| 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. |
| Make sketches or take photographs when unfastening or removing and installing hydraulic or pneumatic pipes or electrical wires. This ensures re-installation at the original location. |
| Any cable ties, brackets or fasteners removed during repair work must be re-attached at their original standard locations. |
| Do not let drive shaft hang down under its own weight when performing repair work, as otherwise excessive bending could damage inner CV joint. |
| Do not attempt to move the vehicle without the drive shafts fitted; this would result in wheel bearing damage. If the vehicle does have to be moved, always note the following points: |
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| Fit an outer joint in place of the drive shaft. |
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| Tighten bolt securing drive shaft to wheel hub to 200 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 when the suspension link attachments are tightened. |
| In model year 2010, plastic coupling rods were introduced gradually instead of aluminium coupling rods. Mixed installation of different coupling rods on the same axle is not permissible. |
Caution | Risk of damage to running gear components. |
| Never place the vehicle on its wheels if the subframe mounting, steering box or subframe cross brace is not correctly installed! |
| The vehicle must not be supported on the subframe or the subframe cross brace (e.g. using a trolley jack or similar)! |
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| If the wheel alignment has to be checked and adjusted at a later stage, all bolts and nuts which need to be slackened to make adjustments should initially only be tightened to the specified torque figure. After wheel alignment has been checked and adjusted, bolts and nuts must then be fully tightened by turning them through the specified angle. |
WARNING | All bolts and nuts must be fully tightened according to specifications before the vehicle is driven on public roads. |
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