Exhaust System, Installing

Exhaust System, Installing

• Align exhaust system when cold.

Vehicles without double clamps between center and rear muffler

- Loosen bolts on front clamping sleeves.

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





- Tighten clamping sleeve connections evenly to 23 Nm.

- Align end pipes.

Vehicles with double clamps between center and rear muffler

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

- Loosen bolts on front and rear clamping sleeves.

- Slide front section of exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until pre-load on retaining loops at center muffler - a - = 5 to 9 mm.





- Tighten clamping sleeve connections evenly to 23 Nm.

- Slide rear section of exhaust system far enough forward - arrow - until pre-load on retaining loops at center muffler - a - = 5 to 9 mm.

- 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 muffler horizontally.

- Tighten rear clamping sleeve bolts evenly to 23 Nm.

- Align end pipes.

Tailpipes, aligning

- Check distance of end pipes at left and right to bumper:





• Dimension - x - left = dimension - x - right.

If necessary, correct dimension "x" as follows:





- Loosen threaded connections - arrow - of brace between exhaust pipes.

- Adjust distance between rear mufflers.

- Tighten threaded fastener to 23 Nm.

- Check distances - y - and - z - of end pipes to bumper:





• Dimension - y - = approximately 20 mm.

• Dimension - z - = 20 to 26 mm.

- If necessary, check whether the exhaust system is aligned tension-free. Refer to => [ Exhaust System, Installing ] Exhaust System, Installing.