Brake system

Removing and installing mounting bracket, RHD vehicles

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Removing

  • Remove wiper arms → Electrical system; Rep. gr.92.
  • Remove plenum chamber cover → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.50.
  • Remove wiper motor -V- → Electrical system; Rep. gr.92.
  • Remove bolt -1-.
  • Remove dash panel end cover on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
  • Remove footwell cover on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68
  • Remove storage compartment on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68
  • Remove dash panel cover on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68.
  • Remove knee airbag → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.69.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, RHD vehicles
  • Remove footwell vent -1- on driver side → Heating, air conditioning system; Rep. gr.87.
  • To do this, unscrew bolt -2- and remove footwell vent on driver side -1-.
  • Unbolt crash bar for brake pedal and lay it to one side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
  • Separate brake pedal from brake servo → Chapter.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, RHD vehicles
  • Release connectors -arrows- and pull off.
  • Remove accelerator pedal module -1- from mounting bracket -2- → Rep. gr.20.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, RHD vehicles
  • Unclip wiring harness -2- from mounting bracket -1--arrows-.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, RHD vehicles
  • Remove nuts -arrows- from mounting bracket -1-.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, RHD vehicles
  • Secure brake servo -1- against falling.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Removing and installing mounting bracket, RHD vehicles
  • Ensure to route wiring harness -2- correctly so that it is not trapped.
  • Clip wiring harness -2- to mounting bracket -1--arrows-.
  • Connect brake pedal to brake servo → Chapter.

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - brake pedal, RHD vehicles“

Crash bar → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.

Footwell vents → Heating, air conditioning system; Rep. gr.87.

Knee airbag → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.69.

Covers on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68

Windscreen wiper system → Electrical system; Rep. gr.92

Plenum chamber cover → General body repair, exterior; Rep. gr.50

Removing and installing mounting bracket, RHD vehicles

Test yourself

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