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Front Door Window Regulator: Service and Repair


WM 573019 Removing and installing door unit carrier

Technical values





Preliminary work

1. Disconnect electric lead for door. => 973219 Removing and installing wiring harness for door
2. Remove door trim panel. => 705919 Removing and installing door trim panel - section on "removing"
3. Remove power window motor. => 645419 Removing and installing power window motor - section on "removing"
4. Remove head airbag. => 696619 Removing and installing head airbag - section on "removing"

Removing door unit carrier

Covering door with adhesive tape





Overview, door unit carrier

Information

- Adhesive tape protects the door from paint damage when removing the door unit carrier.

1. Cover door in marked area with adhesive tape.





Covering door with adhesive tape

Removing seal for mirror triangle

1. Pull out seal for mirror triangle from cable cutout opening for door mirror.





Seal for mirror triangle

Disconnecting plug connection for rear-view mirror





Removing and installing rear-view mirror

1. Pull plug connection -1- off the rear-view mirror -2- ( -arrow- ).





Pulling off plug connection

Releasing door unit carrier





Overview, door unit carrier

Information

- A second person is required for removing the door unit carrier to avoid damage.

1. Press rubber grommet for electrical wire -1- and bowden cable -2- inwards.





Pressing in rubber grommets

2. Press in the locking tabs -arrows- and unclip power windows -1- from door unit carrier -2-.





Unclipping power windows

3. Unscrew fastening screws -2- for the door unit carrier -1-.





Releasing door unit carrier

4. Press the rubber grommet on the wiring harness inwards and pull the wiring harness through the door aperture.





Pulling out the wiring harness

5. Pull out the bowden cable -2- from the unit carrier -1-.





Pulling out the Bowden cable

Disconnecting electrical plug connection on microswitch





Overview, door unit carrier

Information

- A second person is required for removing the door unit carrier to avoid damage.

1. Unlock the electrical plug connection for the microswitch -1- by pressing the locking tab -Arrow A- and remove -Arrow B-.





Disconnecting the microswitch plug connection

Disconnecting the door lock electrical plug connection





Overview, door unit carrier

Information

- A second person is required for removing the door unit carrier to avoid damage.

1. Unlock the electrical plug connection for the door lock -1- by pressing the locking tab -Arrow A- and remove -Arrow B-.





Disconnecting the door lock plug connection

2. Remove door unit carrier.

Installing door unit carrier

Locking electrical plug connection for door lock





Overview, door unit carrier

Information

- A second person is required for removing the door unit carrier to avoid damage.

1. Lock electrical plug connection for door lock -1- until the plug audibly engages.





Locking plug connection for door lock

Locking electrical plug connection for microswitch





Overview, door unit carrier

Information

- A second person is required for removing the door unit carrier to avoid damage.

1. Lock electrical plug connection for microswitch -1- until the plug audibly engages.





Locking plug connection for microswitch

Fastening door unit carrier





Overview, door unit carrier

Information

- A second person is required for removing the door unit carrier to avoid damage.

1. Push the bowden cable -2- through the unit carrier -1-.





Pushing bowden cable through

Information

- Make sure that the wiring harness is not twisted through the door opening when fitted.

2. Push the wiring harness from the inside through the door aperture and press in the rubber grommet on the wiring harness from inside into the door aperture.





Pushing wiring harness through

3. Install the rubber grommet for electric lead -1- and bowden cable -2- in the unit carrier until this engages all the way around.





Installing rubber grommets

4. Screw down fastening screws -2- for the door unit carrier -1-. Tightening torque => Final tightening: 9.7 Nm (ftlb.) (7.2)





Fastening door unit carrier

5. Clip in power windows -1- on door unit carrier -2-.





Clipping in power windows

Locking plug connection for rear-view mirror

1. Insert plug connection -1- into the rear-view mirror -2- ( -arrow- ).





Locking plug connection

Fitting seal for mirror triangle

1. Stick seal for mirror triangle at cable cutout opening on door mirror to the basic door frame.





Seal for mirror triangle

Removing adhesive tape





Overview, door unit carrier

1. Remove adhesive tape, clean marked area if necessary.





Remove adhesive tape.

Subsequent work

1. Install head airbag. => 696619 Removing and installing head airbag - section on "installing"
2. Install power window motor. => 645419 Removing and installing power window motor - section on "installing"
3. Install door trim panel. => 705919 Removing and installing door trim panel - section on "installing"
4. Lock electric lead for door. => 973219 Removing and installing wiring harness for door