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.
- Actuate the brake pedal as often as required until there is no more brake force boosting (brake booster is "empty", brake pedal becomes hard).
- Remove brake light switch → 943619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH .
- Unclip cowl panel cover → 508719 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COWL PANEL COVER .
- Remove cross panel → 508119 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CROSS PANEL (DISASSEMBLING PLENUM PANEL) .