Remove the acoustic cover of the oil sump
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WARNING:
Working on 12 V electrical system
.
Risk of short circuits! Risk of fire!
Risk of short circuits! Risk of fire!
- Make sure that there is no charger connected to the jump start terminal in the engine compartment.
- Detach battery ground lead from battery.
- For auxiliary batteries: Detach battery minus cables from all auxiliary batteries.
WARNING:
Hot surfaces
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Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.
NOTE:
RISK OF DAMAGE
Damage to battery terminal, the safety battery terminal or the intelligent battery sensor (IBS) .
Damaged battery terminals can lead to malfunctions or vehicle electrical system faults .
Damage to battery terminal, the safety battery terminal or the intelligent battery sensor (IBS) .
Damaged battery terminals can lead to malfunctions or vehicle electrical system faults .
- Detach battery terminal from battery pole by carefully shifting to and fro. Do not pry off using a tool.
Preliminary work
- Refer to DEACTIVATING THE 48 V ELECTRICAL SYSTEM .
- Refer to DISCONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
- Refer to REMOVING THE STIFFENING PLATE .
Prerequisite
Disconnect all negative battery cables.
WARNING:
Working on 12 V electrical system
.
Risk of short circuits! Risk of fire!
Risk of short circuits! Risk of fire!
- Make sure that there is no charger connected to the jump start terminal in the engine compartment.
- Detach battery ground lead from battery.
- For auxiliary batteries: Detach battery minus cables from all auxiliary batteries.
- Unlock and loosen connector (1).
- Loosen clamps (2).
- Loosen nut (3).
- Guide the positive battery cable (4) out of the clamp (5) and lay to one side.
- Unlock and loosen the clamps (1).
- Guide out the wiring harness section for the automatic transmission (2) and set it aside.
NOTE:
The following step(s) must be performed if the listed component(s) is/are installed.
- Loosen screw (1).
NOTE:
The following step(s) must be performed if the listed component(s) is/are installed.
- Loosen the holder (1).
NOTE:
The following step(s) must be performed if the listed component(s) is/are installed.
- Feed out the transmission oil lines (1) from the holder (2) and place to one side.
- Release the expanding rivets (1) and (2).
- Loosen expanding rivet (1).
- Undo christmas tree clip (1).
- Loosen the expanding rivet (1).
- Guide out and remove acoustic cover (2) of the oil pan.