Determining installed variant of the steering gear
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Precondition
If necessary, remove the cover of the steering assembly.
Different variants may be installed depending on the vehicle equipment.
- Determining installed variant of the steering gear (1).
- It is imperative to
use the special tools described in the respective steps (version A or B) when installing and removing the bellows and the tie rod.
- Version A:
Plug connections of the wiring harness (1) on the steering gear arranged on top of each other.
- Version B:
Plug connections of the wiring harness (1) on the steering gear arranged next to each other.