Originally Posted by
mastermind
just picked up a new (to me) 1989 535i yesterday. Stupid dealer gave it to me with a virtually dead battery so I need to boost. I know that the battery is under the rear seat but my e30 (previous car) had terminals under the hood, i cant find them on the e34...whats with that? are they even existant or am I just blind?
My 95 525 has a capped + terminal that is RED and located near the aux pump/heater valve assembly. On mine it is about 12" or so from the firewall on the drivers side (US). Not sure about yours and not sure how many experts are online to give you better info, hopefully this helps.
Scott
1995 BMW 525i w/139K miles, EAT Chip - (Gone)
07 525i 22K, 07 328xi (41K)
1982 Mazda RX-7 w/147K miles (Back again!)