Trunk / Liftgate: Adjustments
Rear Lid And Rear Lid Latch, Removing, Installing And Adjusting
1 - Rear lid
- Removing:
- Remove rear lid lining.
- Disconnect electrical wiring and remove completely from lid.
- Second person required for removal of lid.
- Remove gas-filled struts at left and right.
- Remove the hex-bolts that connect both rear lid hinges to rear lid.
- Remove rear lid.
- Installing:
- Install in reverse order of removal.
- Adjusting:
NOTE: The gas-filled struts must be attached before installing a new rear lid.
- Use rear lid hinges to center and adjust height of rear lid at top edge.
- Use rear lid latch to adjust height at lower edge of lid
- Centering lid Fig. 1
- Adjust stop buffer - 2 -.
2 - Stop buffers (2x)
- Installing Fig. 2
3 - Pop rivet
- To remove, drill off rivet head and knock rivet shaft through.
4 - Cover
- Unclip
5 - Combination bolt
- 12 Nm
6 - Striker
- Adjusting:
- Tighten combination bolts - 5 - finger-tight (striker plate must remain movable).
- Carefully close rear lid until lid is flush with rear side panels.
- Carefully open lid and tighten combination bolts.
7 - Lid hinge
8 - Combination bolt
- 8 Nm
9 - Rear lid latch
- To remove, remove bolts - 8 - and disengage cable.
10 - Cable for rear lid latch
- Disengaging Fig. 3
11 - Protective foil
- Self-adhering, remove protective paper before applying.
Fig. 1 Panel gap dimensions
NOTE: Panel gap dimensions can be checked using 3371 adjustment gauge.
- Dimension - A - = 3.5 mm ± 1 mm
- Dimension - B - = 3.5 mm ± 1 mm
- Dimension - C - = 5 mm ± 1 mm
Fig. 2 Adjusting stop buffers
- Loosen locking screw - 2 - pull out stop slightly.
- Close rear lid - 4 - and bring to flush position, rear lid latch must engage in striker to second detent stage.
- This pushes the stop - 3 - into the appropriate position.
- Open rear lid and pull stop out one notch.
- Tighten locking screw - 2 - to 2 Nm.
- To remove stop, drill head off of pop rivet - 1 -, knock shaft through and remove stop.
- Close rear lid.
- Check gap dimensions Fig. 1
Fig. 3 Disengaging and engaging cable
- Rear lid latch removed
- Rotate cable 90 degrees in mounting bracket and remove upward.
- Swing cable 90 degrees and remove from lid lock.