54 13 130 Removing and installing front cross-member

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.

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

If necessary, release fabric adhesive tape and replace.

Fig 1: Feeding Cross-Member Out Of Wiring Harness

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Installation: 

Pitch cables must be correctly located in guide.