Preliminary work
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Porsche Macan and 2015 Porsche Macan. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect ground line on the battery. → 2X00IN WORK INSTRUCTIONS AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY
- Remove headliner. → 708419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING HEADLINER
- Remove dashboard. → 701819 REMOVING AND INSTALLING DASHBOARD
- Remove carpet. → 704119 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CARPET
- Remove insulating mat under the rear seat.
- Remove rear inner door sill trim at the left. → 680519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR INNER DOOR SILL TRIM
- Release and disconnect electric plug connection on (central) headlight control unit. → 941619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (CENTRAL) HEADLIGHT CONTROL UNIT
- Remove control unit for front-end electronics. → 944919 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CONTROL UNIT FOR FRONTEND ELECTRONICS
- Remove front lid release. → 551019 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT LID RELEASE
- Loosen fuse box in dashboard at the left. → 978409 LOOSENING AND SECURING FUSE BOX
Vehicles with KESSY
- Disconnect electric plug connection for KESSY antenna at the left door entry guard and expose electric line. → 966719 REMOVING AND INSTALLING KESSY ANTENNA
Vehicles with air suspension
- Disconnect sub-part for air suspension on the underbody.
- 12.1. Disconnect electric plug connections on the compressor for the levelling system. → 431519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COMPRESSOR FOR LEVELLING SYSTEM
- 12.2. Disconnect electric plug connection on the valve unit (levelling system). → 432355 REPLACING VALVE UNIT (LEVELLING SYSTEM)
- 12.3. Unclip and expose electric line.
Vehicles with DeNOx catalytic converter
- Disconnect sub-part for DeNOx catalytic converter at the underbody.
- 13.1. Disconnect electric plug connection on control unit for reducing agent.
- 13.2. Disconnect electric plug connection for temperature sensor for exhaust gas downstream of DeNOx catalytic converter. → WM 247319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OXYGEN SENSOR DOWNSTREAM OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER .
- 13.3. Disconnect electric plug connection on NOx sensor with control unit.
- 13.4. Unclip and expose electric line.
Vehicles with mobile communication antenna
- Release and disconnect electric plug connection on mobile communication antenna.
Vehicles with front camera
- Release and disconnect electric plug connection on front camera. → 963819 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT CAMERA
Vehicles with GPS antenna
- Release and disconnect electric plug connection on GPS antenna. → 911319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING GPS ANTENNA