Height, Adjusting Using Adjusting Buffer

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Adjustment dimensions. Refer to ADJUSTMENT DIMENSION, SPORTBACK .

Procedure

-- Install the adjusting screw -2- with the protective cap -1- all the way into the adjusting buffer -3- before adjusting the lid.

Fig 1: Adjusting Screw, Adjusting Buffer And Cap

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-- Remove the adjusting screw -2- just enough until the cap -1- makes contact with the stop on the body side with light pretension when the rear lid is closed.

-- Check if the lid is without play and in flush position by pressing or pulling at the side edges of the rear lid.

-- Repeat the adjustment if necessary.