Stabilizer Bar, Removing And Installing, Versions With Sway Stabilization: Removing

• Vehicles with active suspension: pay attention to the safety precautions. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING ON VEHICLES WITH ACTIVE SUSPENSION .

-- Versions with air suspension: determine the standard vehicle height. Refer to WHEEL BEARING AT STANDARD VEHICLE HEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH AIR SUSPENSION .

-- De-energize the 48 Volt system. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .

-- Remove the rear wheels. Refer to WHEELS AND TIRES .

-- Remove the right diagonal brace. Refer to Underbody Trim Panel ; Diagonal Braces, Removing and Installing.

-- Loosen the left rear wheel housing liner in the rear area and push forward. Refer to REAR WHEEL HOUSING LINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the nut -arrow- and free up the sway stabilization ground wire.

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-- Disconnect the connectors -arrows- for the Sway Stabilization Control Module 2 -J1096-.

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-- Carefully cut the cable ties to free up the sway stabilization wiring harness on the subframe.

-- Place the Support Stand:VAS 281001  under the stabilizer bar with sway stabilization.

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-- Remove the left and right bolts -arrows- and the nut -2-.

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-- Remove the bolt -3- and lower the stabilizer bar with sway stabilization slightly.

-- Remove the bolt -arrow- for the bracket and remove the stabilizer bar with sway stabilization.

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