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Remove, install fiber optic cable module - AR82.70-P-0004-01A

  1. Detach connection couplings at the corresponding control modules.
  2. Unlock retainer clip (1) on the straight coupling (arrow).
  3. Pull out fiber optical cable module.
    Fig 1: Unlocking Retainer Clip On The Straight Coupling
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  4. Unclip coupling housing cover (arrows) and lift up cover (2)
  5. Remove fiber optical cable module.
  6. Cut off the defective fiber optical cable module at the ends

    IMPORTANT No longer required.

    Fig 2: Identifying Housing Cover & Couplings
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  7. Route new fiber optical module carefully in the vehicle.

    IMPORTANT When routing, the inserts must always have cover caps (3).

  8. Insert the new fiber optical cable module into the corresponding coupling.

IMPORTANT The connection pieces (inserts) are provided with coding lugs (arrow).

Fig 3: Identifying Cover Caps & Coding Lugs
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IMPORTANT The information flows from white to red. The ray must always enter the white insert (ws) in the optical fiber (coupling, chamber 1) and exit at the red insert (rt) (coupling, chamber 2).

The inserts cannot be separately changed! As soon as an insert is removed from a fiber optic module, the module should be exchanged.

Fig 4: Identifying White Insert And Red Insert Of Optical Fiber
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