67 31 520 Removing and installing/replacing drive unit for seat height adjustment

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front seat , see 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT .
Remove outer cover on front seat , see 52 14 040 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING OUTER COVER ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT .

Set down front seat sideways on a suitable surface.

Disconnect plug connection (1).

Release screws (2).

Tightening torque 67 31 1AZ , see 67 31 DRIVE, SEAT ADJUSTMENT .

Feed out drive unit for seat height adjustment (3) and remove.

Fig 1: Identifying Plug Connection, Screw And Drive Unit For Seat Height Adjustment

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Installation:

Fit drive unit for seat height adjustment (1) with plastic clip (2) only.

Make sure plastic clip (2) is correctly seated.

Fig 2: Identifying Seat Height Adjustment And Plastic Clip

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Replacement:

Initialize drive unit for seat height adjustment, see 67 31... Notes on initializing electric seat servodrives .