Hood Assembly Overview
Hood Assembly Overview
• Move the hood, with a deployed pedestrian protection, into its original position before opening it.
Vehicles without pedestrian protection
1 Hood
• A second person is needed during removal and installation to support and hold the hood.
• Removing
- Remove the gas-filled strut from the hood. Refer to => [ Gas-Filled Strut ] Gas-Filled Strut.
- Remove nuts - 4 - on upper hinge.
- Remove the hood.
• Installing: in reverse order.
• Adjusting:
- Center the hood between the fenders.
- Adjust the height of the hood over the lower part of the hood lock.
- Adjust the hood to the fenders using the stop buffers => [ Height adjustment stop buffer ] Hood, Adjusting.
2 Nuts
• 32 Nm
3 Hood hinge
• For removal and installation, the hood must be removed or supported securely.
• Removing
- Remove gas-filled strut => [ Gas-Filled Strut ] Gas-Filled Strut.
- Remove the bolts - 2 - and nuts - 4 -.
• Installing: in reverse order.
4 Ball stud
No replacement part
5 Bolt
• 32 Nm
6 Gas strut
• Removing and installing, refer to => [ Gas-Filled Strut ] Gas-Filled Strut.
• The gas-filled strut tube is installed on the hood side.
7 Screws
• 11 Nm
8 Hood catch
9 Screws
• 11 Nm
10 Catch
Vehicles with pedestrian protection
• If the hood has pedestrian protection that has deployed, then it can be opened only after the hood hinge has been pushed back into it original position.
• The hood catch must be pushed back into its original position.
1 Hood
• A second person is needed during removal and installation to support and hold the hood.
• Removing
- Remove the gas-filled strut from the hood. Refer to => [ Gas-Filled Strut ] Gas-Filled Strut.
- Remove nuts - 4 - on upper hinge.
- Remove the hood.
• Installing: in reverse order.
• Adjusting:
- Center the hood between the fenders.
- Adjust the height of the hood over the lower part of the hood lock.
- Adjust the hood to the fenders using the stop buffers => [ Height adjustment stop buffer ] Hood, Adjusting.
2 Right cover
3 Hood hinge
4 Nut
• 32 Nm
5 Left cover
6 Bolt
• 18 Nm
7 Pedestrian protection trigger 1
• Pedestrian protection trigger 1 (G598)
• Removing and installing, refer to => [ , Removing and Installing ] Hood Hinge
8 Internally threaded pop rivet
9 Bolt
• 32 Nm
10 Gas strut
11 Nut
• 18 Nm
12 Cover
13 Bolt
• 11 Nm
14 Hood catch
15 Bolt
• 11 Nm
16 Catch
Hood original position
When the pedestrian protection deploys, the hood will spring up near the windshield. Push is down again to its original position before opening it.
- Use tape to protect the edges on the hood and fender.
- Push the hood hinges - 2 - on both sides back into its original position with a second technician until pedestrian protection trigger 1 - 1 - locks.
Replace the shear pin
- Open the hood.
- Remove the shear pin - 3 - from the hood hinge bearing - 2 -.
• Push the hood slightly to the rear when installing the shear pin.
- Install the new shear pin through the lever - 4 - into the roof hinge bearing on the inside of the catch - 1 -.
Catch, Removing and Installing
- Remove the bolts and the hook.
Striker Pin, Removing and Installing
1 Hood catch bracket
• To remove, remove bolts - 2 -.
2 Bolt
• 11 Nm
3 Hood
4 Bolt
• 1 Nm
5 Anti-rotation protection
• No replacement part
6 Hood catch
• Note different versions.
• Remove bolt for adjusting the height of the hood - 5 - and remove the anti-twist mechanism over the hood catch.
• Install or remove the bracket for adjusting the hood.
• Tighten the anti-twist mechanism.
Pedestrian Protection Catch, Removing and Installing
• If the pedestrian protection deploys, push the hood catch back into it original position.
1 Hood catch
• To remove, remove bolts - 2 -.
- Push the hood catch to the rear - arrow A - into its original position.
2 Bolt
• 11 Nm
3 Hood
4 Cover
5 Nut
• For adjusting the height of the hood catch
Hood catch height adjustment
- Unclip and remove the front and rear cover - 1 - to adjust the height.
- Use both nuts - arrows - to adjust.
- Line up both nuts with the indentation in the cover.
- Mount the cover and install the hood catch.