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Rear Door: Adjustments






Door Adjusting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

15 mm Open Ring Spanner (T10344)

Door Adjusting Wrench (3320)

Box Wrench (3320/3)

Adjusting Gap Dimension and Flush Dimension

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

Vehicle must stand on its wheels while they are on the ground in order to be able to perform the adjustment.






Adjusting the Gap Dimensions

- Observe gap dimension of front door.

Adjustments are made using the eccentric pin - 8 -.

Other measures, such as aligning the door upward, are not effective. Excess pressure thereafter will again cause the door to sag.

- Loosen the screw - 6 - for the eccentric bolt - 8 -.

- Adjust the eccentric bolt - 8 - within the adjustment range - 10 - using a 15 mm open ring spanner (T10344).

- Tighten screw - 6 -, tightening specification: 28 Nm.

- Adjust the striker pin.

Adjusting the Flush Dimension

The flush dimension is adjusted correctly via bolts - 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9 - on the door hinge.

Door adjusting wrench (3320) with (3320/3) must be used for this.

- In order to adjust the upper area of the door, loosen bolts - 7 and 9 -.

- Tightening specifications for screw - 9 -: 10 Nm.

- Tightening specification for screw - 7 -: 38 Nm.

- In order to adjust the lower area of the door, loosen bolts - 2, 3 and 5 -.

- Tightening specifications for screw - 2 -: 10 Nm.

- Screws - 3 and 5 - tightening specification: 38 Nm.

- Adjust the striker pin.

Adjusting Gap Dimensions






If the adjustment using the eccentric bolt is insufficient, then adjust the gap dimensions on the door hinge once again using the screws - 2, 3, 4, and 5 -.

Door adjusting wrench (3320) with (3320/3) must be used for this.

- Tightening specification for screws - 2, 3, 4, and 5 -: 50 Nm.

Always replace the screws - 2, 3, 4, and 5 -.

Striker Pin, Adjusting

The following describes adjusting the right front door only. Adjusting the left front door is identical.

When closing, the front door must latch completely without having to press it and it must not have any play.

The door must not be pushed up or down when adjusting the striker pin.

The striker pin can be used to adjust:

If the front door does not align with the rear door.

- Loosen the striker pin - 1 - by loosening the bolts - 2 - on the A-pillar.






- Adjust front door with striker pin - 1 - so that front door aligns with rear door when closed (wind noise).

- Tighten the striker pin - 1 - bolts - 2 -.

Screw - 2 - tightening specification: 20 Nm.