ML 63 AMG (164.177) V8-6.3L (156.980) (2007)
Dashboard / Instrument Panel: Customer Interest
Interior - Instrument Panel Rubbing/Rattling/Creaking
Date: May 2007
Order No.: T-B-68.10/67
Supercedes:
Group: 68
SUBJECT:
MODEL 164
Noises at the Instrument Panel
Overview of noise sources
A.
Rubbing noises in the area of the right side of the windshield (1,
Figure 1)
B.
Creaking noises in the area of the instrument panel near the A-pillar (2, Figure 1)
C.
Rattling noises in the area of the glove box (only with SA code 819) (3, Figure 1)
D.
Rattling noises in the area of the glove box lid (4, Figure 1)
Note:
See individual repair procedures for relevant models.
Procedures
A.
Rubbing noises in the area of the right side of the windshield
Models 164.175/186 up to VIN A074262
Rubbing noises occur on the instrument panel in the area of the right side of the windshield due to the instrument panel contacting the
crossmember under the windshield.
1.
Remove instrument panel upper section. (See WIS-document
AR68.10-P-1020GZ)
2.
Stick felt strip (1, Figure 2), material thickness approx. 3 mm, on the air duct below the instrument panel.