11 41 115 Removing and installing/replacing hydraulic valve for oil-pressure control (for oil pressure control): Notes

WARNING: Vehicle may slip off the vehicle hoist if the vehicle hoist is handled incorrectly.
Danger! Immobilization period-threatening injuries!

For additional information see: LIFTING THE VEHICLE USING A VEHICLE HOIST .

WARNING: Hot fluids.
Risk of scalding!

Conduct all work in the vehicle wearing appropriate personal protective equipment only.

WARNING: Hot surfaces.
Risk of burning!

Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.

CAUTION: Materials harmful to health.
Contact with fluids harmful to health!

Note and follow safety instructions on containers.
Conduct all work in appropriate personal protective equipment only.

NOTE: TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Collect and dispose of emerging fluids. Observe country-specific waste disposal regulations.

NOTE: TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Notes for WORKING ON THE COOLING SYSTEM form the basis of these repair instructions and must be complied with at all times.

Preliminary work:

Refer to REMOVING THE ACOUSTIC COVER
Uninstall cover for the DME control unit
Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION
Refer to REMOVING REINFORCEMENT PLATE

Drain the engine oil (remove the full-flow oil filter)

Remove the sealing (1) in the marked area.

Loosen, but do not remove the oil filter cover (2).

NOTE: Engine oil flows out of the oil filter housing and back into the oil sump.

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Release oil drain plug (1).

Drain the engine oil.

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Disconnect all battery ground leads
Refer to DRAINING THE COOLANT FROM THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLING SYSTEM
Refer to DRAINING THE COOLANT FROM THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLING SYSTEM
Disconnect the connector from the DME control unit and from the power distribution module (PDM)
Refer to REMOVING THE INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY MODULE (PDM)
Refer to REMOVING THE DME CONTROL UNIT
Refer to REMOVING THE HOLDER FOR THE DIGITAL MOTOR ELECTRONICS-CONTROL UNIT
Refer to REMOVING TRAILING LINK AT SPRING STRUT DOME
Remove the sound insulation on the bulkhead upper part center
Remove ACOUSTIC COVER AT REAR
Refer to REMOVING TANK VENT VALVE
Unlock and disconnect connector (1). Loosen screws (2). Remove charge air line from throttle body and place to one side.

Fig 1: (connector and screws)
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Refer to REMOVING THE INTAKE PLENUM
Refer to REMOVING THE AUXILIARY COOLANT PUMP
Release the coolant feeder hose from the connecting bracket. Refer to first illustration under procedure REMOVING CONNECTING BRACKET ON ENGINE BLOCK .
Refer to REMOVING FULL-FLOW OIL FILTER

Follow-up work:

Refer to INSTALLING FULL-FLOW OIL FILTER
Tighten the oil drain plug to 25 Nm
Tighten the oil filter cover as needed (tightening torque: 25 Nm)
Connect the coolant feeder hose to the connecting bracket
Refer to INSTALLING THE AUXILIARY COOLANT PUMP
Refer to INSTALLING THE INTAKE PLENUM
Fasten charge air line to the throttle body
Refer to INSTALLING THE TANK VENT VALVE
Refer to INSTALLING ACOUSTIC COVER AT REAR
Install the sound insulation on the bulkhead upper part center
Install tension strut on spring strut dome. Jointing torque: 56 Nm, angle of rotation: 90°
NOTE: Replace screws.
Refer to INSTALLING THE HOLDER FOR THE DIGITAL MOTOR ELECTRONICS-CONTROL UNIT
Refer to INSTALLING THE DME CONTROL UNIT
Refer to INSTALLING THE INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY MODULE (PDM)
Connect the connector to the DME control unit and the power distribution box (PDM)
Refer to CONNECT THE COOLANT HOSE TO THE RADIATOR OF THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLANT CIRCUIT
Refer to CONNECT THE COOLANT HOSE TO THE RADIATOR
Refer to FILLING THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLING SYSTEM WITH THE VACUUM FILLER DEVICE
Refer to FILLING THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLING SYSTEM WITH THE VACUUM FILLER DEVICE
Refer to INSTALLING ACOUSTIC COVER
Install cover for the DME control unit
Connect all battery ground leads
Refer to BLEEDING THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLING SYSTEM
Refer to BLEEDING THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLANT SYSTEM
Check engine oil level and top up oil as necessary
Refer to INSTALLING REINFORCEMENT PLATE
Install the front underbody protection