51 24 004 Adjusting rear lid lock

Prerequisite:

Rear lid must be correctly adjusted to fit; if necessary, ADJUST REAR LID .

For ideal adjustment, refer to 41 00... BODY GAP DIMENSIONS .

Completely screw in stop pad (1) left/right.

Fig 1: Identifying Lid Lock Stop Pad

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Unclip cover (1) from the lock strap (2) and set aside.

Fig 2: Identifying Lock Strap

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Slacken screws (1) until striker (2) can still just be moved and centers itself.

Close rear lid.

Adjust tailgate to NOMINAL DIMENSIONS .

Tighten down screws (1).

Tightening torque 51 24 8AZ .

NOTE: When the tailgate is closed, the striker must not touch or scrape against the rear lid lock. Look out for scratch marks.

Fig 3: Identifying Door Striker

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Screw out stop pad (1) left/right until they are in contact with the tailgate.

It must be possible to pull out paper strips with moderate friction resistance between the tailgate and stop pad (1).

Then screw out stop pad (1) one-half rotation further.

Fig 4: Identifying Lid Lock Stop Pad

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