67 32 620 Replacing fan for thigh support on front seat (comfort seat)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove thigh support. See REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT OR RIGHT THIGH SUPPORT and REPLACING PADDING FOR FRONT SEAT THIGH SUPPORT

Unhook seat cover (1) in area (2).

Feed out plug housing (3) through opening in trim (4).

Remove trim (4).

Fig 1: Identifying Seat Cover Area, Plug Housing And Trim

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Feed fan (1) in direction of arrow out of thigh support cushion section (2) and remove.

Fig 2: Feeding Fan Of Thigh Support Cushion Section

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