3.8 Removing and installing driver seat/front passenger seat memory operating unit E97 / E277
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
3.9 Removing and installing emergency-off button E190 / E466 for driver seat/front passenger
seat memory operating unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
3.10 Removing and installing front passenger seat adjustment switch E157 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
3.11 Removing and installing door contact switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
3.12 Removing and installing door warning lamp and entry light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
4 Lights and switches in rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
4.1 Removing and installing bulb for door opener light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
4.2 Removing and installing rear left/rear right window regulator switch, in door E52 / E54 . . 282
4.3 Removing and installing interior door lighting strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
4.4 Removing and installing background light in storage compartment in door . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
4.5 Removing and installing rear left interior locking switch E273 / rear right interior locking switch
E274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
4.6 Removing and installing door contact switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
4.7 Removing and installing door warning lamp and entry light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
5 Lights and switches in centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
5.1 Removing and installing light for centre console (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
5.2 Removing and installing entry and start authorisation button E408 or driver identification
control unit J589 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
5.3 Removing and installing front seat heating switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
5.4 Removing and installing rear seat heating switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
6 Lights and switches in seats and luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
6.1 Removing and installing footwell light (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
6.2 Removing and installing luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
6.3 Removing and installing button to close rear lid in luggage compartment E406 . . . . . . . . 291
6.4 Removing and installing contact switch in lock cylinder for rear lid, anti-theft system and
central locking system F124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
7 Lights and switches in roof trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
7.1 Removing and installing vanity mirror light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
7.2 Removing and installing front interior light with roof electronics control unit J528 - vehicles
up to 08.2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
7.3 Removing and installing front interior light with roof electronics control unit J528 - vehicles
from 09.2007 onwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
7.4 Renewing bulbs for interior light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
7.5 Removing and installing garage door operating unit E284 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
7.6 Renewing bulbs for reading light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
7.7 Removing and installing LED for background light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
7.8 Removing and installing rear interior light/reading light with rear operating unit for roof module
E467 - vehicles up to 08.2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
7.9 Renewing rear interior light bulb - vehicles up to 08.2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
7.10 Renewing rear reading light bulb - vehicles up to 08.2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
7.11 Removing and installing rear interior light/reading light with rear operating unit for roof module
E467 - vehicles from 09.2007 onwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
7.12 Renewing rear interior light bulb - vehicles from 09.2007 onwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
7.13 Renewing rear reading light bulb - vehicles from 09.2007 onwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
7.14 Removing and installing LED for background light (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
7.15 Removing and installing illuminated vanity mirror (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
7.16 Removing and installing vanity mirror light (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
8 Components on interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
8.1 Removing and installing light sensor G399 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
8.2 Removing and installing humidity sender G355 - vehicles without lane departure warning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
8.3 Removing and installing humidity sender G355 - vehicles with lane departure warning . . 304
9 Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
10 Entry and start authorisation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
10.1 Entry and start authorisation system - overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
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Electrical system - Edition 08.2014
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