Trunk / Liftgate: Adjustments

Adjusting Rear Lid

• Rear lid lock is bolted directly to the lid. It does not have elongated holes and therefore cannot be adjusted.

• Stops do not serve to adjust the lid. They serve to stabilize and to cushion the rear lid.

To adjust or check panel gaps, use adjustment gauge (3371).

- Remove gas-filled strut. Refer to => [ Gas-Filled Strut ] Gas-Filled Strut.

- Adjust rear lid at lid hinge by loosening the bolts - 9 -.





- Adjust rear lid with lid hinge by loosening the hex nut - 6 -.

- Adjust buffer.

• The rear lid is properly adjusted when there is an overall even gap dimension and body contours align when closed

Adjusting Buffer

- Loosen stud screw - 1 - far enough until it is visible in buffer.





- Pull notched slider out of adjustment buffer.

- Set notched slider to dimension - a - = 12.5 mm.





- Close rear lid to initial locking position using light pressure over the center.

- Open rear lid again.





- Screw in clamping screw - 1 - for adjustment buffer to a depth of dimension - a - = 25 mm.

- Check the adjustment.