Installing the electrical kit
1. Disconnect the negative battery terminal.
2. Remove the spare wheel.
3. If necessary, remove the following covers and panels:
Covering of luggage trunk bottom
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Covering of the rear end plate
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Left-hand and right-hand side panels up to tail light; also the cover of the rear parking
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distance control unit, if necessary.
- Remove the left and right tail light.
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Inside the vehicle
Access strips, left side
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Lower left dashboard covering
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Lower pillar covering
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Covering of the rear wheel case on the left side
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4. Bore a hole of 18 mm for the cable leadthrough (Fig. 1/7; Photo 2/7) on the rear left-hand side
of the spare wheel well.
5. Starting in the luggage trunk, lead the socket end of the cable harness through the cable
leadthrough to the outside and from there to the socket holder plate (Fig. 1/8).
6. Insert the rubber grommet into the cable leadthrough (Photo 2/7).
Installing the socket
7. Fit the socket gasket and connect the cable harness to the socket housing in accordance with
the pin assignment plan (Fig. 1/8) and push the rubber grommet against the socket.
8. Screw the socket onto the socket holder plate (Fig. 1/8; Photo 4) using the supplied screws
and nuts.
9. Attach the cable to the socket holder with cable ties or adhesive tape.
Connecting the tail lights
10. Lay the cable end with the left-side marking to the left-hand tail light (Fig. 1/6).
11. Disconnect the plug-in connectors from the tail light (Fig. 1/6). Pull the cable back into the
vehicle. Connect the plug-in connectors to the appropriate counterparts of the cable harness.
Lay a new cable harness to the outside toward the tail light and connect it. Make sure that
the plugs lock firmly into place. Insert the rubber grommet into the cable bushing. Insulate the
plugs against noise with foam cuttings and fix the plugs.
12. Connect the black wire with the eyelet to the vehicle's ground point (Fig. 1/4).
13. Lay the cable end with the right-side marking along the rear end plate to the right-hand tail
light (Fig. 1/10).
14. Repeat step 10 on the right-hand side.
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