Safety Notes

Safety Notes

Safety Instructions For Work On Car Windows

- Danger Of Injury When Working On Car Windows

WARNING:
Danger of cut injuries when removing and installing car windows.
- Cutting out glued car windows may lead to cut injuries to the skin and the eyes due to flying glass splinters and may cause cut injuries due to the knife of the cutter.
- Always wear protective gloves when working on car windows.
- Wear protective goggles when cutting out car windows.
- Only replace the cutting knife with the power supply disconnected, in order to avoid the cutter being switched on accidentally.

- Material Damage When Removing The Glass From Car Windows

CAUTION:
Danger of paint damage and damage to surrounding section and to the label with the vehicle identification number if windscreen is removed incorrectly.
- When cutting out the windscreen, ensure that the surrounding section and the label with the vehicle identification number are not damaged.
- Cover painted areas neighbouring the window aperture with adhesive tape.
- Guide the cutting knife as closely as possible along the edge of the window.

- Material Damage When Inserting The Glass Into Car Windows

CAUTION:
Danger of material damage if specified curing time of adhesive is not observed.
- The vehicle must not be used until the curing time has elapsed.

In order to ensure that the bonded joint is sufficiently strong, the following boundary conditions must be adhered to:
- Curing time: 3 hours
- Temperature: at feast 10 degree C
- Fixing time: approx. 1 hour

Safety Instructions For Installation Work

- Safety Instructions For Airbag System

CAUTION:
Danger of injury due to unintentional activation of airbag units.
- The ground strap of the battery must be disconnected during work on the airbag system and alignment bench jobs when the body is being repaired.
- After the battery is disconnected, assembly work or work on the vehicle with a hammer or similar tools may not be started until after a waiting period of 1 minute.

- Safety Instructions For Heat Shields

CAUTION:
Damage will result if deformed heat shields are fitted.
- Damaged or distorted heat shields must be straightened or replaced.
- Check heat shields for deformation, bonding (detachment of the aluminium layers), tears and missing or damaged sealing strips.
- After assembling the rear spoiler, check the heat shields for leaks.

- Safety Instructions For Hardtop

CAUTION:
Danger of crushing and trapping of components in the case of intervention in the hardtop mechanism.
- The hardtop must be raised evenly on both sides.

- Safety Instructions For Removing The Glass From Rear Window

CAUTION:
Damage to the rivet connections of the hardtop body if the rear window is cut out incorrectly.
- When cutting out the rear window, make sure not to cut too close to the rear window.