AWD

Exhaust System, Aligning

• Align exhaust system when cold.

- Remove front crossmember by removing screws - 1 to 4 -.





Vehicles without clamping sleeve between center and rear muffler

- Loosen clamping sleeves screws => [ (Item 14) Front clamping sleeve ] Exhaust System Component Overview.

- Push exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until pre-load on retaining loops on center muffler a = 5 to 9 mm.





- Tighten clamping sleeve threaded connections evenly to 40 Nm.

- Align end pipes. Refer to => [ Tail Pipe, Aligning ] Procedures.

Vehicles with clamping sleeve between center and rear muffler

• Only for vehicles with clamping sleeve between center and rear mufflers, the center muffler must also be aligned.

- Loosen front clamping sleeve screws => [ (Item 14) Front clamping sleeve ] Exhaust System Component Overview and rear clamping sleeve screws => [ (Item 24) Rear clamping sleeve ] Exhaust System Component Overview.

- Push forward part of exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until pre-load on retaining loops on center muffler a = 5 to 9 mm.





- Tighten front clamping sleeve screws => [ (Item 14) Front clamping sleeve ] Exhaust System Component Overview evenly to 40 Nm.

- Push rear part of exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until pre-load on retaining loops at rear on rear muffler a = 7 to 11 mm.





- Align rear mufflers horizontally.

- Tighten rear clamping sleeve screws => [ (Item 24) Rear clamping sleeve ] Exhaust System Component Overview evenly to 40 Nm.

- Align end pipes. Refer to => [ Tail Pipe, Aligning ] Procedures.

Tightening Specifications