Rear Lid, Adjusting

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Adjustment Gauge:3371 

Requirement

• When adjusting the rear lid, the vehicle must be resting on its wheels on a level surface.
• The rear lid must engage in the striker without great force.

The rear lid is correctly installed, when it is closed and:

• The gap dimensions are even.
• The contours align.
• The rear lid is not positioned too far inward or outward.

-- Adjust the side and length adjustment at hinge -1-. Refer to HINGES, ADJUSTING .

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-- Adjust the height adjustment with the adjusting buffer -2-. Refer to ADJUSTING BUFFERS, ADJUSTING .

-- Adjust the height adjustment on the striker -3-. Refer to Striker, Adjusting  .

-- Check the gap dimensions using the Gauge - Gap Adjustment:3371  . To do so, refer to ADJUSTMENT DIMENSIONS .