Necessary preliminary tasks: Notes

Remove COVER for cowl panel

IMPORTANT: Retaining strip (2) has an aluminum profile insert (1).
Carefully wind out retaining strip (2) (windscreen breakage).

4 Glue bead

5 Pinched butyl

6 Contact surfaces

Fig 1: Removing Retaining Strip

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Installation:

Clean cutout.

Pay attention to center marking on retaining strip (1) and windscreen.

Insert positioner (2) for retaining strip (1) must be removed after it has been fitted on the windscreen but before the windscreen itself is installed.