| All contact surfaces must be cleaned when installing wax-coated components. The contact surfaces must be free of wax and grease. |
| Tightening torques refer to unoiled bolts and nuts. |
| Always renew self-locking bolts/nuts. |
| Always renew bolts and nuts which are tightened by turning through a specified angle. |
| Load-bearing components and other suspension parts must not be welded or straightened. |
| Do not subject coil springs to hammer blows or weld splashes and do not make any new colour markings. |
| Do not perform welding or cutting operations (using power grinders) near the coil springs or suspension struts. Cover up coil springs or suspension struts if necessary. |
| Before unfastening or removing hydraulic or pneumatic pipes or electrical wiring, make sketches or take photographs so that the components can be re-installed in their original positions. |
| Any cable ties, brackets or fasteners removed during repair work must be re-attached at their original standard locations. |
| When working on the vehicle, do not allow the drive shafts to hang down under their own weight and never let the joints bend to such an extent that they contact the end stop. |
| Do not attempt to move the vehicle without the drive shafts fitted; this would result in wheel bearing damage. If moving the vehicle is unavoidable, note the following points: |
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| Fit an outer joint in place of the drive shaft. |
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| Tighten outer joint to 50 Nm. |
| Bonded rubber bushes can only be turned to a limited extent. The suspension must therefore always be in the unladen position or the reference position → Chapter when the suspension link attachments are tightened. |
| When working on the vehicle, do not allow the drive shafts to hang down under their own weight and never let the joints bend to such an extent that they contact the end stop. |
WARNING | All bolts and nuts must be fully tightened according to specifications before the vehicle is driven on public roads. |
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WARNING | Risk of personal injury caused by automatic engine start on vehicles with start/stop system. |
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| On vehicles with activated start/stop system (indicated by a symbol in the instrument cluster) the engine can start automatically under certain conditions. |
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| When working on the vehicle, it is therefore important to ensure that the start/stop system is deactivated (switch off ignition and switch on again if required). |
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