67 31 520 Removing and installing/replacing drive unit for seat height adjustment

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Necessary Preliminary Tasks:

Remove front seat. Refer to 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) . and 52 17 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (COMFORT) .
Remove outer cover on front seat. Refer to 52 14 040 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING OUTER COVER ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (BASIC/ELECTRIC) .

Disconnect plug connection (1).

Loosen screws (2).

Feed out drive unit for seat height adjustment (3) and remove.

Fig 1: Locating Drive Unit Plug Connection

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Comfort Seat Only:

Replacement:

Initialize drive unit for seat height adjustment. Refer to 67 31 ... NOTES ON INITIALIZING ELECTRIC SEAT SERVODRIVES .