Front Door: Adjustments

Door Adjustment

Striker Pin, Adjusting.





Door, Adjusting Gap Dimension and Flush Dimension

• The vehicle must standing on all four wheels when adjusting the front door.

• The front door is adjusted properly when it has an even gap dimension overall when closed, it does not rest too far in or out and the contours align.

• For checking the gap dimensions:

• Apply corrosion protection to the hinges and bolts after assembling or adjusting.






Adjusting Gap Dimensions

It is necessary to loosen the bolts - 2 -, - 5 - and - 6 - on the A-pillar in order to adjust the gap dimensions correctly.

- To remove the bolt - 5 -, the A-pillar lower trim must be removed.

- To remove the bolt - 6 -, the instrument panel must be removed.

Flush Adjustment

The bolts - 3 - must be loosened in order to adjust the flush dimensions correctly.

For this, the door adjusting wrench (3320) with the bit insert must be used.

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

Striker Pin, Adjusting

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

• When closing, door must lock completely without further applied force and must have no play.

• By adjusting the striker pin, door must not be pushed upward or downward.

The alignment of the front door to the rear door can be adjusted using the striker pin (wind noises).

- Loosen the bolts - 2 - on the B-pillar and loosen the striker pin - 1 -.






- Adjust the door with the striker pin - 1 - so that the front door lines up with the rear door when it is closed (wind noises) - arrows a - and - arrows b -.

• More force may be needed to move the striker pin - 1 - when the bolts - 2 - are loose.

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

Tightening specification - 2 -: 20 Nm