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WE71 - Replacing Cover for High-Voltage Battery Vent Line (Workshop Campaign)

Revision:

March 13, 2015
This revision amends WE71 as follows:
Under Affected Vehicles — The North American affected vehicle total was changed from 1,325 to 510.

Model Year:

2014

Vehicle Type:

Panamera S E-Hybrid

Concerns:

Replacing cover for high-voltage battery vent line

Information:

This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Vent line
covers that do not comply with the latest standards may have been installed on the affected
vehicles.
A small amount of air moisture can get into the vent line under certain environmental conditions over the
service life of the vehicle.

Action
Required:

Replace cover for high-voltage battery vent line.

Affected
Vehicles:

The VIN(s) can be checked by using PIWIS Vehicle Information link to verify if the campaign affects the
vehicle. This campaign is scope specific to the VIN! Failure to verify in PIWIS may result in an improper
repair. This campaign affects 510 vehicles in North America.

Parts Info:

NOTE: DO NOT ORDER PARTS. PARTS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ALLOCATED TO YOUR DEALERSHIP, UP TO 50% OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE SERVICED AT YOUR DEALERSHIP. ONCE YOU
ARE OUT OF STOCK AND NEED ADDITIONAL PARTS, PLEASE SUBMIT A PTEC/PAV.
Part No.

Designation

Qty.

000.043.209.91

 Cover

1 ea.

Work
Procedure:

See Attachment “A”.

Claim
Submission:

See Attachment “B”.

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Installation
Position:

Installation position of cover for high-voltage battery vent line
Attachment "A": Work Procedure
Information
•

This repair work must be carried out by a correspondingly qualified person (HVT - high voltage technician).

•

The high-voltage system does not need to be isolated from the power supply for this work.

1

Raise the vehicle on a lifting platform  Workshop Manual '4X00IN Lifting the vehicle'.

CAUTION
Hot components
•

Risk of burns



Wear personal protective gear.
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Unscrew cover  Removing cover -1- counter-clockwise (bayonet lock)  Removing cover -arrow
A- and pull it off the vent line  Removing cover -arrow B-.

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Removing cover
3

Fit new cover  Installing cover -1-, Porsche Part No. 000.043.209.91, on the vent line 
Installing cover -2- ( Installing cover -arrow A-) and screw it in clockwise until it locks in the
bayonet lock  Installing cover -arrow B-.

Installing cover
4

Enter the workshop campaign in the Warranty and Maintenance booklet.

Attachment "B": Claim Submission - Workshop Campaign WE71
Warranty claims should be submitted via WWS/PQIS.

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Open campaigns may be checked by using either the PIWIS Vehicle Information system or through PQIS
Job Creation.
Labor, parts, and sublet will be automatically inserted when Technician is selected in WWS/PQIS. If
necessary, the required part numbers will need to be manually entered into warranty system by the dealer
administrator.
Labor time: 13 TU

Replacing cover for high-voltage battery vent line
Includes:
Moving vehicle onto lifting platform and raising it
Parts required:
000.043.209.91

1 ea.

Cover

 Damage code WE71 066 000 2
References:

 Workshop Manual '4X00IN Lifting the vehicle'

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Distribution
Routing

Service Manager

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Shop Foreman

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Service Technician

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Asst. Manager

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Warranty Admin.

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Service Technician

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