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Removing, installing and adjusting rear lid and rear lid lock
   
Removing, installing and adjusting rear lid and rear lid lock
1 - Rear lid
q   Removing:
–  Remove rear lid trim.
–  Unplug electrical connectors and pull them out of rear lid.
–  Disengage gas-filled struts from rear lid.
–  Unscrew Torx bolts → Item and detach rear lid.
2 - Stop buffer
q   Markings for adjusting stop buffer are located on rear lid and stop buffer.
q   When installing, secure stop buffer loosely.
q   Close rear lid and align with body contour.
q   Open rear lid and pull stop buffer out one division further.
q   Tighten bolts → Item to 8 Nm.
3 - Torx bolt
q   8 Nm
4 - Hexagon nut
q   23 Nm
5 - Rear lid lock
q   To remove, unclip operating rod for lock mechanism, unscrew nuts → Item and detach rear lid lock.
6 - Hexagon nut
q   15 Nm
q   Not accessible without first removing headliner in this area.
7 - Torx bolt
q   15 Nm
8 - Rear lid hinge
q   Removing:
–  Lower headliner in area of hexagon nut → Item and unscrew nut.
–  Unscrew hexagon bolts → Item and → Item.
9 - Hexagon bolt
q   15 Nm
10 - Ball head studs
q   10 Nm
11 - Gas-filled strut
q   Prop up rear lid.
q   Use a small screwdriver to lift retaining clip at top and bottom and detach gas-filled strut from ball head stud.
q   To install, simply press onto ball head stud.
q   The tubular end of the gas-filled strut must be engaged on the body side.
q   Releasing gas from gas-filled strut → Fig..
12 - Ball head studs
q   10 Nm

   
Removing and installing striker plate
l  Trim for rear cross panel removed → General body repairs, interior; Rep. Gr.70.
–  Unscrew hexagon nuts -1- and remove striker plate.
–  When installing, fit striker plate and secure loosely with nuts.
–  Close rear lid and align with body contour.
–  Open rear lid and tighten hexagon nuts to 23 Nm.
  A55-0159
Releasing gas from gas-filled strut
–  Clamp section -x- = 50 mm of gas-filled strut in a vice.
  WARNING
t  Only the section indicated may be clamped in the vice (accident risk!).
t  Protective goggles must be worn during sawing process.
–  Cover area around saw cut with a cloth to catch escaping fluid.
–  Saw open the first third of the cylinder part of the gas-filled strut (measured from the strut rod end of the cylinder).
  V55-0080
Removing and installing seal
–  Pull seal -1- off to remove.
–  To install, press seal onto body flange all around.
  A55-0158

Front door, central locking > < Rear lid