Rear Door Window Glass: Service and Repair

Removing And Installing Rear Door Window

Technical values

Preliminary work

1. Remove rear door sub-frame. Refer to Removing and installing rear door sub-frame.

Removing rear door window

1. Remove holder.
1.1. Unscrew fastening screws -1- and remove holder -2-.

2. Remove power window motor.
2.1. Release -5- and pull off electrical plugs ( -Arrow A- ).
2.2. Unscrew fastening screws -4- and remove power window motor -3-.

3. Remove the side window.
3.1. Unscrew fastening screws -6- of the fastening parts -7-.

3.2. Open -7- fastening parts ( -arrows B- ) and -8- remove side window in a downward direction ( -arrows C- ).

3.3. Remove fastening parts -7- from sliding pads -9-.

Installing rear door window

1. Install side window.
Possible variants:
Single-glazed safety glass side window: Fastening elements are to be fitted separately on the sliding pads
Laminated safety glass side window: Fastening elements are already fitted on the side window

1.1. Place fastening parts -7- on sliding pads -9-.

1.2. Guide in side window -8- and insert into fastening parts -7-.

1.3. Manually close the side window -8- ( -arrows A- ) and, using increased pressure, press it into and parallel with the guide in the direction of the B-pillar ( -arrow B- ).

1.4. Close fastening elements -7- ( -arrows C- ), screw in fastening screws -6- and tighten. Tightening torque: 3.3 Nm (2.5 ftlb.) ± 0.3 Nm (±0.5 ftlb.)

2. Install power window motor.
2.1. Insert power window motor -3-, screw in fastening screws -4- and tighten to the specified tightening torque. Tightening torque: 3 Nm (2.0 ftlb.) ± 0.5 Nm (±0.5 ftlb.)
2.2. Push in electrical plugs -5- until they audibly engage ( -Arrow D- ).

3. Install holder.
3.1. Insert holder -2- for inside door handle, screw in fastening screws -1- and tighten to the specified tightening torque. Tightening torque: 6 Nm (4.5 ftlb.) ± 0.6 Nm (±0.5 ftlb.)

Subsequent work

1. Install rear door sub-frame. Refer to Removing and installing rear door sub-frame.