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.