61 31 196 Removing And Installing (Replacing) Rear Controller

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove wood trim on rear center armrest. See 52 25 070 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING WOOD TRIM ON REAR CENTER ARMREST .

Release screws (1).

Remove rear controller (2) from wood trim on rear center armrest (3).

Fig 1: Identifying Rear Controller And Screws

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Replacement:

Carry out coding/programming.

Observe following IDC specifications:

Programming
Coding
Car & Key Memory
CD "CIP"

Fig 2: Identifying IDC
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