Rear Door: Adjustments

Door, Adjusting






• Vehicle must stand on its wheels in order to be able to perform the rear door adjustment.

• The rear 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.

• To adjust or check gap dimensions.

• Perform corrosion protection measures on the hinge and bolts after assembly or adjusting work.

For correct gap dimension adjustment, screws - 2, 3, 5 and 6 - at B-pillar must be loosened. The B-pillar trim must be removed for bolts - 2 and 5 -.. The socket (3410) can be used.

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

The bolts- 4 and 7 - must be loosened in order to correctly adjust the flush dimension.

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

- Adjust striker pin

Striker Pin, Adjusting

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

• When closing, the rear 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 rear door does not align to the rear side panel.

- Loosen the striker pin - 1 - by loosening the bolts - 2 - at the C-pillar.





- Adjust rear door with latch bracket - 1 - so that rear door aligns with rear side panel when closed (wind noise).

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

Screw - 2 - tightening specification: 20 Nm.