Removing KESSY/PAS Control Unit

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Fig 1: Identifying Kessy/Pas Control Unit

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To provide a clearer picture, the illustrations are shown from the bulkhead view.

Release and open the locking lever located "in the forward direction of travel".

Fig 2: Removing Locking Lever
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Lift control unit at front out of the support for the steering wiring.
Push control unit forward in "direction of travel" and disengage it from the support for the steering wiring.

Fig 3: Disengaging Control Unit At Both Plates
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NOTE:
Voltage peaks
- Risk of damage to load or to the control unit
→ Remove the ignition key and switch off load before disconnecting or removing load.
NOTE:
Voltage peaks
- Risk of damage to load or to the control unit
→ Remove the ignition key and switch off load before disconnecting or removing load.

Information

Depending on the vehicle equipment, the control unit has one or two connectors.
Release both electrical connectors -1, 2- -A- and unplug them from the control unit.
Take out the control unit.

Fig 4: Releasing Electrical Connectors

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