51 71 378 Removing and installing/replacing underride protection
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove front bumper trim. See 51 11 157 Replacing Front Bumper Trim .
- Remove front underbody protection. See 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.