61 12 270 Replacing wiring harness on left or right front seat (comfort seat)
WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 6 other vehicles, including the 2010 BMW 528xi, 2010 BMW 528i, 2009 BMW 528xi, 2009 BMW 528i, and 2008 BMW 528xi. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
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) or 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.
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.
Disconnect all plug connections (1).
Release cable tie (2).
Removing wiring harness.
Installation:
Make sure wiring harness is correctly laid.