Front Bumper Assembly Overview, From MY 2006

Front Bumper Assembly Overview, from MY 2006





1 Screw

• 6 Nm

2 Screw

• 23 Nm

3 Bumper crossmember

• Bumper cover removed.

• To remove, remove bolts - 2 -.

• Disconnect harness connectors to signal horns and remove bumper crossmember from impact absorbers toward front.

4 Pop rivet

5 Signal horn

• To remove, drill off rivet heads.

6 Support piece

• When turning adjustment screw, make sure mounting bracket raises.

• Before installing bumper cover, adjust support piece adjusting screw => [ Adjusting support piece ].

• Tighten adjustment screw to 2 Nm with a long Torx(R) wrench - T30 - through holes in cover - arrows -.

• To disassemble, drill off pop rivet heads.

7 Pop rivet

8 Signal horn

9 Brace for fender

10 Guide piece

• Side piece of bumper cover must be clipped in between fender and guide piece => [ Removing guide piece ].

11 Screw

• 1 Nm

12 Screw

• 1 Nm

13 Bumper cover

• While installing, the following sequence described for assembling/bolting must be observed for correct assembly.

- Set cover onto vehicle and first clip the left and right side piece into guide parts - 10 -.

- Tighten nuts on fender connection => [ Fender bolts ].

- Tighten bolts - 12 - to wheel housing liner.

- Loosely thread in bolts - 1 -.

• Close hood and check cover for projection and recess.

• If necessary, check position of cover and tighten bolts - 12 -.

• Tighten bolt on support piece to 2 Nm=> [ Adjusting support piece ].

• Bumper cover, removing and installing => [ Front Bumper, from MY 2006 ] Front Bumper, From MY 2006.

• Crossmember, removing and installing => [ Front Bumper Crossmember, Removing from Cover ] [1][2]Front Bumper Crossmember.

Fender bolts





- Make sure when installing that the clips - 2 - are inserted onto threaded pins.

- Tighten nuts - 4 - after inserting bumper cover - 1 - in fender - 3 -.

4 Nut (4 Nm)

Adjusting support piece





• When turning adjustment screw - 3 -, make sure mounting bracket - 4 - raises.

• If mounting bracket does not raise, place a small drop (very small!) of locking compound D 000 600 A2 on the adjustment screw threads - 3 - and allow locking compound to dry.

• Turn adjustment screw up to dimension - a -.

• The mounting bracket raises when adjustment screw is turned due to the increased friction.

- Before installing bumper cover - 1 -, adjust adjusting screw - 3 - on support piece - 5 - to dimension - a - = 21 mm +1 mm.

- Mounting bracket - 4 - must be screwed on completely (left-hand thread) for this.

- Adjustment screw - 3 - and mounting bracket - 4 - belong to delivery casing for support piece and are not replacement parts.

- When installing bolt - 3 -, mounting bracket - 4 - unscrews and holds the carrier piece - 2 - of bumper cover - 1 - in the designated position.

- The support piece - 5 - is secured to bumper cover - 6 - with pop rivets.

Clamping pins for noise insulation





- When removing bumper cover - 1 -, turn clamping pins - 2 - 180° and remove from spring nut - 4 - on sound insulation - 3 -.

Removing guide piece





- Bumper cover removed

- Unscrew bolts - 3 - and pull guide piece - 2 - downward out of fender - 1 -.

- When installing, bumper cover - 4 - must engage cleanly in guide piece.

Brace for wheel housing liner





- For mounting front wheel housing liner - 3 -.

- When installing brace - 1 -, tighten bolt - 2 -.

2 Screw (10 Nm)