65 83 600 Replacing HIP Module For Car Communication Computer

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IMPORTANT: Read and comply with notes on protection against electrostatic damage (ESD protection). See 61 35... NOTES ON ESD PROTECTION (ELECTRO STATIC DISCHARGE)

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove Car Communication Computer . See 65 83 010 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING CAR COMMUNICATION COMPUTER

Release screws (1).

Remove cover (2) towards top.

IMPORTANT:

Contact spring strip (3) on floor pan (2) must not be bent: otherwise risk of short-circuiting!

When reinstalling floor pan (2), make sure individual springs of contact spring strip (3) are correctly seated.

Fig 1: Identifying Contact Spring Strip On Floor Pan

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Press catches (1) and feed out HIP module (2) in direction of arrow.

Installation:

Make sure front guides (3) of HIP module (2) are correctly seated.

Fig 2: Identifying Front Guides Of HIP Module

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Disconnect plug connection (1) in direction of arrow and remove HIP module (2).

Fig 3: Identifying Plug Connection & HIP Module

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After installation:

Cars with out-of-date software status at time of repair:
After replacing the HIP module, program the Car Communication Computer. Then take the car for an initialization drive.
Cars with current software status at time of repair:
After replacing the HIP module, take the car for an initialization drive.

Initialization drive:

Drive for 15-20 minutes at 50 km/h and with good GPS reception until correct vehicle position is achieved in the navigation display.

NOTE: During this time, the position pointer of the navigation system can be motionless or move across country.