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Rear Bumper, Avant






Rear Bumper, Avant

Up to Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 400 000





1 - Bolt

1 Nm

2 - Wheel housing liner

3 - Combination nut

4 Nm

4 - Cap nut

4 Nm

5 - Guide piece

Removing and installing => [ Rear Bumper, Avant, Rear Guide Piece ] Rear Bumper, Avant, Rear Guide Piece

6 - Grommet

Grommets must be pressed in before assembling cover.

7 - Supporting strip

8 - Sheet-metal screw

2 Nm

9 - Sealing strip

Clipped in cover - 12 -

10 - Trim molding

Clipped in cover - 12 -

11 - Side sealing strip

Clipped in cover - 12 -

12 - Cover

Two-piece version

One-piece version (for USA)

Removing:

Remove side luggage compartment trim.

Remove bass loudspeaker.

Disconnect electrical harness connectors to parking aid sensors at control module (under tail light, left side).

Remove combination nuts - 3 - and special nuts - 4 - (accessible from luggage compartment).

Unscrew bolts - 13 -.

Unscrew wheel housing liners - 2 - in rear area.

Remove bolts - 1 - at left and right on guide piece - 6 -

Unclip cover side-pieces on guide piece.

Remove cover.

Separating two-piece cover:

Drill off rivet heads from pop rivets at left and right.

Disengage locking tabs and separate both pieces of cover.

Installing:

Install in reverse order of removal.

When installing a new bumper cover, insert a new support piece - 14 - into cover.

Disengage support piece only when bumper cover is completely installed => [ Disengaging support piece ] Rear Bumper Side Impact Molding Centering Holes, Avant.

13 - Bolt

14 - Support piece

Replace when installing a new bumper cover

Disengage only when bumper cover is completely installed => [ Disengaging support piece ] Rear Bumper Side Impact Molding Centering Holes, Avant

15 - Side impact molding

Replace

Side impact moldings are secured to bumper with double-sided adhesive tape.

It is not possible to remove without destroying.

To remove, pull side impact molding away from bumper.

Remove any residual adhesive on bumper.

Installing on new bumper

Centering holes for side impact molding must be drilled on a new bumper before painting.

Position centering holes for side impact moldings on bumper => [ Rear Bumper Side Impact Molding Centering Holes, Avant ] Rear Bumper Side Impact Molding Centering Holes, Avant.

As of Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 400 001





1 Cover

Removing:

- Remove side luggage compartment trim.

- Disconnect electrical harness connectors to parking aid sensors at control module (under tail light, left side).

- Remove special nuts - (accessible from luggage compartment).

- Remove special nuts -=> [ Cap nuts ] Rear Bumper, Sedan- (accessible from luggage compartment).

- Unscrew wheel housing liners in rear area.

- Remove bolts left and right on guide piece - 3 -

- Unclip cover side-pieces on guide piece.

- Remove cover.

Separating two-piece cover:

Disengage locking tabs and separate both pieces of cover.

2 Guide piece

3 Combination bolts

4 Expanding rivet

Pressed into side panel at bottom

5 Cap nut

4 Nm

6 Base plate

Must always be installed.

7 Combination bolt

18 Nm

8 Base plate

Must always be installed.

9 Expanding clip

Qty. 5 inserted in rear cross panel.

10 Supporting strip

11 Sheet-metal screw

2.5 Nm

12 Combination bolt

18 Nm

13 Right holder for bumper

Bumper removed

Remove combination bolt - 12 - and pull shock absorber out of bumper.

14 Hex nut

18 Nm

Counterhold when tightening combination bolt - 8 -.

15 Bracket

Riveted to bumper.

16 Pop rivet

17 Left holder for bumper

Remove combination bolt - 8 - and pull shock absorber out of bumper.

18 Bumper

Cover - 1 - removed.

Remove combination bolts - 6 - at left and right and pull out bumper toward rear.

19 Support piece

Replace when installing a new bumper cover

Disengage only when bumper cover is completely installed => [ Disengaging support piece ] Rear Bumper Side Impact Molding Centering Holes, Avant

Country version





1 Cover

Removing:

- Remove side luggage compartment trim.

- Disconnect electrical harness connectors to parking aid sensors at control module (under tail light, left side).

- Remove special nuts - (accessible from luggage compartment).

- Remove special nuts -=> [ Cap nuts ] Rear Bumper, Sedan- (accessible from luggage compartment).

- Unscrew wheel housing liners in rear area.

- Remove bolts left and right on guide piece - 3 -

- Unclip cover side-pieces on guide piece.

- Remove cover.

Separating two-piece cover:

Disengage locking tabs and separate both pieces of cover.

2 Guide piece

3 Combination bolts

4 Expanding rivet

Pressed into side panel at bottom

5 Cap nut

4 Nm

6 Base plate

Must always be installed.

7 Combination bolt

18 Nm

8 Base plate

Must always be installed.

9 Expanding clip

Qty. 5 inserted in rear cross panel.

10 Supporting strip

11 Sheet-metal screw

2.5 Nm

12 Combination bolt

30 Nm

13 Right shock absorber for bumper

Bumper removed

Remove combination bolt - 12 - and pull shock absorber out of bumper.

14 Hex nut

30 Nm

Counterhold when tightening combination bolt - 8 -.

15 Bracket

Riveted to bumper.

16 Pop rivet

17 Left shock absorber for bumper

Remove combination bolt - 8 - and pull shock absorber out of bumper.

18 Bumper

Cover - 1 - removed.

Remove combination bolts - 6 - at left and right and pull out bumper toward rear.

19 Support piece

Replace when installing a new bumper cover

Disengage only when bumper cover is completely installed => [ Disengaging support piece ] Rear Bumper Side Impact Molding Centering Holes, Avant