61 13 ... Antenna Elbow Plug On Radio Receiver

IMPORTANT: This repair solution is only possible up to model year 10/ 2000. Replace entire antenna cable on affected vehicles.

Cut off faulty antenna angle plug directly after strain relief.

Carefully and with precision, strip insulation from antenna cable as illustrated (lengths given in mm).

Fig 1: Identifying Length Of Stripped Insulation From Antenna Cable

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Brush shield (copper braid) towards rear.

IMPORTANT: There must be no more copper wire protruding in the direction of the inner conductor on the inner conductor insulation (risk of short circuits).

Create a loop on inner conductor.

Fig 2: Identifying Loop On Inner Conductor

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IMPORTANT: Cover soldering area extensively in center console all round radio aperture.

Avoid blobs of melted solder in inside area.

Tin-plate center connection on antenna angle plug and stripped inner conductor.

Fig 3: Soldering Inner connection

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Solder inner conductor on center connection with a small soldering iron (max. 50 watts) and matching soldering tip (1).

Gently push insulation forward to soldering point and pay attention to correct position of loop.

NOTE: The loop must not under any circumstances come into contact with the metal parts of the antenna plug.

Special tool 61 9 041 (hand pliers) in conjunction with special tool 61 9 044 (matrix) is used to crimp antenna angle plug.

Fig 4: Crimping Antenna Angle Plug

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Refer to 61 13 SPECIAL TOOLS FOR WIRING HARNESS REPAIRS

Unlock special tool 61 9 041:

Squeeze grips (1) lightly and push unlocking lever (2) in direction of arrow.

OR:

Compress handles as far as they will go, tool unlocks automatically.

Fig 5: Unlocking Special Tool

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Place antenna angle plug with cable guide and strain relief in matrix (1).

Fig 6: Placing Antenna Angle Plug With Cable Guide In Matrix

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Compress special tool 61 9 041 as far as it will go.

Fig 7: Identifying Special Tool

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Special tool 61 9 041 unlocks automatically.

Remove antenna angle plug with antenna cable from special tool 61 9 044.