The Chinese source identifies GLE167 / GLS167 from model-year 2020 onward, while the pictured installation sequence is headed GLE. It does not specify a final model year, kit part number, door-trim option or module/adapter compatibility list. Confirm the actual vehicle and kit before fitting. The source describes an adapter for the existing ambient lighting; that does not establish universal compatibility or an audio-performance improvement.
Before removing the cover fastenings: source steps 4–5 remove fastening points described as “weld points” and use diagonal cutters during cover/bracket replacement. The source does not provide a complete fastening-restoration method, replacement hardware list or acceptance criteria. Confirm those details for the supplied kit before cutting or removing any fastenings. An electrical adapter claim must not be read as a guarantee that the complete installation leaves the door trim unmodified.
Connector reference: “No. 6” means the blue module connector named in the source, not pin 6. The source photograph shows a blue connector and adapter but supplies no pinout or wire-function mapping; do not derive electrical functions from photographed wire colors.
The source does not specify a vehicle power-isolation or safe connector-substitution procedure. Confirm the applicable vehicle/kit procedure before disconnecting, connecting or substituting electrical parts.
GLE installation sequence shown in the source
- Use a trim tool to remove the trim cover at the door-panel handle.
- Use the T30 tool specified in the source to remove the two door-handle screws indicated by the arrows in the photograph. No reassembly torque is supplied.
- Use the T20 tool specified in the source to remove the midrange trim retaining screws at the circled locations shown. The source does not give a screw quantity or reassembly torque.
- The source removes the fastening points it calls “weld points” around the existing midrange cover, then removes the cover. This step remains dependent on the confirmed removal and fastening-restoration method described above.
- The source uses diagonal cutters to separate the midrange cover and replaces and secures its bracket. The photograph marks the cover/bracket fastening locations and the light-unit attachment, but does not supply a complete replacement fastening specification.
- Refit and secure the illuminated midrange cover to the factory door-panel trim.
- Connect the illuminated-cover adapter to blue connector No. 6 on the factory module.
- Refit the removed door panel with the installed parts to complete installation.
Troubleshooting references from the source
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None of the vehicle's illuminated midrange covers illuminate: check whether the factory door-panel ambient lights are also off, and lock the vehicle and let it sleep for 10 minutes. The source also calls for ambient-light unit bus addressing/learning but supplies no diagnostic tool, menu or procedure; obtain the procedure for the actual vehicle and kit before attempting it. Check that adapter connector No. 6 is secure. Restore factory connector No. 6 and check whether factory ambient lighting operates normally.
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One illuminated midrange cover does not illuminate: substitute a working No. 6 adapter and check whether the light illuminates. The source associates a successful substitution with an adapter fault and calls for checking the adapter pins; otherwise it attributes the fault to the light unit. These are the source's diagnostic conclusions, which require verification for the actual kit before replacing a component.