1 Disconnect ground line of battery
Disconnect/connect battery ground line
2 Remove paneling on right A-pillar
Remove/install paneling on A-pillar
3 Remove inside rearview mirror
Remove/install inside rearview mirror
4 Remove front roof frame paneling
Remove/install front roof frame paneling
5 Remove longitudinal member paneling (1).
Remove/install longitudinal member
paneling
6 Remove front CBS
Remove/install front CBS
7 Remove left front headlamp unit
Remove/install lamp unit
Install
8 Prepare longitudinal member panel (1) for On vehicles without BRABUS longitudinal
installation of BRABUS longitudinal member member panel (1)
panel illumination
Hand drill
On vehicles with BRABUS longitudinal
member panel (1)
Hand drill
9 Clip LED lamps (3) in the notches that were Ensure that the LED lamps (3) are
previously made in the longitudinal member properly seated in the longitudinal member
panel (1) panel (1)
10 Create electrical connectors (4) using
connector of LED lamps (3) and wiring
harness of BRABUS longitudinal member
panel illumination
11 Slide electrical connectors (4) into foam
brackets (2)
12 Slide coupling (5) through front foam
bracket (2)
13 Glue foam bracket (2) to longitudinal Red side of adhesive strips must point in
member panel (1) using the adhesive strips direction of longitudinal member panel (1).
included in the package contents, as shown
14 Route branch-off line of illumination wiring Route branch-off line so that it cannot be
harness (6) along on-board wiring harness damaged by chafing or crushing.
to connecting points of electrical connectors Special attention must be paid to the line
(7) routing in the vicinity of the wiper system
since the wiper linkage must have
clearance in every position.
Failure to pay attention to this can result in a
short circuit or block of the wiper system.
The installation position of the individual
branch-off lines is defined by the different
length.
15 Fasten branch-off lines of illumination wiring
harness (6) to on-board wiring harness
using cable ties
16 Carefully cut off the grommet (8) of a
rubber plug
17 Route interior compartment branch-off line
of illumination wiring harness (6) through
opening in grommet (8) into the interior
compartment
18 Seal grommet (8) with a suitable sealant
19 Install left front lamp unit
Remove/install lamp unit
20 Install front CBS
Remove/install front CBS
21 Create electrical connectors (7) using
connector of illumination wiring harness (6)
and coupling (5) of BRABUS longitudinal
member panel illumination
22 Install longitudinal member panel (1)
Remove/install longitudinal member
paneling
23 Remove bolts (17) on SAM control unit
24 Unclip SAM control unit (N10/10) in rear
area (arrow)
25 Route interior compartment branch-off line The installation position of the individual
of illumination wiring harness (6) along the branch-off lines is defined by the different
broken line to the SAM control unit (N10/10) length.
and the roof paneling
26 Fasten interior compartment branch-off line
to on-board main wiring harness using cable
ties
27 Plug electrical lines (14) of illumination To prevent polarity reversal of the
wiring harness (6) into coupling (13) in electrical lines (14) and the electrical lines
accordance with the electrical lines (15) of (15), the electrical lines (14, 15) have the
the adapter wiring harness (9) same color coding.
28 Create electrical connector with connector Ensure that the electrical lines (14) are
(10) and coupling (13) connected to the electrical lines (15) of the
same color and repeat operation step 27, if
necessary.
29 Install trim at right A-pillar
Remove/install paneling on A-pillar
30 Connect connector (12) of adapter wiring
harness (9) to front interior lamp (E15/4)
31 Connect coupling (11) of adapter wiring
harness (9) to connector (16) of front
interior lamp (E15/4)
32 Fasten adapter wiring harness (9) with
cable ties
33 Install front roof frame paneling
Remove/install front roof frame paneling
34 Plug branch-off line of illumination wiring The installation position of the individual
harness (6) into fuse holder (19) branch-off lines is defined by the different
length.
35 Insert fuse holder (19) into a free slot at the The slots of the fuse holder (19) are
SAM control unit (N10/10) and insert fuse coded.
(18) The (18) fuse has a rating of
5 amps.
36 Clip in SAM control unit (N10/10) in rear
area (arrow) and screw down using bolts
(17)
37 Connect ground cable to battery
Disconnect/connect battery ground line
38 Perform function test of BRABUS The following functions must be present:
longitudinal member panel illumination Vehicle is unlocked - LED lamps (3)
illuminate.
Vehicle is locked - LED lamps (3) are
switched off in a dimmed state.
Door open - LED lamps (3) illuminate.
The LED lamps (3) are switched off
when the ignition (circuit 15) is switched
on.
HAVE FUN!
Linear Mode
