Front Door Window Glass: Adjustments

51 32 154 - Adjusting left or right front door window glass





Special tools required:





Requirements for correct adjustments:

- Front door correctly adjusted Adjusting Front Left or Right Door Detent (Lock Wedge)
- Car must stand on its wheels





Ideal adjustment, pretension:

Close door window completely.

Close front door until door lock is held in first door catch (1).

In this position the top edge of door window (2) must touch door seal (3) when it is subjected to load with light finger pressure.





Adjusting pretension:

Lever out caps (1).

Slacken screws (2)

Adjust pretension by moving power window rail (3).

Check adjustment, repeat procedure if necessary.





Ideal adjustment, window height:

Passenger side:

Upper edge of window must be flush with upper edge of fixed Clubdoor window.





Adjusting windscreen height:

Remove outer window cavity cover strip 51 21 300 Removing and Installing/Replacing Window Cavity Cover Strip on Outside of Left or Right Front Door

Important!
Tape off door in working area of special tool 51 3 240.

Fit special tool 51 3 240 between supports (1) and place on nut (2) in between.

Slacken off nut (2) with special tool 51 3 240 until door window can be moved.

Attach special tool 51 3 010 and adjust door window.

Check adjustment, repeat procedure if necessary.

Tightening torque 51 32 1AZ [1][2]Front Door Window Regulator.

Initialize power window 67 62 ... Notes on Initializing Power Window.





Ideal adjustment, pretension:

Note:
Pretension is checked with installed window cavity cover strip. Special tool 51 0 351 creates gap for measuring pretension. No force must be exerted on the door or door window glass during measurement.

Insert special tool 51 0 351 in rotary striker of door lock and press in up to end stop. Window glass then travels to uppermost position. Carefully leave door slightly open until magnet makes contact with locking clip.





Slide special tool 51 0 352 at distance (B) to door window glass side edge into seal (1) and measure dimension (A) to outside edge of door window glass (2).

Dimension (A) with window cavity cover strip:

A = 29 ± 2 mm

B = 30 mm