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Window on driver side is off track..how do i fix it..is there an air bag that will deploy if i take panel off

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There is an air bag in the door and it can hurt you.
Disconnect the battery for a while (no one seems to know how long, but several minutes at least) before disconnecting the air bag.
Don't connect the battery and turn on the key to check your repair while the air bag is unplugged or it will set an error code and you will have to take it to a shop to have the SRS system reset so the SRS light will go out.
I expect that the problem is not that the window is not off the track, but rather that the regulator is broken.
I am not familiar with the 5 series, but the window regulator picture in the parts book looks similar but not quite the same as the one used in the 3-series. In the 3 series, the regulator is not difficult to replace, but it is much easier and cheaper to fix the broken one with a couple of zip ties. I fixed the driver side window regulator in my wife's '04 330 with zip ties years ago and it still works fine. I would pull off the door panel and look at it to see if it is fixable in place before ordering a new regulator ($150 on line)

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SECTION 501-20B: Supplemental Restraint System 2003 Expedition/Navigator Workshop Manual
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