Installing Wire Harness For Bonnet

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Push the water line of the windscreen washer system together with the rubber sleeve from the engine compartment side outwards through the spring strut mount -arrow A- .

Fig 1: Installing Rubber Sleeve On Spring Strut Mount
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Install rubber sleeve from the wheel housing side on the spring strut mount -arrow B- .
Information
- During removal, replace damaged clips with repair clips.
Clip wiring harness to bonnet hinge -arrows A- and fold the insulating mat back into its original position -arrow B- .

Fig 2: Clipping In Wiring Harness And Folding Back Insulating Mat
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Push plug connection together -arrows A- until the locking lug -arrow B- is felt to engage.

Fig 3: Connecting Plug Connections
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Push plug connection into clip -arrow C- until the locking lug -arrow D- is felt to engage.
Push DME control module into the holder -arrow A- and press downwards on the side of the plug until the control unit is felt to engage in the lock -arrows B- .

Fig 4: Installing DME Control Module
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Information
- During removal, replace damaged clips with repair clips.
- Fasten the plugs of the heatable washer nozzle to the water line with adhesive tape -1- to make it easier to push through to the windscreen washer nozzles. After pushing through, remove the adhesive tape again.
  
  Fig 5: Fastening Plugs To Water Line Using Adhesive Tape
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Push wiring harness into the bonnet reinforcement -arrow A- .

Fig 6: Pushing In Wiring Harness
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Push water line, together with the electrical wire, through to the windscreen washer nozzles and pull out at the openings -arrow B- .
Pull the wiring harness to the engine compartment light out of the bonnet reinforcement -arrow C- .
Fit rubber sleeve -2- .
Push together the cable for the washer nozzle heating and the water line -arrows A and B- .

Fig 7: Pushing Cable And Water Line Together
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Push the plug connection into the cover -arrow C- .
Engage cover in the bonnet and fold it upwards -arrow D- until the cover is felt to engage.
Information
- During removal, replace damaged clips with repair clips.
Clip the wiring harness for the engine compartment light into the bonnet -arrows- .

Fig 8: Wiring Harness Fastening Points
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Connect plug to engine compartment light -arrow A- until the lock is felt to engage -arrows B- .

Fig 9: Installing Engine Compartment Light
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Insert engine compartment light into the bonnet -arrow C- and press it in -arrow D- until it is felt to engage.