Remove the tailgate seal

Preliminary work 

• Refer to REMOVING THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT REMOVABLE PANEL .
• Refer to REMOVING THE LOADING EDGE TRIM .
• Refer to REMOVING THE BOTTOM LEFT AND RIGHT C-PILLAR TRIM PANELS .
• Refer to REMOVING LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT WHEEL ARCH TRIM PANEL ON LEFT .
• Refer to REMOVING RIGHT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT WHEEL ARCH TRIM PANEL .
• Refer to REMOVING THE TRIM PANEL OF THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT CAPPING ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT .
• Refer to REMOVING THE BELT FEED TRIM .
• Refer to RELEASING THE REAR HEADLINING .
• Refer to REMOVING BOTH TRIM PIECES FOR THE WATER CHANNEL .

• Pull off the tailgate seal (1) from the body beginning at the top center and remove.

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