Exhaust System: Adjustments

Exhaust system, aligning stress-free

Note: Exhaust system alignment is performed when cold.

- Vehicles with no clamps between center and rear muffler
- Unfasten bolted joints of clamps item - 10.





- Slide exhaust system forward (arrow) until pre-tension at right rubber mounts at center muffler is a = 5 . 9 mm.
- Tighten bolted joints of clamps evenly to 40 Nm.
- Align tailpipes.
- Vehicles with clamps between center and rear muffler

Note: Additional alignment of the center muffler is only required on vehicles with clamps between the center and rear muffler.

- Loosen bolted joints of clamps item -10 - and item - 21 -, -





- Slide front part of exhaust system forward (arrow) until pre-tension at rubber mounts at center muffler is a = 5 ... 9 mm.
- Tighten bolted joints of front clamps item - 10 -, evenly to 40 Nm.





- Slide rear part of exhaust system forward (arrow) until pre-tension at rear rubber mounts at rear muffler is a = 7 ... 11 mm.
- Horizontally align rear muffler.
- Tighten bolted joints of rear clamps item - 21 - evenly to 40 Nm.
- Align tailpipes.





Tailpipe alignment
- Check distance between left and right tailpipe and bumper.
^ Dimension x on left = Dimension x on right If necessary, correct dimension x as follows:





- Loosen nut (arrow) of brace between exhaust pipes.
- Adjust spacing between rear mufflers.
- Tighten nut to 25 Nm.





- Check distances -y- and -z- between tailpipes and bumper.
^ Dimension y = greater than 20 mm
^ Dimension z = 10 . 16 mm
- If necessary, check stress-free alignment of exhaust system.