12 51 215 Replacing wiring harness section for Valvetronic servomotor (N20 hybrid drive)

WARNING: High-voltage system - danger to life
Compliance with the following points is mandatory before beginning work:

IMPORTANT: Read and comply with notes on PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD PROTECTION) .

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Removal:

Feed out acoustic foam (1) towards the top and remove.

Fig 1: Identifying Acoustic Foam

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Undo wiring harness section for Valvetronic servomotor on DME control unit and Valvetronic servomotor and pull off.

Fig 2: Identifying Valvetronic Servomotor Wiring Harness Section

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Undo, feed out and remove wiring harness section from clamps.

Installation:

Fig 3: Identifying Valvetronic Servomotor Wiring Harness Section

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Feed in the wiring harness section and install.

Connect the wiring harness section for Valvetronic servomotor on the DME control unit and connect and lock the Valvetronic servomotor.

Feed in and install the acoustic foam (1).

Fig 4: Identifying Acoustic Foam

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Installation note:

Check the wiring harness installation arrangement.

Check that the plug connections are correctly fitted.

All plug connections must audibly snap into place.

Check the saved fault code entry.

Clear diagnostic fault entries from fault memory.

Required reworking: