Installing the outside door handle

• Check the fixture (1) for damage, if necessary replace the outside door handle.
• Check the seals (2) for damage, replace if necessary. The seals (2) may not be damaged or missing.

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• Ensure that, during the disassembly of the outside door handle, the lock actuation (1) is held in the installation position by the retaining clamps (2).
• If the lock actuation (1) is not in the installation position, then pull the lock actuation (1) outwards with a string (3) and hold it.
• Insert the outside door handle and feed it into the lock actuation (1) correctly.
• Remove the string (3).
• Carry out functional check with door open.

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Follow-up work 

• Refer to INSTALLING THE COVER ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE .