General body repairs, exterior
Removing and installing window regulator motor -V14-/-V15-
In this manual: General body repairs, exterior
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Special tools and workshop equipment required |
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Removing |
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- Remove front door trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
- Secure door window against sliding down with adhesive tape.
- Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers. Remove ignition key.
- Disconnect connector -3-.
- Remove bolts -2- (Qty. 3).
- Remove window regulator motor -1- from mounting brackets of cable drum.
Installing |
WARNING If a new window regulator motor (door control unit) is installed, the additional functions and the excess force limitation feature have to be coded! |

- Position window regulator motor -1- on mounting brackets of cable drum. Move door window up and down slightly so that the splines between window regulator motor and cable drum engage more easily.
- Connect connector -3-.
- A new window regulator motor must be coded using → Vehicle diagnostic tester.
- The work procedure and notes on the automatic window raising and lowering system as well as on the excess-force limitation feature can be found in → Booklet.
Further installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.
Specified torques
| Bolts → Chapter „Assembly overview - window regulator“ |
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Note 
WARNING If a new window regulator motor (door control unit) is installed, the additional functions and the excess force limitation feature have to be coded!