Removing Pressure Sensor Mat

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If occupant detection components (installed for country equipment USA/Canada/Mexico) must be replaced, the repair kit comprising padding, occupant detection control unit and pressure sensor mat Must always Be Replaced As A Complete Unit .

The spare parts are grouped in a repair kit (comprising padding -1-, occupant detection control unit -2- and pressure sensor mat -3-), which must always be replaced as a complete unit.

Padding
Occupant detection control unit
Pressure sensor mat

Fig 1: Identifying Occupant Detection Control Unit And Pressure Sensor Mat
Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

A Mixed Installation , e.g. "old" pressure sensor mat and "new" control unit, is Not Permitted .

The padding, pressure sensor mat and occupant detection control unit are calibrated together by the manufacturer and must therefore only be replaced as a complete unit.

The occupant detection control unit does not have to be coded.

The pressure sensor mat is removed in reverse order to installation.