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Rear Lid Hinge







Rear Lid Hinge






1 Hood

2 Hood Hinge

Removing

- On the lid side, only loosen the rear nut and remove both side nuts.

- Remove the nuts over the rear shelf and the hinge.

Installing:

- Insert the hinge under the rear shelf and secure it lightly using the nuts.

- Position the lid on the hinge and secure it using the nuts.

- Engage the spring and the gas-filled strut.

- Close the lid carefully.

- Align the lid sideways and lengthwise.

3 Nuts

21 Nm

Lid Lock Spring






1 Lid Dampening Mechanism

2 Hood Hinge

3 Ball Stud

21 Nm

4 Gas Strut

Only installed on the left side of the vehicle.

5 Spring

Spring Engaging Points






1 Spring

Engaging:

- With the lid closed, engage the spring first on the hinge side and then on the body side.

- On the left side of the vehicle, the spring eyes must face down on the retaining pins, as shown in the magnified section of the illustration.

- Up on the right side.

Body engaging points:

- On the right side, engage the sprint at point - a -.

- On the left side, engage the spring at point - d - after installing the lid hinge end stop.

2 Retaining Bolts

Note the different directions for engaging the spring on the left and right.

The spring eye faces down on the left side and up on the right side.

Lid Hinge Cable Guide, Removing






1 Hood

2 Hood Hinge

3 Cable Guide

Unclip the retaining tabs - arrows - and remove the cable guide from the lid hinge.

4 Electric Wire

5 Rear Lid Trim

6 Intermediate Piece

Can only be removed after removing the lid trim.

Unclip from the lid.

Spring Cover, Removing






- Disengage the sides of the cover from the spring and remove it back from the retaining pins.

Gas-Filled Strut, Disengaging






- Lift the retaining springs - arrow - on the gas-filled strut - 1 - slightly using a small screwdriver and remove it from the ball stud - 2 -.

Lid Hinge End Stop






- To remove, press the retainer on the clip to the side.

- Clip the end stop - 2 - under the rear shelf - 1 - in the direction of the - arrow -.

- The retainer on the clip must engage audibly.

Gas-Filled Strut, Releasing Gas






- Clamp gas-filled strut in a vise in area - x - = 50 mm (2 in.).

Clamp only within this area, otherwise accident could occur!

Wear protective goggles when sawing.

Cover area of sawn portion with a rag to absorb oil spraying out.

- Cut through the gas-filled strut cylinder within the first third of the overall cylinder length using the piston rod end of the cylinder as a reference point.