[g_force_alt]

Now instead of being a tease, post step by step instructions (with pics) on how to remove the SZL for an e60 since you have our attention.

It is too late for that, but the differences were really nominal. For example, to release the airbag, you put a screw driver into the back of the steering wheel and compress a spring. The e90 write up showed two holes to access the spring. Because we have SMG paddles, there's only one hole to access spring. In another example, the clips that hold the top and bottom halves of the steering column cover are of a different shape than those in the e90 write up, but like the e90 clips, they come apart by prying the top and bottom halves apart. In yet another example, the Torx screws that hold the unit in place are in slightly different locations in the e90 than they are in the e60.

In short, once you've seen the e90 write up, performing it on the e60 is easy.

 

[g_force_alt]

Great diy thread, i was wondering if the problem has come back at all or has it been problem free since the clean up. I have the same problem, mine comes on and goes off while driving and goes off and stays off after every shut down and start up , until i do a few turns and it pops back up.

Mine has been problem free since my original write-up in April.

 

[g_force_alt]

You must not have got all the clips or screws. Mine came apart quite easily. I'd be surprised if yours was glued.

BTW, a year and a half later, I'm still SZL error free. The cleaning was a fix for me.