Install the rear window

• Clean the bonding surfaces on the body and the rear window.
• Keep 2 glue cartridges ready.
• Prepare a glue cartridge with the standard nozzle C.
• Apply bead joint in area (1).
• Apply adhesive bead within the mark (2) on the rear window.

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• Open the tailgate (1) by approximately 1/3 and secure it in this position.
• Using suction lifters, carefully guide the rear window (2) parallel to the C-pillar and thread it in below the tailgate.
• Carefully fir the rear window (2) with the suction lifters at the top and align is evenly sideways.
• Using suction lifters, carefully press the rear window (2) upwards until the seal has uniform contact with the roof.

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• Press the rear window (2) carefully with suction lifters evenly all around and adjust the gap dimension.
• Measure the recess (A) of the rear window (1) to the roof outer skin (2) with the special tool  0 495 259 (51 0 010)  .

  Measure the gap dimension (B) with the special tool 0 496 076 (00 9 470)  .

• Secure rear window (1) with adhesive tap on the roof.
• Connect connector (1).

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• Fix the cable (2) with the nuts (1) on to the attachment point.

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• Loosen cable (2) from the rear window.
• Connect connector (1).

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Follow-up work 

• Refer to INSTALLING THE BRAKE LIGHT .
• Refer to TRIM OF THE 3RD INSTALLING THE BRAKE LIGHT .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE LEFT AND RIGHT C-PILLAR TRIM PANEL .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE TRIM PANEL FOR THE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT WATER CHANNEL .