Originally Posted by trueX5er

:welcome: to X5 World. I'm not sure about your particualr situation, and If I recall correctly, nobody here has a european-spec E39 Touring. I would suggest asking your question to one of the general BMW forums. (As this one is usually SAV specific). Here are some of the popular ones:

http://www.bimmerfest.com

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/index.php

http://bimmer.roadfly.com/bmw/forums/e39/

Good Luck!