Removing Wire Harness For Rear Window, Left

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Fig 1: Identifying Wire Harness For Rear Window

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Wire harness, left
Wire harness, right

Unscrew fastening nut -arrow 1- and remove ground strap together with torsion protection -a- from ground pin.

Fig 2: Loosening Ground Strap And Removing Support For Socket
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Release support for socket -arrows A- and remove from opening -arrow B- .
Release -arrows A- and press out the pink socket -arrow B- .

Fig 3: Loosening Socket And Removing Ground Strap
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Release support -arrow C- , open it -arrow D- and remove ground strap -arrow E- .
Release bracket -arrows A- and remove both plug connections -arrows B- .

Fig 4: Disconnecting Plug Connections
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Release plug connections -arrow C- and disconnect -arrows D- .
Press out rubber sleeve -arrow A- and remove wire harness in a downward direction through pneumatic spring housing -arrow B- .

Fig 5: Pulling Out Wiring Harness
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Release wiring duct -arrow A- and remove it from hinge -arrow B- .

Fig 6: Removing Wiring Duct
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Release cover -arrows C- , take it off the wiring duct -arrow D- and remove wiring duct from wire harness.
Undo fastening screws -arrows 3- and remove GPS sensor -arrow A- .

Fig 7: Removing GPS Sensor
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Release connector -arrow B- and disconnect it from the GPS sensor -arrow C- .
Pull off connector on right antenna amplifier -arrow A- .

Fig 8: Pulling Off Plug
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Loosen the adhesive tape -arrows B- , then release both antenna plugs -arrows C- and pull them off.
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- Only for vehicles with telephone antenna!
  
  Fig 9: Identifying Vehicles With Telephone Antenna
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Remove left antenna amplifier. → Removing Antenna Amplifier
Release the lock -arrows A- and pull off the telephone antenna plug -arrow B- .

Fig 10: Pulling Off Plug
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Remove rubber sleeve from rear spoiler -arrow A- .

Fig 11: Removing Line In Rear Spoiler
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Pull off line from Velcro strip segments -arrow B- and remove.
Remove complete wire harness on hinge to the rear -arrow- .

Fig 12: Removing Line
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