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Procedures







Lock Carrier Service Position

Setting

- Remove the left and right headlamps. .

- Remove the front bumper cover. Refer to => [ Front Bumper Cover ] Front Bumper Cover.

- Disconnect the cable from the cable coupling. Refer to => [ Cable Coupling ] Cable Coupling.

- Remove the mount next to the left and right headlamps, refer to => [ Front Bumper Cover Guides and Bracket Assembly Overview ] Front Bumper Cover Guides and Bracket Assembly Overview.

- If the vehicle has a charge air cooler, disconnect the pressure hoses. Refer to => [ Pressure Hoses ] Pressure Hoses.

- Remove the right and left bolts - 1 - on the lock carrier bracket - 2 -.






- Only remove the bolts - 1 - for the lock carrier - 2 - on the left and right longitudinal member.






- Install a (T10093) into the holes in the left and right longitudinal member where the bolts were.

Have a second technician hold the hood and support rod.

- Remove the remaining bolts - 3 - for the lock carrier - 2 - on the left and right longitudinal members.

- Pull the lock carrier with attachments - 1 - on the special tool (T10093) toward the front - arrow -. Be careful of the electric wires on the lock carrier. Disconnect the connectors if necessary.






- Install the (T10467) in the left and right threaded holes on the longitudinal member.

- Secure the lock carrier with attachments - 1 - on the (T10467) with the original bolts - 2 -.

Resetting

Install in reverse order of removal.

- Center lock carrier with attachments on the side rails and between fenders.

Bolt tightening specification to the longitudinal member: 60 Nm

Bolt tightening specification for the bracket: 8 Nm

Make sure the charge air cooler pressure hoses are secure. Refer to => [ Pressure Hoses ] Pressure Hoses.

Hoses and lines must not be pinched.