Adjust front door - AR72.10-P-0550SXS

MODEL 221.1 with CODE (Z07) Top protection

Fig 1: Identifying Front Door Components

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MODIFICATION NOTES

22.10.08	Value changed: Bolt, door hinge to front door		*BA72.10-P-1012-01R
	Value changed: Bolt, door hinge to a-pillar		*BA72.10-P-1013-01R

	Checking
	Risk of injury caused by fingers being pinched or crushed when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lids, liftgates or sliding roof	Keep body parts and limbs well clear of moving parts.	AS00.00-Z-0011-01A
1	Check gap dimensions on front door (1) all the way round		AR60.00-P-0700-01SX *BE60.00-P-1002-01R
1	Check gap dimensions on front door (1) all the way round		Figure
	Adjust
2	Remove striker wedge (2) at bottom of front door (1)
3	Remove lock striker (4)	Mark installation position of locking eye (4), to facilitate reinstallation.
4	Support front door (1) with floor jack and suitable block of wood, position below mounting location of striker wedge (2)	Do not support front door (1) on outer paneling, otherwise, the front door (1) can be damaged by its high dead weight. See GOTIS for NIKE passenger car floor jack http://gotis.aftersales.mercedes-benz.com
5	Loosen screws (5) on A-pillar and adjust corresponding gap dimensions by moving front door (1)	Adjust gap dimensions at front door (1) by lifting or lowering floor jack.	AR60.00-P-0700-01SX *BE60.00-P-1002-01R
5			Figure
6	Tighten screws (5)		*BA72.10-P-1013-01R
7	Remove bolts (6) on front door (1) and adjust transition between front fender and front door (1) by moving front door (1)	The contour of the front fender must be flush with the contour of the front door (1) or project by a maximum of 1 mm.
8	Tighten bolts (6), lower and remove floor jack	See GOTIS for NIKE passenger car floor jack http://gotis.aftersales.mercedes-benz.com	*BA72.10-P-1012-01R
9	Insert lock striker (4) and screw in bolts (3) up to stop	It should still be possible to adjust the locking eye (4).
10	Adjust transition between front door (1) and rear door by moving locking eye (4).	The contour of the front door (1) must be flush with the contour of the rear door or project by a maximum of 1 mm.
11	Tighten screws (3)		*BA72.10-P-1015-01R
12	Repair paint damage to screw heads with suitable touch-up paint pen
13	Install striker wedge (2)	Only tighten bolts on striker wedge (2) hand-tight.
14	Coat oval head screw (7) with grease	Multipurpose grease	*BR00.45-Z-1034-06A
15	Carefully close and open front door (1) and determine on basis of grease impression on oval head screw (7), whether height of striker wedge (2) requires correction by inserting shims. If the front door (1) is hard to close or cannot be closed at all, correct the height of the striker wedge (2) by removing shims	The front door (1) is supported on the oval head screws (7) by the striker wedge (2) so that its entire dead weight is not on the locking eye (4). The front door (1) should be easy to close.
16	Tighten bolts on striker wedge (2)		*BA72.10-P-1020-01R

CHECK VALUES FOR GAPS

Number	Designation				Model 221
BE60.00-P-1002-01R	Gap dimension	Front door to A-pillar	Dim. "D"	mm	4.5 (±0.5)
		Front door to fender	Dim. "E"	mm	4 (±0.5)
		Front door to rear door	Dim. "F"	mm	4.5 (±0.5)
		Trim strip at front door to roof frame	Dim. "G"	mm	4.5 (±0.5)
		Trim strip at rear door to roof frame	Dim. "H"	mm	4.5 (±0.5)
		Rear door to side section, bottom	Dim. "I"	mm	4.5 (±0.5)
		Front door cover to rear door cover	Dim. "S"	mm	4.5 (±0.5)
		Front door cover to rear door cover	See picture		AR60.00-P-0700-01SX

FRONT DOOR

Number	Designation		Model 221 with code Z07/Z07+Z19
BA72.10-P-1012-01R	Bolt, door hinge on front door	Nm	40
BA72.10-P-1013-01R	Bolt, door hinge on A-pillar	Nm	40
BA72.10-P-1015-01R	Bolt, locking eye to B-pillar	Nm	28
BA72.10-P-1020-01R	Bolt, closing wedge to front door	Nm	5

Fig 2: Identifying Feeler Gauge (129 589 03 21 00)

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REPAIR MATERIALS

Number	Designation	Order number
BR00.45-Z-1034-06A	MB multipurpose grease	A 001 989 34 51 10