Roof Railing, Removing And Installing
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CAUTION:
- It is necessary to replace all seals whenever a new roof railing is installed.
- If being re-used, install the nuts and screws with locking compound.
- ROOF RAIL
- Removing:
-- Lower the headliner. Refer to HEADLINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
NOTE:The Roof Rack Recognition Sensor -G625- is located only in the left roof railing.
-- Disconnect the Roof Rack Recognition Sensor - G625- connector.
-- Remove the nuts and screws and remove the roof railing.
- Installing:
-- Adjusting elements must be pushed into the roof and be in the installation position with slight pretension.
-- Place railing on roof and threaded pins through adjusting elements.
- Follow the installation sequence:
-- First tighten the screws and then the nuts to the tightening specification.
- Removing:
- Threaded Pin
- Pushed into the roof railing at the front and back
- Nut
- Replace. Install new nut with Locking Fluid -D 000 600 A2-.
- 10 Nm
- Roof
- Adjusting Element
- Insert the front adjusting element and both rear adjusting elements into the holes and slide them forward into their installation position.
- Insert the remaining adjusting element (second element shown from the front) into the hole and slide it toward the rear into its installation position.
- Position the adjusting elements so that it makes contact, with light pre-tension of 0.3 Nm.
- Bolt
- 10 Nm
- Replacing, clean any remaining locking compound form the threaded hole with a thread cutter.
Roof Rack Recognition Sensor - G625-
-- The Roof Rack Recognition Sensor -G625- -2- is only installed in the left roof rail and can be replaced. Refer to COMPONENT LOCATION OVERVIEW - ABS/ESP (See Figure 1) .