61 12 270 Replacing Wiring Harness On Left Or Right Front Seat (Comfort Seat)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front head restraint. See REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT HEAD RESTRAINTS (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) or REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT HEAD RESTRAINT (COMFORT) .
Remove outer cover on front seat. See REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING OUTER COVER ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC) or REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING OUTER COVER ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (BASIC/ELECTRIC) .
Remove FRONT SEAT
Remove INNER COVER ON FRONT SEAT
Remove rear panel on front seat backrest. See:
REMOVING AND INSTALLING / REPLACING REAR PANEL ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT BACKREST (NORMAL / ELECTRIC)

REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTH REAR PANELS ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT BACKREST (COMFORT)

REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTH REAR PANELS ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT BACKREST (LONG VERSION)

Disconnect all plug connections (1).

Release cable tie (2).

Removing wiring harness.

Fig 1: Identifying Plug Connections And Cable Tie

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Unhook seat fabric at retaining points (1).

Lever out clip (2).

Fold back seat fabric.

Unhook backrest fabric at retaining points (3).

Fold back backrest fabric.

Fig 2: Identifying Clip And Retaining Points

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Disconnect all plug connections (1).

Release cable tie (2).

Removing wiring harness.

Installation:

Make sure wiring harness is correctly laid.

Fig 3: Identifying Plug Connections And Cable Tie

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