17 11 000 Removing and installing radiator

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WARNING: Danger of scalding! Only carry out work on the cooling system after the engine has cooled down!

Necessary Preliminary Tasks:

Switch off ignition.
Drain coolant. Refer to 17 00 005 DRAINING AND ADDING COOLANT .
Remove front carrier. Refer to 51 11 050 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING CARRIER FOR FRONT BUMPER TRIM .
Remove oil cooler, if fitted (ECVT only).
Remove upper radiator hose.

IMPORTANT: Make sure without fail that coolant hoses are correctly routed, risk of damage by sharp edges or abrasion.

Remove retaining screws (1) of condenser and lift condenser out of fixture/retaining lug (2).

Work carefully so as not to damage connected lines.

Fig 1: Locating Condenser Retaining Screws

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Remove upper radiator hose.

Remove retaining pins (1) of radiator.

Fig 2: Identifying Retaining Pins Of Radiator

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Tilt upper radiator forwards.

Disconnect wiring harness from fan relay block (1).

Fig 3: View Of Wiring Harness To Fan Relay Block

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Lift radiator out of lower fixtures (1).

Fig 4: Locating Lower Fixtures

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