Remove/install front end cross member - AR62.30-P-2300GZ

MODEL 164 

Fig 1: Identifying Front End Cross Member Components

Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.

Shown on model 164.1 

	Remove/install
	Notes on self-locking nuts and bolts		AH00.00-N-0001-01A
	Risk of injury  caused by fingers being pinched or crushed  when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lids, tailgates or sliding roof.	Keep body parts and limbs well clear of moving parts.	AS00.00-Z-0011-01A
1	Open engine hood and raise to vertical position	After closing the engine hood, check whether it locks properly; for this purpose, pull engine hood upward with a jerk.	AR88.40-P-1000GZ
2	Remove seal (9) in area of radiator cross member (8).
3	Remove bolts (1)		*BA62.30-P-1001-03B
4	Remove bolt (2)		*BA62.30-P-1001-03B
5	Disconnect electrical connectors (3) from signal horns.
6	Disconnect electrical connector on radar sensor of intelligent cruise control	Only for model 164 with Distronic (DTR), code 219.
7	Remove retaining clips (4)
8	Remove screws (5)		*BA62.30-P-1002-03B
9	Remove spreading rivets (6)
10	Raise radiator cross member (8) slightly and unclip release cable from right-hand hood latch from retaining clamps (7)
11	Remove radiator cross member (8)
12	Remove lock pawl	Only when replacing radiator crossmember (8).
13	Remove retaining clips (7)	Only when replacing radiator crossmember (8).
14	Remove signal horns	Only when replacing radiator crossmember (8).
15	Remove distronic sensor (DTR) from intelligent cruise control	Only when replacing radiator crossmember (8) and only on vehicles with Distronic (DTR), code 219. Previously mark installation position of distronic sensor (DTR) at the three adjustment bolts.	AR30.30-P-1010GZ
16	Install in the reverse order
17	Check function of hood latch, if necessary adjust lock pawl
	Check the lock and latch hooks of engine hood		AP88.40-P-8851GZ
18	Attach danger warning to radiator cross member (8)	Only when replacing radiator crossmember (8).
19	Check distronic sensor adjustment (DTR), adjust if applicable.	Only for model 164 with Distronic (DTR), code 219.	AR30.30-P-1000R

RADIATOR CROSS MEMBER

Number	Designation		Model 164.1/8
BA62.30-P-1001-03B	Bolt radiator cross member to cross member	Nm	10
BA62.30-P-1002-03B	Bolt, upper frame crossmember to bumper carrier	Nm	10