61 13 ... Front left wiring harness repair

Remove the driver's seat refer to 52 13 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL / MANUAL) .

Remove the left bottom panelling.

Fig 1: Removing Left Bottom Panelling

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Loosen the screws and take out the cable cover.

Cut through the wiring harness exactly at the rubber grommet and lay the wiring harness back into the footwell.

Fig 2: Cutting Through Wiring Harness Exactly At Rubber Grommet

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Lift up the kick-strip and lay the connector from the repair cable under the kick-strip. Equip all cables from the main wiring harness that are of similar color with limit stop parts and pin them into the supplied mating connector. Connect the connector to the mating connector and lay in the footwell. Cut out and lay the kick-strip in the area of the plug connection.

Fig 3: Lifting Up Kick-Strip And Lay Connector From Repair Cable

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Installation:

Set the supplied cover over the recess in the styrofoam.

Fig 4: Setting Supplied Cover Over Recess In Styrofoam

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Loosen the nuts (1) and clips (2), unclip the cable cover and turn it around.

Fig 5: Loosening Nuts And Clips

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Unclip the required terminal connector from the holder.

Fig 6: Uncliping Required Terminal Connector From Holder

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Unclip the required terminal connector from the holder, pull out the insulation housing and pull out the cable that is to be changed.

NOTE: Work out and dispose of the old cable from the main wiring harness up to the separating point.

Fig 7: Pulling Out The Insulation Housing

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Place the terminal connector into special tool 61 9 041/042.

Fig 8: Placing Terminal Connector Into Special Tool

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Place the cable from the repair wiring harness onto the terminal connector.

Fig 9: Placing Cable From Repair Wiring Harness Onto Terminal Connector

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Squeeze special tool and push on contact as far as it will go.

Fig 10: Squeezing Special Tool

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Push the terminal connector into the insulation housing and fasten. Fasten the insulation housing into the bracket.

Fig 11: Pushing The Terminal Connector Into The Insulation Housing

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