13 63 590 Replacing fuel pump relay

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Read out fault memory of DME control unit
Switch off ignition
Remove glovebox, refer to 51 16 360 REMOVING AND INSTALLING RIGHT GLOVEBOX .

Pull off fuel pump relay (1).

Fig 1: Removing Fuel Pump Relay

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NOTE: After removal of fuel pump relay and during engine starting sequence:

Fuel pump no longer starts up
Engine fails to start.

Installation:

Check stored fault messages.

Now clear the fault memory.