17 11 035 Removing And Installing/Renewing Fan Cowl With Electric Fan (N63)

Necessary preliminary work:

Remove front stiffening plate.

Detach coolant hose from fan cowl at retainer (1).

Fig 1: Coolant Hose And Retainer

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Unlock and disconnect plug (1) on fan cowl.

Release screw (2) on holder for coolant hoses.

Tightening torque: 17 10 5AZ .

Detach coolant hoses with holder from fan cowl.

Fig 2: Releasing Screw On Holder For Coolant Hoses

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Release screw (1).

Tightening torque: 17 10 3AZ .

Detach transmission oil cooler upwards from fan cowl.

Fig 3: Transmission Oil Cooler And Screw

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Unclip fan cowl (1) at clamps (2) on left and right, feed out in upward direction and remove.

Fig 4: Unclipping Fan Cowl

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Installation note:

Insert retaining tab (1) at bottom on module carrier.

Fig 5: Retaining Tab

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NOTE: Check stored fault message.
Reassemble the vehicle.
Clear diagnostic fault entries from fault memory.