65 75 551 Removing and installing/replacing tilt sensor

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove luggage compartment floor trim panel, see 51 47 102 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT FLOOR TRIM PANEL .

Remove clips (1) and fold up front luggage compartment floor trim panel (2) slightly.

Installation:

Make sure front luggage compartment floor trim panel (2) is correctly seated.

Fig 1: Front Luggage Compartment Floor Trim Panel

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NOTE: Front luggage compartment floor trim panel shown removed for purposes of clarity.

Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Unscrew nuts (2).

Remove tilt sensor (3) in direction of arrow.

Fig 2: Nuts And Tilt Sensor

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