61 12 180 Replacing wiring harness on function carrier of front door, left or right

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL
• Remove ARMREST ON FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL
• Remove COVER ON DOOR HANDLE
• Remove SWITCH FOR EXTERIOR MIRROR 
• Remove SPEAKER TRIM FROM DOOR TRIM PANEL
• Remove SPEAKER

Disconnect plug connection (1).

Unclip wiring harness holder (2).

Feed out and remove wiring harness from function carrier.

Installation note: 

Make sure door wiring harness is correctly laid.

Fig 1: Identifying Wiring Harness Holder And Plug Connection

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