Acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS) 4.3-35 Removal and refitting of acoustic alerting control unit 1- Protection Place protective pads at following locations: • Front fender; • Front bumper; • Driver’s seat; • Carpet (on driver's side); • Steering wheel; • Parking brake lever; • Shift lever. 2 - Removal • Turn off the ignition switch, and disconnect the battery negative cable. • Lift the vehicle to an appropriate position with a lift, and use the interior trim removal tool (BF1102) to remove the 7 fixing clips (1) of the front bumper lower protective plate. • Remove the 9 fixing bolts (2) (M6X19) of the front bumper lower protective plate with a 10 mm socket wrench.
• Remove the front bumper lower protective plate (3). • Press the locking clip of the connector and disconnect the acoustic alerting control unit connector (1). • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the fixing screws (2) of the acoustic alerting control unit. (one acoustic alerting control unit for left/right side) • Pull the acoustic alerting control unit (3) down from the acoustic alerting control unit bracket.