended car free to roll. Latch procedures, transmission control diagnostics and the wiring behind both are covered here.