Preliminary Work

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Drain coolant.
> 193817 DRAINING AND FILLING COOLANT
Drain refrigerant from the air-conditioning system.
> WM 870317 DRAINING AND FILLING REFRIGERANT (EXCEPT PANAMERA S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA 4 S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA TURBO EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA GTS, PANAMERA 4S SPORT EDITION, PANAMERA 4 EXECUTIVE)
Remove cooling fan housing.
> WM 192019 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COOLING FAN HOUSING (RADIATOR FRAME) (PANAMERA, PANAMERA S, PANAMERA S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA 4, PANAMERA 4S, PANAMERA 4 S EXECUTIVE) or WM 192019 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COOLING FAN HOUSING (RADIATOR FRAME) (LP) (PANAMERA, PANAMERA 4)
Remove front apron.
> WM 631519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT APRON (EXCEPT PANAMERA EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA PLATINUM ED., PANAMERA 4 PLATINUM ED.)
Remove front air guide.
> Refer to WM 192419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT AIR GUIDE (PANAMERA S, PANAMERA 4S, PANAMERA 4 S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA S EXECUTIVE) or WM 192419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT AIR GUIDE (LP) (PANAMERA, PANAMERA 4) or WM 192419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT AIR GUIDE (PANAMERA S, PANAMERA 4S, PANAMERA 4 S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA S EXECUTIVE)
Remove lock carrier.
> WM 503819 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LOCK CARRIER (EXCEPT PANAMERA S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA 4 S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA TURBO EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA TURBO S, PANAMERA TURBO S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA GTS, PANAMERA 4S SPORT EDITION, PANAMERA 4 EXECUTIVE)