| General Procedures Special Tool(s) | | Hand Vacuum/Pressure Pump 416-001D (23-036A) | Materials Name Specification Super DOT 4 brake fluid ESD-M6C57-A All vehicles CAUTION:If brake fluid comes into contact with the paintwork, rinse off the affected areas with cold water without delay. CAUTION:The brake fluid reservoir cap must not become contaminated. NOTE:If proprietary brake bleeding equipment is available, this can be used to bleed the clutch control in accordance with the following method and at a maximum operating pressure of 1.5 bar. NOTE:The clutch control system is self-venting. The components are arranged in such a way that small amounts of air trapped in the system are removed automatically. | | -
Extract brake fluid from the brake fluid reservoir until the level is at the MIN mark. | | | -
NOTE:The reservoir of the special tool must be below the bleed nipple and the hose connection of the riser must be installed pointing towards the bleed nipple. Install the special tool, open the bleed nipple and use the special tool to pump approx. 80ml of Super DOT 4 brake fluid into the clutch system. | Vehicles built up to 10/2004 | | -
Tighten the clutch slave cylinder bleed nipple. | Vehicles built from 10/2004 | | -
Tighten the clutch slave cylinder bleed nipple by hand. | Vehicles built from 02/2007 | | -
Tighten the clutch slave cylinder bleed nipple by hand. | All vehicles | | -
In order to remove any small amounts of trapped air remaining in the system, operate the clutch pedal several times (max. 4-5 times), using the full clutch pedal travel. | | | -
Check the brake fluid level. - The brake fluid level must be between the MIN and MAX marks. If the level drops below the MIN mark the brake warning light comes on.
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NOTE:Carefully engage reverse gear. Check operation of the clutch control. - Start the engine, depress the clutch pedal and wait approx. 2 seconds before carefully engaging reverse gear. If gear engagement is excessively noisy, remove the small amounts of trapped air remaining in the system by operating the clutch pedal several times (max. 4-5 times), using the full clutch pedal travel.
- After waiting approx. 30 seconds, check the operation of the clutch again. If gear engagement is still excessively noisy, repeat the previous steps.
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