Roof Rail

Roof Rail


If being reused, install the nuts and screws with locking compound.






1 Roof Rail

• Removing

- Lower the headliner..

• The roof rack recognition sensor (G625) is located only in the left roof railing.

- Disconnect the roof rack recognition sensor connector.

- Remove the nuts and screws and remove the roof railing.

• Installing

- Adjusting elements must be pushed into the roof and be in the installation position with slight pretension.

- Place railing on roof and threaded pins through adjusting elements.

• Follow the installation sequence:

- First tighten the screws and then the nuts to the tightening specification.

2 Threaded Pin

• Pushed into the roof railing at the front and back

3 Nut

• Replacing, install the new nut with locking compound (D 000 600 A2).

• 10 Nm

4 Roof

5 Adjusting Element

• Insert the front adjusting element and both rear adjusting elements into the holes and slide them forward into their installation position.

• Insert the remaining adjusting element (2nd element as seen from the front) into the hole and slide it toward the rear into its installation position.

• Position the adjusting elements so that it makes contact, with light pretension of 0.3 Nm.

6 Bolt

• Replacing, clean any remaining locking compound form the threaded hole with a thread cutter.

• 10 Nm

Roof Rack Recognition Sensor





- The roof rack recognition sensor- 2 - is installed only in the left roof railing and cannot be replaced individually.