61 35 085 Removing And Installing (Replacing) Control Unit For Left Or Right Seat Adjustment (Rear Seat)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Disconnect battery negative lead . See 61 20 900 DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING BATTERY NEGATIVE LEAD .
Remove luggage compartment wheel arch trim on left . See 51 47 151 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT WHEEL ARCH TRIM .

Disconnect all plug connections (1).

Unlock catches (2), feed control unit for seat adjustment (3) in direction of arrow out of holder (4) and remove.

Fig 1: Identifying Catches, Control Unit And Holder

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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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