61 13 .... Repairing front right wiring harness

Remove the following parts first:

Remove passenger seat.

Refer to 52 13 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL / MANUAL) .

Remove glovebox, refer to 51 16 360 REMOVING AND INSTALLING RIGHT GLOVE BOX .

Remove right entrance cover strip.

Refer to 51 47 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING / REPLACING THE FRONT (INSIDE) LEFT OR RIGHT ROCKER PANEL STRIP .

Remove right A-pillar trim.

Remove ventilation channel for footwell on right.

If necessary, cut open the carpeting below the heater at the tunnel. Fold the carpet forwards and tie up to the center console.

Fig 1: Cutting Open Carpeting Below Heater At Tunnel

Loosen the nuts and remove the wiring harness cover.

Fig 2: Removing Wiring Harness Cover

Separate the entire wiring harness exactly at the tailboard feedthrough. Unwrap the wiring harness and lay it back in the footwell.

Pull the other end of the wiring harness with the rubber grommet into the engine compartment and connect to all plug connections.

Fig 3: Pulling Other End Of Wiring Harness With Rubber Grommet Into Engine Compartment

Lay the repair wiring harness into the engine compartment, connect and feed into the passenger compartment. Lay the individual cable branches to the control units, relays and terminal connectors. (Note the designations of the cable branches).

Fig 4: Laying Individual Cable Branches To Control Units

Lift up the kick-strip and lay the connector (5) from the repair cable under the kick-strip. Provide all cables of same color on main wiring harness with stops and pin into mating connector. Connect the connector (5) to the mating connector and lay in the footwell. Cut out and lay the kick-strip in the area of the plug connection.

Fig 5: Lifting Up Kick-Strip And Laying Connector From Repair Cable

Set the supplied cover over the recess in the styrofoam.

Fig 6: Setting Supplied Cover Over Recess In Styrofoam

Laterally unclip and pull out the relay holder.

Fig 7: Pulling Out Relay Holder

Loosen the screw and pull out the cover for the terminal connector.

Fig 8: Pulling Out Cover For Terminal Connector

Remove both connectors from the light module (A3).

Fig 9: Removing Both Connectors From Light Module

Push out the secondary locking unit (1) in the direction of the arrow to the next notch.

Fig 10: Pushing Out Secondary Locking Unit

Unclip only the cable that is the same color as the repair wiring harness. To this purpose, unlock the primary locking unit using special tool 61 1 132 in the direction of the arrow and pull the cable out of the housing.

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

Fig 11: Pulling Cable Out Of Housing

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 12: Uncliping Terminal Connector From Holder

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

Fig 13: Placing Terminal Connector Into Special Tool

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

Fig 14: Placing Cable From Repair Wiring Harness Onto Terminal Connector

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

Fig 15: Squeezing Special Tool

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

Fig 16: Pushing Terminal Connector Into Insulation Housing And Fasten

Pull the connector (x19) from CCM control unit (A4).

Fig 17: Pulling Connector From CCM Control Unit

Push the lock (1) in the direction of the arrow and remove.

Fig 18: Pushing Lock In Direction Of Arrow

Push the contact carrier (3) through the opening (5) using a screwdriver.

Fig 19: Pushing Contact Carrier Through Opening

Hold down the retainer (6) of the contact in the opening (7) of the contact carrier using a small screwdriver. Pull the cable up to the secondary locking unit.

Fig 20: Pulling Cable Up To Secondary Locking Unit

Hold down the retainer again in the secondary locking unit and pull the cable out of the contact carrier.

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

Fig 21: Pulling Cable Out Of Contact Carrier

Remove connector (x1171) from the ABS-control unit.

Fig 22: Removing Connector From ABS-Control Unit

Unscrew bolts (1). Pry out the contact carrier (2) with gasket (3).

Fig 23: Prying Out Contact Carrier With Gasket

Pull off seal (3). Pull out the secondary locking unit (4).

Fig 24: Pulling Out Secondary Locking Unit

Using special tool 61 1 151, push back the twin retainer (5) of the corresponding Junior-Power-Timer contact and pull out the cable with the contact.

Fig 25: Pushing Back Twin Retainer Of Corresponding Junior-Power-Timer Contact

Using special tool 61 1 152 push back the retainer (5) of the corresponding Micro-Timer contact and pull out the cable with the contact.

Fig 26: Pushing Back Retainer Of Corresponding Micro-Timer Contact