54 13 130 Removing And Installing Front CROSSMEMBER

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove glass slide/tilt sunroof, refer to 54 13 080 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COMPLETE GLASS SLIDE/TILT SUNROOF 
• Remove control unit for glass slide/tilt sunroof, refer to 61 35 715 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR SLIDE/TILT SUNROOF (PANORAMIC GLASS SUNROOF)
• Remove drive omitted, refer to 67 61 515 REPLACING DRIVE WITH GEAR (FRONT) FOR ACTUATING SLIDE/TILT SUNROOF (PANORAMA GLASS SUNROOF)

Release screws in marked area.

Fig 1: Removing Crossmember

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Feed cross-member (2) out of wiring harness (1) during removal.

If necessary, release fabric adhesive tape and replace.

Installation: 

Pitch cables must be correctly located in guide