Hood: Adjustments

Hood

Hood, Adjusting

Hood Latch, Adjusting

Adjustment Buffer, Adjusting

• The vehicle must be standing on the ground when adjusting the hood- 5 -.

• The left and right buffers - 7 - are not for adjusting. They stabilize the hood - 5 -.

• The hood - 5 - is properly adjusted when there is an overall even gap dimension when closed, it is not too far inward or outward and contours align.

• The hood - 5 - must latch without much force into the hood lock.





- Remove catches - 6 -.

- Remove the gas-filled strut - 8 - from the hood - 5 -. Refer to=> [ Gas Strut ] Hood

- By loosening bolts - 1 - and bolts - 3 - at left and right on lid hinge - 4 - (do not unscrew completely), hood - 5 - can be aligned between fenders.

- In rear area, height of hood - 5 - can be adjusted to fenders with adjusting screw - 2 - on left and right sides.

- Make sure the gap dimensions are even.

- After adjusting, apply corrosion protection to the hinge, - 4 - and the bolts - 1 - and - 3 -.

- After the hood - 5 - has been adjusted, the catches - 6 - can be reinstalled and adjusted.

- With hood lock, hood - 5 - can be adjusted in forward area in height with respect to fenders

- Adjust adjusting buffer - 7 -.

Hood Latch, Adjusting

- Remove radiator grille.





- Loosen the bolts - 1 - and adjust the hood gap.

- Tightening specifications: screws - 1 - 12 Nm

- Adjust catches.

Adjustment Buffer, Adjusting

• The following describes adjusting the left adjusting buffer. Adjusting the right adjusting buffer is identical.

- Loosen the clamping screw - 1 - far enough until it is visible inside the rubber buffer.





- Now pull notched slider - 2 - out of adjusting buffer.

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





- Close the hood with light pressure over the center.

- Open the hood again.





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

- Check the adjustment.