Exhaust System: Adjustments

Stress-free alignment of the exhaust system - Vehicles with front wheel drive

Vehicles without clamp between center muffler and rear muffler
The exhaust system must be aligned when cold.

^ Loosen bolted connections on front clamp -Item 16.





^ Push exhaust system toward front of vehicle -arrow- so that rear mounting of rear muffler is pre-loaded by amount -a- 9 to 11 mm.
^ Tighten bolted connections on clamp evenly to 40 Nm.





Aligning tailpipes
Align tailpipes so that the distance -a- is the same on both sides.
At the same time, distance -b- must be obtained between the bumper cut-out and the tailpipe:
^ Dimension b = minimum 24 mm

Vehicles with clamp between center muffler and rear muffler
^ The exhaust system must be aligned when cold.

Note: It is only necessary to additionally align the center muffler on vehicles with a clamp installed between the center and rear mufflers.

^ Loosen bolted connections on front -item 16 and rear clamps Item 21.





^ Push front section of exhaust system toward front of vehicle -arrow- until preloading at right-hand mounting of center muffler is -a- = 7 to 9 mm.
^ Tighten bolts on front clamp -Item- 16, evenly to 40 Nm.





^ Push rear part of exhaust system towards front of vehicle -arrow- so that rear mounting on rear muffler is preloaded by -a- 9 to 11 mm.
^ Tighten bolts on rear clamp -item 21, evenly to 40 Nm.





Aligning tailpipes
Align tailpipes so that distance -a- is the same on both sides.
At the same time, distance -b- must be obtained between the bumper cut-out and the tailpipe:
^ Dimension b = minimum 24 mm