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AMPTech 3 Installation Instructions Manual

AMPTech 3 Installation Instructions Manual

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SOFTCLOSE AUTOMATIC
MODEL 3
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
V. M3 SOC20-MKIII

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  • Page 1 SOFTCLOSE AUTOMATIC MODEL 3 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS V. M3 SOC20-MKIII...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents About these instructions Preparations List of the tools required for the installation List of the scope of delivery Installation Remove the door panel from Remove the window paneRemove the Plastic the door Replace the lock unit and cabling Power supply Installation of the rear door System test...
  • Page 3: About These Instructions

    (see GTC's on www.amptech.store/agb/, V. Liability). If you have any questions or problems with the Softclose automatic, please contact AMPTech under the phone number +49 40 60 77 34870 or the e-mail support@amptech.store.
  • Page 4: Preparations

    Preparations To ensure that the installation can be carried out quickly, tools required for the installation should be provided before starting. The tools required are listed below. List of required tools for the installation tool list Position Description chuck soft surface (ceiling o. Ä.) Shear Plastikmontierhebel ratchet / ratchet...
  • Page 5: Installation

    Please check the scope of delivery of the order before starting the installation. List on the package delivery Position Description 4 SoftClose motors 4 lock units 4 harnesses 4 support rails 6 screws 12 rubber stopper 4 plastic caps Power Splitter Y-cable 2x power supply harnesses cable tie After checking the contents and the provision of tools can be continued...
  • Page 6 Installation instructions Before proceeding to the removal of the door panels and footwell trim, it is advisable to expose storage areas for the parts removed during the installation. In addition, it is helpful to keep the clamps and screws that will be removed sorted.
  • Page 7 Figure 2: Loosening the bar mounting ● Lever out the reflector on the outside of the driver's door with a plastic mounting lever (Figure 3) Figure 3: Removing the reflector ● Loosen the plastic cover on the bottom of the door panel armrest (Figure 5).
  • Page 8 Installation Guide Figure 4 (left), Figure 5 (center), Figure 6 (right):to be Screws Removed from the door panel ● Slide a plastic mounting lever under the door panel and reach under the door panel at the bottom of the door panel with both hands. Pull the door trim jerkily with both hands to release it.
  • Page 9 Installation Guide Figure 7: plug of the window pane motor ● Remove the two rubber seals on the door (Figure 8). Depending on the position, the window pane itself or the frame of the window pane can be seen behind the rubber seals Figure 8: rubber seals ●...
  • Page 10 Installation Guide ● Loosen both screws from the window pane socket (14mm, hexagonal). A second person should hold the window pane at all times (Figure 9). Attention: After the door panel and all plugs have been loosened, the window moves higher than normal. The door must therefore no longer be closed to prevent the window pane from hitting the chrome strip! Attention:...
  • Page 11 Installation Guide Figure 10: Connector below the tweeter ● Disconnect the plugs above the speaker (Figure 11). The upper connector of the airbag sensor is secured with a locking pin. Pull the locking pin down and then lever it to remove the connector plug.Figure 11: Plug connections to be removed ●...
  • Page 12 Installation Guide Figure 12: Screws to be removed from the window pane ● Press the safety clamp out of the holder (Figure 13) Figure 13: Safety ● Loosen all 12 screws (8mm, hexagonal) of the plastic trim (Figure 14). The plastic trim is fixed at the upper left and right edge each with a safety clip.
  • Page 13 Installation Guide Figure 14: Screws to be removed from the plastic cladding Guide ● Feed the cables through the opening of the plastic trim and remove the plastic trim from the door Replacing the lock unit and wiring ● Remove the rubber seal (Figure 15) and loosen the nut that can be seen behind it (10mm, hexagon).
  • Page 14 Pull the bowden cable out of the bushing The AMPTech lock units are clearly differentiated by the Bowden cable head. The lock units for the front doors have a cap instead of a bowden cable lug. The lock units for the two rear doors have a Bowden cable lug (Figure 17).
  • Page 15 Installation Guide Figure 18 (left) and 19 (right): Attaching the motor Bowden cable to the lock unit Attach ● the correct plastic cap from the scope of delivery to the device (Figure 20) Figure 20: Bowden cable cover It is recommended that the plug at the Bowden cable end of the lock unit before reinsertion.
  • Page 16 First, the installation of the left mounting rail will be discussed ● Press 3 rubber plugs into each of the marked locations (Figure 22). The larger hole remains free...
  • Page 17 Installation Guide ● Attach the motor to the rubber plugs by pushing the head of the rubber plugs into the latch provided on the motor (Figure 23) Figure 23: Insertion of the rubber stopper ● Disconnect the thin orange cable at the motor and insulate it. The cable currently performs no function ●...
  • Page 18 Installation Guide ● Push the white colored clamp that holds the OEM harness out of the socket. Position the other end of the rail so that the hole on the rail and the socket of the white colored clamp are on top of each other. Fasten the rail in this position with a screw from the scope of delivery and press the white-colored clamp into the slotted hole of the rail located under the hole (Figure 25).
  • Page 19 Installation Guide ● Pull the bowden cable of the lock unit through the grommet and seal with the rubber plug hanging on the bowden cable wire supply ● Remove the plastic cover between the dashboard and the door. Lever on the upper end of the plastic cover with a plastic mounting lever and then lift the plastic cover out upwards ●...
  • Page 20 Installation Guide ● Pull off the left fairing with a jerk and disconnect the connectors behind it ● In order to loosen the fairing on the right in Figure 28, two further fasteners must be loosened, which are revealed under the left fairing (Figure 29) Figure 29: Fastening of the right footwell trim ●...
  • Page 21 Installation Guide Figure 30: Power supply ● The short Y-piece has a forked cable lug on one end that attaches under the nut (10mm hex) in the driver's footwell (Figure 31). A red-colored insulated thicker cable leads from the nut. Loosen the nut slightly and slide the forked cable lug under the nut.
  • Page 22 Installation Guide Figure 32: dissolving the cable conduit ● The mass is by using the supplied two power supply harnesses tapped on both sides of the vehicle (Figure 33 and 34) Figure 33: Current and ground cable Figure 34: laying of the ground cable...
  • Page 23 Installation Guide ● Both power supply harnesses have a forked cable lug for ground (marking: GND-) and a white-colored plug that is connected to one of the two terminals of the power splitter cable ● A power cable is routed to the right side of the vehicle and is used to supply power to the doors located there ●...
  • Page 24 Installation Guide Figure 36: Feeding power - and earth cable ● Pull the cable hose over the plastic holder and press the cable hose back into the body or door at both ends. The plastic holder is hooked in. Press the hooks with a screwdriver and loosen the plastic holder at the same time.
  • Page 25 Installation Guide ● Glue the plugs to the door body with alubutyl ● Insert the screw of the black-colored cross strut into the grommet provided and hand-tighten the nut ● Temporarily stow the door wiring harness in the door body and make sure that the lock unit is open by operating the door handle.
  • Page 26 Installation Guide Figure 38: pin terminal of the B-pillar garnish ● The B-pillar trim is attached to the body with clamps and can be removed by hand ● Disconnect the rear door wiring harness and pass both connectors through the grommet in the car body ●...
  • Page 27: Installation Of The Rear Door

    Installation Guide Figure 40: Fastenings for the passenger footwell ● Run the power cable along the footwell trim to the passenger door ● The power cable is also held on the passenger side by the footwell trim after removal ● The shorter branch of the power cable is used to power the passenger door.
  • Page 28 Installation Guide ● As with the driver's door, disconnect all the connectors and the bowden cable on the rear door ● Pull off the window seal. ● Unscrew the two screws from the window socket (Figure 42). A second person must be consulted to hold and lift out the window pane! ●...
  • Page 29 ● Remove the lock unit from the door body and disconnect the connector and the Bowden cable ● Press 3 rubber plugs into the openings of the rail and remove the sticker on the back of the rail ● Release the two cable ties from the rail on the door body (Figure 45) ●...
  • Page 30 Installation Guide Figure 46: Attaching the motor ● Disconnect the thin orange cable and insulate it ● Hook the bowden cable of the motor into the device in the lock unit ● Fit the plastic cap over the device and position the lock unit and screw it tightly in place ●...
  • Page 31 Installation Guide Attention: Check the locking mechanism. Lock the door with the aid of a plastic using a plastic mounting lever and unlock the door using the emergency release and the door handle. The instructions for installing the driver's door and the rear door can be completed in the same way for the passenger side.
  • Page 32: System Test

    System test After the power supply cables have been connected to the clamping unit, an initial manual function test can be performed. To do this, the latch of the lock is pressed with a plastic mounting lever when the door is open. After an initial latching position is reached, the softclose motor pulls the latch completely closed.
  • Page 33: Checklist

    Checklist After wiring: ● All plugs are connected ● The cables and plugs in the door are tied together with Velcro/cable ties and fastened with Alubutyl ● The nut at the 12V source in the driver's compartment is tightened ● The ground is tapped on driver's side and passenger's side ●...
  • Page 34 ● Connect the connector of the loudspeaker and reinsert it ● Screw in the 3 screws securing the door panel again and insert the reflector...
  • Page 35: Dismantling

    dismantling Rear doors: ● Put the plastic trim together with the window regulator unit into the door body and screw the plastic trim back to the door body ● the plug of the window ● Carefully replace the window pane and screw the two screws into the socket.