51 34 171 Replacing rear left or right door window

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove sound insulation in rear door, see 51 48 070 Removing and installing/replacing sound insulation on left or right rear door .
Remove inner window cavity cover strip, see 51 22 351 Replacing window cavity seal on inner left or right rear door .
Remove trim for rear door window guide, see 51 34... Removing and installing/replacing trim for window guide of left or right rear door .

Open door window glass (1) down to distance (A)

NOTE: Open door window glass to such an extent that the sliding member of the door window glass holder is at the height of the elongated hole of the power window unit.

A= approx. 130 mm

E71:

A= approx. 60 mm

Fig 1: Identifying Door Window Glass Distance

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IMPORTANT: Risk of injury by trapping!
Disconnect plug connection (1) at power window motor (2).

Carefully press catch (3) with screwdriver (4) towards rear and feed out door window glass upwards.

Installation:

Catch (3) must be correctly clipped into place.

Carry out function check on power window unit and anti-trapping protection.

If necessary, normalize power window unit, see 67 62 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING FLAT MOTOR FOR FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT POWER WINDOW UNIT .

Fig 2: Pressing Catch With Screwdriver

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Remove door window glass (1) towards top.

Installation:

Door window glass does not need to be adjusted.

Fig 3: Removing Door Window Glass Towards Top

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