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51 23 211 Removing and installing/replacing cable for front engine hood locks (with storage compartment)

Necessary Preliminary Tasks: 

W11 engine: 

W10 and W17 engines: 

Version with storage compartment: 

Version with glovebox: 

Disconnect Bowden cables (2) from release lever (1).

Installation: 

Lay Bowden cables (2) without kinks and correctly through bore (3).

Fig 1: Disconnecting Bowden Cables From Release Lever
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Disconnect Bowden cable (2) on left/right from holders (1).

Feed Bowden cable (2) on left out of bore (3).

Installation: 

Lay Bowden cable (2) without kinks.

Fig 2: Identifying Bowden Cable Without Kinks
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Bowden Cable For Left Hood/Bonnet Lock, Left side: 

NOTE: For purposes of clarity, illustration shows brake booster removed.

Disconnect Bowden cable (1) from holder (2).

Installation: 

Lay Bowden cable (1) without kinks.

3 Bore.

Fig 3: View Of Bowden Cable Without Kinks
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Bowden Cable For Left Hood/Bonnet Lock, Right Side: 

Unscrew nuts (1).

Carefully pull bulkhead cover (2) forwards.

Fig 4: Identifying Bulkhead Cover
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NOTE: For purposes of clarity, illustration shows bulkhead cover removed.

Disconnect Bowden cable (1) from holder (2).

Installation: 

Lay Bowden cable (1) without kinks.

3) Bore.

Fig 5: View Of Bowden Cable In Holder
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Feed Bowden cable (2) out of bore (3).

Feed Bowden cables (1 and 2) out of bore (4).

Installation: 

Lay Bowden cables (1 and 2) without kinks.

Fig 6: Identifying Bowden Cable And Bore
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