Installing Optical Waveguide

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Observe the general information on optical waveguides. → General information on optical waveguides - MOST bus

Cut off the optical contacts of the damaged optical waveguide, isolate it and tie it to the main wire harness.
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The range of spare parts available for optical waveguides depends on the vehicle equipment. Depending on the vehicle equipment, there is a specific set containing the individual optical waveguides.

Select the required optical waveguide and remove it from the set.
Route the new optical waveguide along the main wire harness, guide it through the existing cable ducts and tie it to the main wire harness using tie-wraps.

Fig 1: Identifying Optical Waveguide To Main Wire Harness
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Connect the connectors for the new optical waveguide to the affected parts until the connectors are felt to engage. The illustration shows the connector on the CD changer as an example.

Fig 2: Connecting Connector For Optical Waveguide
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Read out fault memory and erase if required.
Check operation of audio components.