Mercedes-Benz ML320. Manual — part 306

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

14. Apply straightedge to the front center line 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. 272: 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 monitor 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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Fig. 273: 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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Fig. 274: Identifying Video Display, Video Monitor Unit And Remote Control Storage
Compartment

RETROFIT VIDEO SYSTEM MONITOR - AZ82.60-P-0004-02C

Model 163.136 /154 /172 2A as of 145273, Models 163.136 /154 /172 2X as of 708319, Models
163.113/128 /157 /174 /175 2#, with power tilting/sliding roof in glass version, Code 414a

1. Measure from the corner (1) of the tilting/ sliding roof frame (2) the dimension (a=410 mm) to the middle

of the tilting/ sliding roof frame and mark the frame.

Do NOT mark the headliner. By cross-measuring from the other corner check whether the mark is in

the center.

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