Oil Pan Lower Section, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Remove the noise insulation, refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .

Hybrid Vehicles

-- Remove the torque support and crossmember, refer to TORQUE SUPPORT AND CROSSMEMBER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Vehicles with Electro-Mechanical Power Steering

Fig 1: Identifying Connector

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-- Disconnect the connector -1- from the Power Steering Control Module -J500-.

-- Release the safety catch -arrow-, push the retainer down and disconnect the connector from -2- from the Power Steering Control Module -J500-.

Continuation for All Vehicles

Fig 2: Locating Steering Intermediate Shaft Bolt

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-- Remove the bolt -arrow-.

-- Remove the steering intermediate shaft -1- from the steering gear -2-.

-- Remove the subframe crossbrace -4-, refer to SUBFRAME CROSSBRACE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Fig 3: Identifying Stabilizer Bar, Remove/Install Components

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-- Remove the stabilizer bar -1-, refer to STABILIZER BAR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolts -2- and the nuts -3-.

-- Move the steering gear -5- slightly to the right, lower it approximately 10 cm and then tie it up.

NOTE:

The illustration shows a non-hybrid vehicle.

CAUTION:

Risk of damaging the oil lines and hoses.

Do not stretch, kink or bend oil lines and hoses.

CAUTION:

The suspension components could be damaged.

Never rest the vehicle on its wheels if the subframe mount, steering gear or subframe crossbrace are not installed correctly.

Do not support the vehicle on the subframe or the subframe crossbrace, for example, by a floor jack or similar device.

-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit SMN372500 under the engine and drain the engine oil.

NOTE:

Observe disposal regulations!

-- Disconnect the connector from the Oil Level Thermal Sensor - G266- -arrow-.

Fig 4: Disconnecting Connector For Oil Level Thermal Sensor -G266-

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-- Remove the Oil Level Thermal Sensor -G266-.

-- Remove the bolts -1 through 19-.

Fig 5: Identifying Lower Oil Pan, Tightening Sequence

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-- Remove oil pan, if necessary loosen by applying light strikes with a rubber hammer.