Cover Profile, Mounting on Undamaged Windshield:

Fig 1: Removing Rest Of Old One From Windshield

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-- Before installing the new cover profile, remove the rest of the old one -2- from the windshield -1- using a commercially available glass scraper.

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The rest of the old glass adhesive bead -3- serves as an installation marker for the new cover profile.

-- For reinstalling the old shim, place the new spacer on the marks applied on the ceramic coating inward on the windshield.

-- Prepare the body flange for installation. Refer to BODY FLANGE, PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION .

-- Prepare undamaged windows for installation. Refer to UNDAMAGED WINDOW GLASS, PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION , or prepare new windows for installation. Refer to NEW WINDOW GLASS, PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION .

-- Use two suction lifters and a second technician to insert the windshield into the window opening and align the sides.

• The distance to the A-pillars must be the same.

-- Adjust the distance from the windshield -1- to the upper window frame. 

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• Dimension -a- = 2 mm

-- Secure the window to the top of the roof with adhesive tape.

-- Equipment versions with windshield defogger: establish the connection for the windshield defogger.

-- Before installing the plenum chamber cover, remove the lower adjusting wedges and the protective molding from the frame. Refer to Figure.

• Observe minimum curing times. Refer to MINIMUM CURING TIMES FOR BONDED WINDOWS .

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

-- Equipment versions with driver assistance systems front camera: calibrate the camera. Refer to DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FRONT CAMERA, CALIBRATING .