Installing starter motor

• Guide in the starter motor (1)  .

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• Position the starter motor (1)  carefully in the marked area as shown above the acoustic cover (2)  .

  Installation is not possible without positioning the starter motor  .

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• Make sure that the acoustic cover (1)  is not damaged  .
• Fold the acoustic cover (1)  carefully downwards.
• Install and position the starter motor (2)  in the arrow direction.

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• Tighten down screws (1)  .

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• Position the acoustic cover (2)  .
• Secure expanding rivet (1)  .

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• Fasten expanding rivet (1)  .

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• Fasten expanding rivet (1)  .

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• Insert and position the positive battery cable (2)  .
• Secure clamps (1)  .

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• Secure fir tree clip (1)  .

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• Connect connectors (2)  and lock.

  The connector (2)  must engage audibly.

• Tighten the nut (1)  hand-tight.

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• Attach the positive battery cable (1)  correctly to anti-twist lock (2)  .
• Tighten nut (3)  .

Follow-up work 

• Refer to INSTALLING UNDERBODY PROTECTION AT REAR .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE CENTER UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE STIFFENING PLATE .
• Refer to INSTALLING FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
• Refer to CONNECTING NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE OF THE SYSTEM BATTERY .
• Refer to ACTIVATING THE 48 V ELECTRICAL SYSTEM .