Mercedes-Benz ML320. Service manual - part 309

Fig. 284: Identifying Self-Adhesive Foamed Material, Monitor Wiring Harness And Clips

11. Route monitor wiring harness (8) next to the existing wiring harness (11).  

12. Route monitor wiring harness in a curve to the monitor cutout in the headliner. 

 Approximately 160 mm of the wiring harness should hang out of the monitor cutout. 

13. Secure wiring harness to the headliner using self-adhesive foamed material (12) supplied. 

 As of VIN A289565, X754620: Ensure that wiring harness does not affect window airbag function. 

 Route wiring harness as flat as possible. 

Headliner shown with tilting/sliding roof  

Fig. 285: Identifying Existing Wiring Harness, Monitor Wiring Harness And Self-Adhesive Foamed 
Material 

14. Apply straightedge to the front marking on the adhesive tape and mark both ribs on the crossmember. 

 Use marking (13) to center the monitor bracket. 

15. Remove the protective foil from the strip of adhesive tape on the monitor bracket. 

 

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Fig. 286: Identifying Mark On Center Monitor Bracket 

16. Adhere bracket to crossmember ribs. 

 Align the center incision (14) of the monitor bracket to the marking on the crossmember (25). Guide 

lugs (15) of the bracket latch at front in the grooves (26) of the crossmember. 

17. Route monitor wiring harness (8) through opening (16) in rear area of bracket.  

18. Provide bore hole with Ø = 5 mm through bracket and crossmember. 

 Use guide hole (17) provided in the bracket. To prevent damage to the vehicle roof, limit drilling depth 

to 5 mm. Cover interior to collect the chips. 

19. Rivet bracket with rivet supplied to crossmember of tilting/sliding roof frame. 

 

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1998-2005 ACCESSORIES & BODY, CAB Electrical System - Body - 163 Chassis

  

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Fig. 287: Identifying Guide Hole, Crossmember And Monitor Wiring Harness 

20. Provide two further bore holes with Ø = 5 mm through bracket and crossmember of tilting/sliding roof 

frame. 

 Use guide holes (18) provided in the bracket. To prevent damage to the vehicle roof, limit drilling 

depth to 5 mm. Cover interior to collect the chips. 

21. Rivet bracket with rivet supplied to crossmember. 

 2 rivets. 

22. Remove adhesive tape from the headliner.  

23. Insert monitor wiring harness into video monitor unit (19).  

24. Open video display (20) and remote control storage compartment (21).  

25. Secure video monitor unit (19) to bracket. 

 Do NOT overtighten mounting screws. 

 Use guide pins of video monitor unit to locate the installation position and secure at 4 points (22) with 

bolts provided. 

26. Close video display (20) and remote control storage compartment. 

 

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1998-2005 ACCESSORIES & BODY, CAB Electrical System - Body - 163 Chassis

  

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Fig. 288: Identifying Video Display, Video Monitor Unit And Remote Control Storage 
Compartment 

RETROFIT WIRING HARNESS FOR AUXILIARY INTERFACE MODULE AND VIDEO/DVD PLAYER - AZ82.60-P-0004-
03A 

Model 163.113/136 /154 /172 /174 #A as of 145273 289564,  

Model 163.113 /136 /154 /172 #X as of 708319 up to 754619  

1. Adhere supplied self-adhesive foamed material (1) to rear end of the center console bracket (2).  

2. Measure dimension (a) on left and right from the upper edge of the transmission tunnel and mark floor 

covering.  

3. Starting from the transmission tunnel cutout of the floor covering, cut into floor covering 2 times (b). 

 Incisions should be located above the recesses in the transmission tunnel. 

 

2001 Mercedes-Benz ML320 

1998-2005 ACCESSORIES & BODY, CAB Electrical System - Body - 163 Chassis

  

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