61 12 200 Replacing Wiring Harness In Left Or Right Front Door

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Close front side window completely
Remove luggage compartment floor trim panel
Disconnect battery negative lead, refer to 61 20 900 DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING BATTERY NEGATIVE LEAD .
Remove trim on armrest of front door, refer to 51 41 075 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TRIM ON ARMREST ON LEFT OR RIGHT REAR DOOR .
Remove rocker switch for side window operation, refer to 61 31 115 REPLACING ROCKER SWITCH FOR SIDE-WINDOW OPERATION .
Remove front door trim panel, refer to 51 41 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL .
Remove front acoustic insulation, refer to 51 48 060 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SOUND INSULATION IN FRONT DOOR, LEFT OR RIGHT .

Unlock plug connection (3) for outside door mirror and disconnect.

Disconnect cable ties (1) and feed out wiring harness for outside door mirror.

Unlock and disconnect plug connection (2) for speaker.

Unlock and disconnect plug connection (4) for power window.

Disconnect plug connection (5) on door pressure sensor.

Fig 1: Removing Wiring Harness In Left Or Right Front Door

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Installation:

Make sure door wiring harness is correctly laid.

Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Unclip wiring harness (2) at points (3).

Fig 2: Unfastening Plug Connection (1) And Uncliping Wiring Harness (2) At Points (3)

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Installation:

Make sure wiring harness is correctly laid.

Unclip door wiring harness (3) at points (1).

Release expansion rivets (2).

Fig 3: Uncliping Door Wiring Harness (3) At Points (1) And Releasing Expansion Rivets (2)

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Installation:

Make sure door wiring harness is correctly laid.

Release screw (1), fold door wiring harness plug on A-pillar (2) downwards slightly and remove.

Unlock plug connection behind and disconnect.

Pull rubber grommet (3) out of front door.

Feed out door wiring harness towards front to A-pillar and remove.

Fig 4: Identifying Screw (1), Door Wiring Harness Plug On A-Pillar (2) And Rubber Grommet (3)

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