51 47 066 Removing and installing/replacing illuminated finishing strip on front left or right entrance

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Special tools required:

00 9 317

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove inner entrance cover strip
Move front seat completely towards rear and upwards

Lever out mucket (1) at bottom.

Grip carpet (2) under front seat and disconnect plug connection (3).

Detach butylene tape (5), carefully detach cable (4) from seal (6) and feed out.

Installation:

Make sure cable (4) is correctly positioned on bead for mucket (1),

Stick on new butylene tape (5).

Fig 1: Identifying Mucket, Grip Carpet, Plug Connection, Butylene Tape And Cable

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Unclip clips (1) for finishing strip (2) with special tool 00 9 317 .

Remove finishing strip (2).

Fig 2: Removing Finishing Strip

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Installation:

If necessary, replace faulty clips (1).

Fig 3: Identifying Faulty Clips

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