Installing the door sill trim panel

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Precondition

The front and rear doors are open,

Check the detents (arrows) and replace the support of the door sill trim panel as needed.
The detents must not be damaged or missing.
Feed in the door sill trim panel (1 ) and engage it in the detents (arrows).

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Check the detents (arrows) and replace the support of the door sill trim panel as needed.
The detents must not be damaged or missing.
Starting at the front, engage the door sill trim panel (1) in all detents along the broken line (arrows).

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Tighten the screws (1).

Tighten nut (2).

TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

Side sill trim panel
screw	Tightening torque	3 Nm
Plastic nut	Tightening torque	2.6 Nm

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Follow-up work

Refer to ADJUSTING THE LED MODULE FOR THE LIGHT CARPET .