65 12 050 Removing and Installing/Replacing Left or Right Central Bass Speaker (Under Front Seat)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front seat. See 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) and 52 17 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (COMFORT)
Remove panel for door pillar. See 51 43 150 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING TRIM FOR LEFT OR RIGHT DOOR PILLAR (BOTTOM)

Release screws (1).

Remove central bass speaker trim (2).

Fold back floor trims.

Fig 1: Identifying Central Bass Speaker Trim & Screw

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Remove clips (1).

Remove cable cover (2).

Fig 2: Identifying Cable Cover & Cover

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Remove clip (1).

Raise rear compartment heating duct (2) slightly in order to remove bass speaker.

Fig 3: Identifying Rear Compartment Heating Duct & Clip

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NOTE: Rear compartment heating duct shown removed for purposes of clarity.

Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Release nuts (2) and screws (3).

Feed out central bass speaker (4) in direction of arrow and remove.

Fig 4: Identifying Plug Connection & Screw

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