Procedures
Lock Carrier Service Position
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Guide Rods (T10093)
• For the service position, no lines and/or circuits are disconnected or opened, for example engine cooling system, A/C system, etc.
• When installing the lock carrier, make sure that no lines or cables get pinched or kinked at the connecting points.
1 Bolt
• 10 Nm
2 Bolt
• 10 Nm
3 Lock Carrier
On vehicles with distance regulation (ACC), observe the following.
If the lock carrier is removed and reinstalled or changes are made to ACC bracket, distance regulation adjustment must be carried out.
- Disconnect battery.
- Remove the front bumper.
- Remove the upper lock carrier cover. Refer to => [ Lock Carrier Cover ] Lock Carrier Cover.
- Remove the bumper lower noise insulation bolts.
- Remove the bolts on the lock carrier brace. Refer to => [ Lock Carrier Brace ] Lock Carrier Cover.
- Disconnect the engine hood cable at the coupling point. Refer to => [ Cable Coupling ] Hood Lock Cable Assembly Overview
- Remove the coolant reservoir screws.
- Pull the reservoir upward and out of its retainer.
- Disconnect the connectors on the head lamps.
- On vehicles with charge air cooler, pressure hoses must also be disconnected.
- Remove the lower right and left bolts from the longitudinal member.
- Install the outer left and right guide pins (T10093) into the open thread.
- Install the remaining screws.
- Pull the lock carrier and the coolant reservoir forward onto the guide pins, being careful not to bend the lines.
When removing lock carrier, wiring must not be pinched or kinked.
• To install, perform the steps used in removal in reverse order.
• After installing, check the headlamp setting and adjust if necessary.
4 Bolt
• Guide Pins (T10093) are installed in free threads at outer left and right.
• 55 Nm
Remove the Coolant Reservoir
- Before the lock carrier can be pulled forward, remove the lower nuts on the reservoir - arrows - and pull it upward out of the grommet.
- Tighten the screws to 5 Nm.