SLK 350 (171.456) V6-3.5L (272.963) (2006)
Trunk / Liftgate Shock / Support: Adjustments
AR88.50-P-5000-02V Adjust Trunk Lid Gas-operated Strut
Modification Notes
Trunk Lid
1. Press open trunk lid down at rear, remove stop buffer (1) and insert (4) from left and right hinge lever (2).
2. Loosen ball head bolts (3) on mounts of left and right gas-operated strut (5) until mounts of gas-operated struts (5) can be moved.
3. Press trunk lid toward front until hinge lever (2) reaches stop (arrows) and tighten ball head bolts (3).
Do not push trunk lid too far toward front to prevent damaging the tubular frame and the hinge lever (2).
Observe tightening torque specified for ball head bolts (3).