51 71 378 Removing and installing/replacing underride protection
Necessary Preliminary Tasks:
- Remove front bumper trim. Refer to 51 11 156 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT BUMPER TRIM (FROM 10/03) or 51 11 156 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT BUMPER TRIM (UP TO 10/03) .
- Remove front underbody protection. Refer to 51 47 490 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING FRONT ASSEMBLY UNDERSIDE PROTECTION .
NOTE:
The operation is described on the left side; proceed in the same way for the right side.
Version Up To 10/03:
Lever out catches (1) and detach brake air duct (2).
Installation:
Fixtures (1) on brake air duct (2) must not be damaged.
Build Date From 10/03:
Release expansion rivet (1).
Lever out catches (2) and detach brake air duct (3).
Installation:
Fixtures (4) on brake air duct (5) must not be damaged.
Left only:
Lever temperature sensor (1) out of fixture (2).
Pull temperature sensor (1) with cable grommet (3) out of brake air duct (5).
All Build Versions:
Installation:
Catches (1) on brake air duct (2) must not be damaged.
Release nuts (1) and remove underride protection (2) in direction of arrow.
Installation:
Nuts (1) on underride protection (2) must not be damaged.