Rear Lid, Adjusting

Rear Lid, Adjusting

• Perform the adjustment to prevent noise from the rear lid.

• The vehicle must be on the ground when adjusting the rear lid.

• The rear lid latch - 4 - is attached directly to the rear lid - 1 -. There are no oblong holes in the rear lid, therefore it is not possible to adjust the latch.

• The lower left and right adjusting buffers - 2 - and the left and right side adjusting buffers - 3 - are not for adjusting. Their function is to stabilize and to cushion the rear lid - 1 -.

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

• Rear lid must engage in striker pin without great force.






Perform the following:

- remove the rubber buffer - 1 -.






- Remove the clamping screw - 1 -.






- Pull the notched slider - 3 - off of the adjustment buffer - 2 -.






• Do not completely remove the notched slider.

- Unclip the cap - 1 - from the adjusting buffer - 3 -.






- Remove the rubber buffer.

- Slightly loosen the bolt - 2 - on the adjusting buffer - 3 - until the adjusting buffer moves easily.

- Slide the adjusting buffer - 3 - all the way in the direction of the arrow.

- Close the rear lid.

To adjust or control gap dimensions use the adjustment gauge (3371) => 00.

- Open tailgate.






- The rear lid - 1 - can be adjusted in the large opening in the hinge by loosening the nuts - 6 - and the bolts - 7 - - arrows a - and - arrows b -.

Nut - 6 - tightening specification: 24 Nm

Bolt - 7 - tightening specification: 10 Nm.

- After adjusting, apply a corrosion protection to the hinge and bolts.

• The notched slider - 3 - must be on the outside of the adjusting buffer - 2 -.






- Lightly close the rear lid - in the direction of the arrow - up to the first locking position.






- Close the rear lid.

- Open the rear lid again.

- Pull the notched slider - 3 - inward two teeth.






- Install the rubber buffer.

- Install the clamping screw - 1 - to the depth - a -= 20 mm.






- Slide the adjusting buffer - 3 - in the - direction of arrow - until it stops.






- Close the rear lid.

- Open the rear lid again and lightly tighten the bolt - 2 -.

- Pull the rubber buffer inward two teeth opposite - direction of arrow -.

- Tighten the bolt - 2 -.

Bolt - 2 - tightening specification: 10 Nm.

- Install the rubber buffer and the cap - 1 -.

Adjustment, Checking

- Lay a sheet of paper between the contact surface for the rear lid and the side adjusting buffers.






- Repeat the check for the lower adjustment buffer.






• The sheet must catch and must not exhibit any play.