65 12 050 Removing and installing/replacing left or right central bass speaker (under front seat)

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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) or 52 17 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (COMFORT) .
Remove panel for door pillar. Refer to 51 43 150 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING TRIM FOR LEFT OR RIGHT DOOR PILLAR (BOTTOM) .

Release screws (1).

Fig 1: Removing Central Bass Speaker Trim

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Remove central bass speaker trim (2).

Fold back floor trims.

Remove clips (1).

Fig 2: Removing Cable Cover

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Remove cable cover (2).

Remove clip (1).

Fig 3: Raising Rear Compartment Heating Duct

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Raise rear compartment heating duct (2) slightly in order to remove bass speaker.

NOTE: Rear compartment heating duct shown removed for purposes of clarity.

Fig 4: Removing Central Bass Speaker

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Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Release nuts (2) and screws (3).

Feed out central bass speaker (4) in direction of arrow and remove.