Rear Lid Hinge

Rear Lid

Rear Lid Hinge

• Removal and installation is described for left hinge. The same instructions apply for removal and installation for the right hinge.

Removing





- Remove rear shelf.

- Remove the left luggage compartment trim panel

- Remove the rear lid.

- Remove the gas-filled strut - 7 - from hinge - 1 -. Refer to => [ Gas Strut ]. Gas Strut

- Remove the seal around the hinge. Refer to => [ Hinge Gasket Assembly Overview ] Rear Lid Overview

- Disconnect harness connectors - 6 - and guide electrical wires out of hinge - 1 -.

- Remove the screws - 3 - and remove the hinge - 1 - through the openings in the rear shelf - 4 - and the sealing channel- 5 -.

Installation





Installation of hinge - 1 - is the same in reverse order.

- Tightening specification of bolts - 3 - for hinge - 1 -: 22 Nm.

- Install the rear lid.

• When closing rear lid, the sealing lip on hinge gasket must not be pulled in from hinge pipe. Hinge must be adjusted so that hinge pipe does not grind on the sealing lip.