Rear Bumper Cover: Assembly

Install the rear bumper reflectors.

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Vehicles with rear parking aid
NOTE: Take extra care not to scratch the bumper cover.

NOTE: Cutlines already exist on the inner surface of a new bumper cover.
- Using a suitable center punch and hammer, mark the center of the parking aid sensor location holes.
- Using a suitable electric hand drill and a step drill, cut the bumper cover within the indicated area.
  Use the General Equipment: Electric Drill
  
  Use the General Equipment: Step Drill
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1. NOTE: Make sure to follow the area contours.
  
  Using a suitable file set.
2. Using a suitable flat file (no more than 2 mm wide), cut the parking aid sensor housing location grooves in the bumper cover as shown in illustration.
  Use the General Equipment: Flat File
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1. NOTE: Make sure to follow the area contours.
  
  Using a suitable file set.
2. Using a suitable flat file (no more than 2 mm wide), cut the parking aid sensor housing location grooves in the bumper cover as shown in illustration.
  Use the General Equipment: Flat File
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NOTE: Pressure must not be applied to the outer face of the parking aid sensor.

Install the rear park aid sensors.

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Install the rear bumper wiring harness and connect the park aid sensors.
All vehicles
Install the rear bumper cover. Refer to: Rear Bumper Cover .
Vehicles with rear parking aid
Check the alignment of the rear parking aid sensors. Refer to: Azimuth System Check . Refer to: Elevation System Check .
If any sensor fails the check, diagnose the sensor fault. Refer to: Parking Aid .