Remove/install front bumper - AR88.20-P-2000T

MODEL 211.0/2/6 

Fig 1: Identifying Front Bumper Components

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Fig 2: Identifying Front Bumper Components - Left Side

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Shown on left side of front bumper 

	Remove
1	Open engine hood (11)	See Operating Instructions
2	Remove front fender liner section from left and right front fender		AR88.10-P-1310T
3	Unscrew bolts (2)
4	Loosen bolt (3), slide terminal strip (4) toward front and remove	Remove terminal strip (4) from left and right fender.
5.1	Disconnect front PTS separation point (X26/27)	On vehicles with code (220a) Parktronic system (PTS)
6	Disconnect electrical connector (7) from left fog lamp (E5/1) and right fog lamp (E5/2)
7	Unclip outside temperature display temperature sensor (B14) from front bumper (1)
8	Unscrew bolts (5)
9	Remove bolts (6)
10	Remove front bumper (1) toward front with aid of helper	Carefully remove front bumper (1) with aid of helper to prevent paint damage on left and right fender and on front bumper (1)
	Install
11	Insert front bumper (1) into left and right mount (8) at side	Carefully remove front bumper (1) with aid of helper to prevent paint damage on left and right fender and on front bumper (1)
12	Screw in bolts (6)
13	Clip outside temperature display temperature sensor (B14) into front bumper (1).
14	Connect electrical connector (7) to left fog lamp (E5/1) and right fog lamp (E5/2)
15.1	Connect front PTS separation point (X26/27)	On vehicles with code (220a) Parktronic system (PTS)
16			Screw in bolts (2)
17	Install terminal strip (4) on left and right front fender and tighten bolts (3).
18	Screw in bolts (5)	Screw in bolts (5) so that left and right stay (9) can still be moved
19	Adjust transition (arrow A) between stay (9) and engine hood (11) with adjustment nut (10)	The stay (9) and the closed engine hood (11) should have the same height on the transition (arrow A). Adjust stays (9) at both front headlamps
20	Align stay (9) between front headlamps and tighten bolt (5).	The gaps (arrows) between the front headlamp and the stay (9) should have the same width. Adjust stays (9) at both front headlamps	Figure
21	Close engine hood (11)	See Operating Instructions
22	Correct adjustment of left fog lamp (E5/1) and right fog lamp (E5/2), adjust if necessary
	Check and correct headlamp adjustment		AP82.10-P-8260T

Fig 3: Identifying Feeler Gauge (129 589 03 21 00)

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