61 31 152 Removing And Installing (Replacing) Control Unit In Center Armrest At Front

Special tools required: 

• 00 9 341

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove center armrest (front)  . See 51 16 195 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CENTRE ARMREST (FRONT) .

Disconnect plug connections (1) from control unit in center armrest (2).

Release screws (1).

Lever out front center armrest trim (2) with special tool 00 9 341 and remove and direction of arrow.

Unlock catches (1), feed out control unit in center armrest (2) in direction of arrow and remove.

Replacement: 

Carry out coding/programming.

Observe following IDC specifications:

• Programming
• Coding
• Car & Key Memory
• CD "CIP"
  Fig 4: Identifying IDC

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