64 11 750 Removing and installing heating control (heater)

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Remove radio. Refer to 65 11 030 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING RADIO RECEIVER (BUILT-IN UNIT) or 65 11 040 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING RADIO CONTROL PANEL (RADIO NAVIGATION) .

Press down rotary buttons.

Fig 1: Pressing Down Rotary Buttons

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Release screws and remove front panel towards rear.

Fig 2: Removing Front Panel

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Loosen screws (1).

Remove center fresh air grill. Refer to 64 22 161 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING CENTER FRESH AIR GRILL (HEATING) .

Unlock retainers (2) and push control panel inwards.

Fig 3: Unlocking Retainers

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Remove frame (3).

Unlock retaining clips and withdraw shaft.

Fig 4: Withdrawing Shaft

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Unlock retaining clips and unclip Bowden cable.

Fig 5: Unlocking Retaining Clips

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Feed out Bowden cable.

Fig 6: Feeding Out Bowden Cable

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Disconnect plug connection (1).

Unlock retaining clips and pull out microswitch (2) in direction of arrow.

Remove heater controls.

Fig 7: Pulling Out Microswitch

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Installation:

Clip in microswitch with button (1) towards top.

Fig 8: Installing In Microswitch

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