Rear Lid, Removing And Installing, Sedan: Procedure
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- Rear Lid
- A second technician will be required during removal and installation to support and to hold the rear lid.
- RemovingNOTE:
Mark the position of the rear lid on the rear lid hinge with a felt-tip pen before removing.
-- Remove the rear lid trim panel. Refer to REAR DOOR TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
-- Disconnect the wires on the connectors and pull them out of the rear lid.
-- Remove the nuts on the rear lid side and then remove the rear lid.
- Install in reverse order of removal.
- The springs -6- must be engaged before installing the rear lid.
- Adjusting:
-- Adjust the front height and the position of the hood lengthwise using the hood hinge.
-- Adjust the height of the back of the rear lid by adjusting the rear lid latch.
-- Align the hood so it is centered according to the gap dimensions. Refer to REAR LID, ADJUSTING .
-- Adjust the stop buffer.
- Rear Lid Seal, Removing and Installing. Refer to REAR LID SEAL, REPLACING SEDAN .
- If the vehicle has a rearview camera, the Rearview Camera -R189- must be recalibrated. .
- For vehicles with a peripheral camera, the Rear Peripheral Camera -R246- must be recalibrated. .
- Stop Strip
- Adjusting Buffer
- Rear Lid Latch
- Nut
- Spring
- Lid Hinge
- Nut
- 21 Nm
- Bracket
- Nut
- 21 Nm
- Bolt
- 21 Nm
- Bolt
- 21 Nm
- Rear Lid Motor 1 -V444-
- Side Stop