Bumper Cover
Bumper Cover
Sedan
1 Cover
• Removing
• Remove the luggage compartment side trim panel.
• Disconnect electrical harness connectors to parking aid sensors at control module (under tail light, left side).
• Remove special nuts -- (accessible from luggage compartment).
• Remove the wheel housing liners in rear area.
• Remove bolts - 4 - at left and right on adjusting piece - 5 -
• Remove screws - 8 -.
• Unclip side-pieces on guide piece.
• Remove cover.
2 Grommet
• Grommets must be slid onto bolts before installing cover.
3 Bolt
• 1 Nm
4 Bolt
• 1 Nm
5 Left adjusting piece
6 Clip
• Inserted in rear cross panel.
7 Cross member for bumper
- Remove cover - 1 -before removing.
• Removal, refer to => [ Bumper Crossmember ] Bumper Crossmember
8 Bolt
• 1.5 Nm
9 Strap
10 Clip
• Insert in rear cross panel.
11 Bolt
• 20 Nm
12 Nut
• 4 Nm
13 Right adjusting piece
Avant
1 Bumper
• Removing
• Remove the luggage compartment side trim panel.
• Disconnect the parking aid sensor at control module (under tail light, left side) connectors if necessary.
• Remove special nuts -- (accessible from luggage compartment).
• Loosen the wheel housing liners near the cover.
• Remove left and right screws on guide piece. Refer to => [ Guide Piece ] Guide Piece.
• Unclip side pieces on sides of guide piece.
• Remove cover.
2 Grommet
• Slide cover onto threaded pins before assembling.
3 Left adjusting piece
4 Bolt
• 1 Nm
5 Clip
• Inserted in rear cross panel.
6 Left adjusting piece
7 Bolt
• 4 Nm
8 Nut
• 4 Nm
9 Bolt
• 20 Nm
10 Right guide piece
• Removing, refer to => [ Guide Piece ] Guide Piece
11 Right adjusting piece
12 Bolt
• 1.5 Nm
13 Strap
14 Cross member for bumper
• Removing and installing, refer to => [ Bumper Crossmember ] Bumper Crossmember
15 Support piece
• Removing and installing => [ Installing Support Piece ]
Removing RS 6 Spoiler
- Remove the bumper - 1 -.
- Unclip the spoiler - 2 - and remove it.
- Make sure the retainers lock completely when installing.
Allroad
• Only the differences from the standard bumper are described here
1 Rear Bumper
• The removal and installation is done as with standard bumpers.
• Must not be removed for removal of spoiler and impact protection.
2 Bolt
• 2 Nm
3 Bolt
• 2 Nm
4 Spoiler
• Bumper installed.
• Remove bolts - 2 - and - 5 - and remove spoiler with impact protection from bumper.
5 Bolt
• 2 Nm
6 Impact protection
• Bumper installed.
• Spoiler removed.
• Remove bolts - 3 - and - 8 - and remove impact protection from retainers.
7 Window
8 Quick release screw
• 4 Nm
Attachment Points
1 Cover
- To remove, remove all bolts and nuts and remove cover towards back.
2 Metal screw
• 1 Nm
3 Sheet metal screw
• 1 Nm
4 Cap nut
• 4 Nm
5 Combination nut
• 4 Nm
6 Guide piece
7 Grommet
- Grommets must be slid onto bolts before installing cover.
Installing Support Piece
• Support piece must be installed only with a new bumper cover.
- To remove, press catch - arrow - to the side and pull support piece downward out of cover - 1 -.
- Insert support piece - 2 - into cover as shown and let engage inside.
- Disengaging cord must be removed only when the cover is installed completely.
Disengaging Support Piece
Never unlock the support when it is removed. This can cause personal injury.
When re-installing the old bumper cover, the old support piece remains installed.
- When replacing the bumper cover, a new support piece must be clipped into the bumper cover from below.
- After completely installing bumper cover, disengage support piece by pulling on disengaging cord - arrow -.
• By pulling disengaging cord, tension is released from support piece and reinforces the bumper cover against the crossmember.