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11 15 016 Removing and installing/replacing engine ventilation connecting line

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Necessary preliminary work: 

IMPORTANT: Increased risk of line (2) breakage

Use a screwdriver (1) to unlock all the latch mechanisms one after the other.

Pull off the connection line (2) at the same time.

Fig 1: Pulling Off Connection Line
G10041957Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
IMPORTANT: Increased risk of line (2) breakage

Use a screwdriver (1) to unlock all the latch mechanisms one after the other.

Pull off the connection line (2) at the same time.

Feed out the connection line (2) and remove.

Fig 2: Pulling Off Connection Line
G10041958Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Installation note: 

No catches (1) are permitted to be damaged or missing.

If there is a faulty latch mechanism (1), the line must be replaced.

Fig 3: Identifying Latch Mechanism
G10041959Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.