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Replacing exterior mirror housing > < Rear-view mirror
General Body Assembly
Rear-view mirror
Removing and installing rear-view mirror
  • Mirror housing
    • ◆ Can be removed from door without dismantling entire rear-view mirror =>Page 66-18.
  • Mirror adjuster unit
    • ◆ Remove mirror from door before removing adjuster unit.
    • ‒ To remove, lever off mirror glass, unplug electrical connectors for mirror heater, unscrew cross-head bolts -6- and take mirror adjuster unit out of mirror housing -1-.

Note:

  • ◆ On vehicles with a seat memory, the door trim has to be removed before removing the mirror adjuster unit.
 
A66-0043
  • Door subframe
  • Hexagon socket-head bolt
    • ◆ 12 Nm
  • Seal
    • ◆ When installing, make sure seal is seated correctly.
  • Cross-head screw
    • ◆ 1 Nm
  • Mirror glass
    • ‒ Use special tool 80-200 (assembly lever) to unclip mirror glass.
    • ‒ Protect top and bottom of mirror housing from damage with fabric-backed adhesive tape.
    • ‒ Lever off mirror glass at the bottom first, then at the top.
 
A66-0043
    • ‒ To install, enter mirror glass into guide stud and friction finger into friction spring, and press on.
    • ‒ Always use protective gloves, and only exert pressure at centre of glass.
  • Friction finger
    • ◆ When installing the mirror glass, friction finger -8- must be inserted into friction spring -9- in housing.
  • Friction spring

Replacing exterior mirror housing > < Rear-view mirror