Removing front heat shield
WARNING:
Hot surfaces.
Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.
WARNING:
Vehicle may slip off the vehicle hoist if the vehicle hoist is handled incorrectly.
Danger! Immobilization period-threatening injuries!
Danger! Immobilization period-threatening injuries!
- Observe safety instructions on raising the vehicle using a vehicle hoist.
- For additional information see: RAISING THE VEHICLE WITH A VEHICLE LIFT .
Preliminary work
- Refer to DEACTIVATE ON-BOARD NETWORK .
- Refer to REMOVING LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT FLOOR COVERING .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LOADING EDGE TRIM .
- Refer to PARTIALLY REMOVING THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT WHEEL ARCH TRIM PANEL ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER FOR THE WATER CHANNEL LEFT AND RIGHT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE TAIL LIGHT ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE PANEL .
- Refer to REMOVING THE REAR DIFFUSER .
- Refer to REMOVING REAR BUMPER TRIM .
- Refer to REMOVING BOTH EXHAUST COVERS .
- Refer to REMOVING REAR BUMPER PANEL .
- Refer to REMOVING TANK COVER ON LEFT AND RIGHT .
- Refer to REMOVING CENTER STIFFENING PLATE .
- Refer to REMOVING EXHAUST SYSTEM .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RETAINING BRIDGE .
- Refer to PARTIALLY REMOVING THE LEFT LAMBDA OXYGEN SENSOR .
- Refer to PARTIALLY REMOVING THE LAMBDA OXYGEN SENSOR .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT OXYGEN SENSOR MONITOR .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT OXYGEN SENSOR MONITOR .
- Refer to REMOVING UPPER HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE REAR LEFT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER OF THE REAR RIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT AND RIGHT WIPER ARM .
- Refer to REMOVING WINDSHIELD PANEL COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING TRAILING LINK AT SPRING BOLT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COWL UPPER PART IN THE CENTER .
- Refer to LIFTING THE HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR CYLINDERS 5 TO 8 .
- Refer to REMOVING THE CENTER ENGINE COMPARTMENT COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING BOTH FRONT-END STRUTS .
- Refer to REMOVING UPPER CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING FAN COWL .
- Refer to PARTIALLY RELEASING THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK FOR THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLANT CIRCUIT .
- Refer to REMOVING DRIVE BELT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT BOTTOM SIDE COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT HAND FRONT BOTTOM SIDE COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE UNDERBODY PROTECTION OF THE STEERING GEAR AND THRUST FIELD RESPECTIVELY .
- Refer to DRAINING COOLANT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT CHARGE AIR LINE .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT CHARGE AIR LINE .
- Refer to REMOVING THE CLEAN AIR PIPE OF CYLINDER BANK 1 .
- Refer to REMOVING THE CLEAN AIR PIPE OF CYLINDER BANK 2 .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURBOCHARGER .
- Refer to PARTIALLY REMOVING THE CHARGE AIR COOLER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE ALTERNATOR .
- Undo clamp (1) and pull the coolant line (2) off the cylinder head.
- Set the coolant line (2) aside.
- Catch and dispose of leakage coolant.
- Loosen screws (1) .
- Feed out and remove the front heat shield (2) .