Electrical Accessory Panel: Service and Repair

Electronics Box In Left Engine Compartment, Removing And Installing

CAUTION: When disconnecting and connecting battery, the procedure must be followed as described.

Removing:
- Disconnect battery.







- Slide securing bracket -1- in -direction of arrow- and remove cover of E-box -2-upward.







- Remove hex nuts -1-.
- Open -arrows- covers -2- for wire guides at E-box.
- Remove wires from connecting pins.
- Unclip wires from wire guides.







- Unscrew central bolt -arrow- for E-box -1-.

NOTE: Unscrewing the central bolt -arrow- presses off the E-box -1- upward from E-box bracket.

- Remove E-box -1- upward from E-box bracket.







NOTE: In order to be able to remove the flat terminal housing -1-, air filter housing (only vehicles with Diesel engine), battery and battery console must be removed.

- If necessary, remove air filter housing.
- Remove battery.







- Remove mounting bolts -arrows- for battery console -1-.
- Remove battery console -1- from vehicle.







- Press straps on E-box bracket apart from each other -arrows B- and slide flat terminal housing -1- sideways -arrow A- out of E-box bracket.
- Press straps on E-box bracket apart from each other -arrows C- and slide flat terminal housing -2- toward front -arrow D- out of E-box bracket.







- Remove mounting nuts -arrows- of E-box bracket -1-.

NOTE: It depends on vehicle equipment whether an auxiliary relay carrier is installed.

- Pull E-box bracket -1- as far as cable lengths permit from upward stud bolts.







- Unclip auxiliary relay carrier -1- sideways out of E-box bracket -2-.
- Remove E-box bracket -2- from vehicle.

Installing:
Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following:
- Tighten mounting bolts and nuts to specified tightening torques.







- Place cover -2- onto E-box and slide securing bracket -1- in -direction of arrow- until cover -2- is engaged.

NOTE: Then check whether cover -2- of E-box is correctly engaged.