Electrical Accessory Panel: Service and Repair

E-Box

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.