Undamaged Rear Window, Removing, Sedan

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Pry Lever:80-200 

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• Pliers:T40172C 

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• Pay attention to the repair information. Refer to REPAIR INFORMATION .
• To complete the procedure, a second technician is required to be at the following position. Refer to UNDAMAGED REAR WINDOW, REMOVING, SEDAN => Remove the window glass with suction lifters. .
• Required Tools and Materials for Removal and Installation. Refer to REQUIRED TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

Procedure

-- Remove the rear shelf. Refer to REAR SHELF, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the expanding rivet -1- using the Pliers:T40172C  .

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-- Remove the rear window frame trim panel -2-.

-- Remove the high-mounted brake lamp. Refer to HIGH-MOUNTED BRAKE LAMP BULB, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the rear roof grab handles. Refer to ROOF GRAB HANDLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

• Replace the headliner if it is bent.

-- Unclip the rear headliner at the clips -1 and 3- from the body -arrows- using the Pry Lever:80 - 200  .

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-- Unclip the headliner from the body in the center at the centering pin -2-.

-- Remove the nut -arrow-.

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-- Remove the ground wire -3- from the threaded pin and secure it to the center of the window with adhesive tape.

-- Disconnect the connectors -2 and 4- and secure to the window glass using adhesive tape.

-- Remove the antennae -1-. Refer to COMPONENT LOCATION OVERVIEW - ANTENNA SYSTEMS .

-- Insert the Window Removal Set - Cutting Cord:VAS 861 001/1A  in the awl -1-.

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TIP:

To prevent any damage, cover the area where the awl comes out at the rear lid with adhesive tape.

-- Push the awl at the lower left side of the rear window from the inside outward through the adhesive bead -arrow- and pull the cutting cord outward.

• The awl stays in the adhesive bead.

-- Route the Window Removal Set - Cutting Cord:VAS 861 001/1A  counter-clockwise under the rear window.

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-- Engage the Window Removal Set - Cutting Cord:VAS 861 001/1A  to the awl and pull through inward.

-- Secure the end of the Window Removal Set - Cutting Cord: VAS 861 001/1A  with the hook -1- to the body.

-- Secure the removal device with the reel device -2- on the inside of the window.

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-- Insert the Window Removal Set - Cutting Cord:VAS 861 001/1A  in the reel device -arrow-.

-- Tension the cutting cord with the reel device.

-- Cut free in the lower area of the rear window.

-- To guide the cord better, place the trim wedge -1- from the Window Removal Set:VAS 861 001A  underneath it.

-- Loosen the centering pin -1- from the rear window with pliers.

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-- Move the removal device -2- and cut free the area along the D-pillar upward.

-- Push in the cutting guard -3- from the Window Removal Set:VAS 861 001A  to guide the Window Removal Set - Cutting Cord:VAS 861 001/1A  between the window frame and the rear window.

-- Offset the removal device -1- and cut out the upper section of the rear window.

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• The hook -2- must be engaged in the body.

-- Loosen the centering pin -2- from the rear window with pliers.

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-- Move the removal device -1- and cut free the area along the D-pillar downward.

• The hook -3- must be engaged in the body.

-- Offset the removal device -1- and cut out the lower section of the rear window.

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-- To better guide the cord, place the trim wedge -2- from the Window Removal Set:VAS 861 001A  underneath it.

-- Remove the window glass with suction lifters.