1. Turn off your Audi so that the ignition is in the 'Accessories' position and the car's electronics system is activated, or start the engine.2. Insert the MMI upgrade CD in your audio unit.3. Allow your MMi system to recognize the CD that you've just inserted as a software upgrade so that it can initiate the upgrade process.4. Follow the prompts to complete the upgrade process, using the MMI menu navigation knob and buttons that are behind your gear shift lever. The prompts and specific upgrade processes will differ depending on your existing MMI version and the version to which you...
How to Change Sprinter Fuel Filter
1. Turn off the Mercedes Sprinter if it was on. Prop open the hood with the hood support rods.2. Put on your plastic gloves.3. Remove the left-most tube feeding the fuel filter. Clamp the tube collar with your needle-nose pliers. Press on the locking tab of the collar with your screwdriver. Release the collar. Pull the tube off the fuel filter nozzle.4. Press in with your screwdriver on the releasing tab at the base of the tube collar of the middle tube. Release the tab. Pull the middle tube off the fuel filter.5. Remove the two screws securing the fuel tube bracket to the fuel filter....
How to Replace the Ignition Switch on a BMW 533i
1. Turn the ignition key to the 'II' position.2. Insert the piece of wire all the way into the hole located just underneath the ignition cylinder and switch assembly.3. Pull the ignition lock and switch assembly out of the steering column. Maintain pressure on the wire as you pull the cylinder out of the column. Once the switch is out of the column, remove the wire.4. Insert the new switch and cylinder assembly into the steering column, with the ignition key turned to the 'II' position in the new cylinder, until the switch and cylinder assembly locks into the steering column.5. Turn...
How to Remove a Crankshaft Bolt
1. Loosen the lug nuts on the side of your vehicle where the crankshaft pulley is located. Turn the lug nuts 45 degrees.2. Place the floor jack under your vehicle and jack up on the factory jack point or on the frame of the vehicle (front of the vehicle).3. Place the jack stands under the frame of the vehicle and lower the vehicle onto the stands.4. Finish loosening the lug nuts and take the wheels off.5. Remove the splash guard using the screwdriver. To do this, you'll need to wedge the screwdriver in between the plastic rivets holding the splash guard and the splash guard itself. Then...
How to Buy a Mercedes Diesel
1. Check out some of the new Mercedes diesel models such as the E320 BLUETEC which has all the luxury of a Mercedes but puts out a grumbling 400 pounds of torque and more than 200 horsepower. Best of all, the diesel gunner gets around 35 miles to the gallon, making it fast, powerful and efficient.2. Take a look at the MB GL320 BlueTec if you're in the SUV market but don't want to give up on the diesel engine. The MB GL320 uses an advanced fuel injection system that cuts down on diesel emissions in order to make the car 50-state legal.3. Make sure you're aware of the pitfalls of buying a...
How to Replace Audi Wiper Blades
1. With your Audi's engine running and the car in park, turn on the wipers and let them extend upward. When the wipers are in an upright position on the windshield, turn off the engine. Grasp one wiper arm and gently pull the wiper away from the glass in order to make it easier to complete this job.2. Depress the release tab located on the wiper arm, near the point where the wiper blade meets the wiper arm.3. Hold the release tab and slide the blade in a downward position until it unlocks from the wiper arm.4. Place the new wiper blade assembly onto the pivot point. Slide it up until the...
How to Reprogram a Mercedes Remote
1. Place your key in the car's ignition and turn the key two clicks to the 'On' position for any Mercedes car.2. Press and release the lock button on your Mercedes keyless remote.3. Press and hold the unlock button on your remote.4. Press the lock button on your remote five times consecutively, while the unlock button is still held, at one or two second intervals.5. Release the two buttons and wait five seconds after pressing the lock button for the fifth time. Press either the lock or unlock button once to finish the programming sequen...
How to Change the Brake Pads on My BMW 330Ci
1. Park the BMW on a flat, level surface. Loosen the lug nuts that hold the wheels on with a lug nut wrench. Raise the car with a floor jack and lower it onto jack stands at all four corners. Finish removing the lug nuts, remove the wheels and set them aside.2. Disconnect the brake pad wear sensor located on the front passenger side. Spray brake cleaner on the brake caliper, brake rotor and nearby parts. Wipe them down with a clean dry rag.3. Remove the plastic covers on the caliper guide bolts and then loosen the bolts with a socket. The bolts are located on the top and bottom of the caliper...
How to Remove the OVP on a 190E Mercedes
1. Move the vehicle onto a flat work surface. Place the car in park. Shut the engine off and apply the parking brake. Open the hood of the vehicle.2. Find the OVP relay. Its box casing is made of black plastic and is next to the car battery.3. Take off the OVP's cover. You'll see a 10-amp fuse that leads to the relay. Remove the OVP by taking out the fu...
How to Replace an MMI Switch
1. Lay a thin rag over the MMI switch you wish to remove. Ensure that it's fully covered, but that the rag isn't too thick. You will know that you need to use a thinner rag if the pump wrench is not able to obtain a firm grip.2. Adjust the pump wrench to its wider setting and position it around the switch.3. Tighten the pump wrench slowly until it's firmly, but gently, grasping the rag-covered MMI switch.4. Pull up on the MMI switch's knob in a firm motion. Be sure to pull directly up with firm, but not violent, force. Wiggle it slightly to loosen it if you encounter some trouble.5. ...
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