Alignment Specifications

Wheel Alignment Specifications






Front






Rear

CAUTION!

After making adjustments on the front axle on vehicles with ESP or ABS, the Steering Angle Sensor G85 must be calibrated and steering must be readapted after vehicle alignment. Vehicle Diagnosis, Testing and Information System VAS 5051 in "Guided Fault Finding".


Note:

- Wheels should not be aligned until the vehicle has been driven 1,000 to 2,000 km, since it takes this long for the coil springs to settle.

- The individual specifications should be followed as exactly as possible when making adjustments.

- Vehicle instability can also be caused by the wheels having a residual imbalance and/or radial runout which is too great.

Test Requirements

- Tread depth difference may be no more than 2 mm on an axle.

- Tires inflated to correct pressure

- Be sure that sliding plates and turn tables are not touching end stop when checking wheel alignment

- Curb weight position of vehicle "Curb weight is defined as follows: Weight of vehicle ready for road operation (gas tank and washer fluid tank for windshield and headlamp washing system filled completely, spare wheel, vehicle tool kit, vehicle jack) and no persons in vehicle."

- Spare wheel, vehicle tools and vehicle jack must be located in the position specified by the vehicle manufacturer.

- Vehicle accurately aligned, suspension bounced and rocked several times

- Check suspension, steering and steering linkage for excessive play and damage, repair if necessary.

- Perform wheel run-out compensation: Permissible axial runout of the wheel rims can exceed the specified toe setting tolerance. If compensation for wheel run-out is not performed, it will not be possible to obtain a correct toe-in adjustment.