51 32 154 Adjusting Left or Right Front Door Window Glass

Special tools required: 

• 61 2 071 
• 61 2 210 

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove door brake for front door  See 51 21 280 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING DOOR BRAKE ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT DOOR 

Slacken screws (1 and 2) (do not release fully).

Retaining clip (3) remains fitted.

Fig 1: Identifying Slacken Screws & Clip

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Screws (1) of power window rails at top must be tightened down.

Slacken screws (2) of door window (do not release fully).

Connect special tool 61 2 210 ACTIVATION OF POWER WINDOWS to plug connection (3) and special tool 61 2 071.  Connect special tool 61 2 071  to a 12 V power source.

Open door window approx. 100 mm and close again completely.

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tool (61 2 210)

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Tighten down screws (2) of door window.

Tightening torque 51 32 2AZ.  See 51 32 FRONT DOOR WINDOWS

Using special tools 61 2 210 ACTIVATION OF POWER WINDOWS and 61 2 071  , open door window (1) to approx. 40 mm.

Tighten down screws (2).

Tightening torque 51 33 2AZ.  See 51 33 POWER WINDOWS, FRONT

Fig 3: Identifying Special Tool (61 2 210) & (61 2 071)

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Close door window (1) until screw (2) is accessible.

Tighten screw (2).

Tightening torque 51 33 2AZ.  See 51 33 POWER WINDOWS, FRONT

Close door window (1) completely.

Installation: 

Initialize power window.  See 67 62 ... NOTES ON INITIALIZING POWER WINDOW

Fig 4: Identifying Door Window & Screw

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