Rear Bumper Cover / Fascia: Service and Repair

Bumper cover, removing and installing







1 - Guide piece
- Removing and installing.
2 - Grommet
- 2 pieces per side.
- Must be inserted in fender before installing bumper cover
3 - Cross member
4 - Bumper cover

Removing:
- Remove bolts in rear area of wheel housing liner.
- Drive back wheel housing liner and remove bolts from guide piece.
- Remove luggage compartment side trim.
- Remove nuts from luggage compartment.
- Unclip bumper cover side flanks from guide piece.
- Pull bumper cover back slightly and if necessary, disconnect electrical connector (at left under tail light) to the parking assist system sensors.
- Remove bumper cover toward rear.

- Panel gap dimensions

5 - Screw
- 1.5 Nm
6 - Wheel housing liner
7 - Nut
- 4 Nm







Side panel grommets, installing

NOTE: Before installing bumper cover - 1 -, check to see if threaded pins - 2 - on bumper sides and grommets - 3 - are present.

- Before installing bumper cover - 1 -, grommets - 3 - must slide onto threaded pins - 2 -.

4 - Side panel
5 - Nut (6 Nm)
- Tighten nut - 5 - after installing.







Guide piece, removing and installing
- Bumper cover removed.

- Remove bolts - 3 - and remove guide piece - 1 -.
2 - Clip

- When installing, tighten bolts - 3 - in - a -, - b - and - c - sequence.
a, b, c - Screw (1.5 Nm)







Panel gap dimensions

NOTE: Panel gap dimensions can be checked with Adjusting Gauge 3371
- Dimension - A - = 2 mm + 0.5mm.
- Dimension - B - = 0 mm ± 0.6 mm.
- Dimension - C - = 0 mm ± 0.6 mm.