Fitting 3 spacer buffers (spacers)

IMPORTANT: To avoid rear window breakage and leaks, the remnants of the removed spacer buffers must be removed and new space buffers fitted.

Stick on two semicircular spacer buffers (1) in accordance with dimension (A).

500 ±10 mm

Fig 1: Semicircular Spacer Buffers Mounting Locations
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2 Center line

3 Adhesive bead

IMPORTANT: Maintain the correct position and height of the adhesive bead in area (A) of the rear window (1) (reception interference on radio and, where fitted, TV).
Adhesive bead must never short circuit the heating (2) and aerial (3) conductor paths when pressed out.

Fig 2: Correct Position And Height Of Adhesive Bead In Rear Window Area

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