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

MODEL 222 with CODE Z07 (Top protection) 

Fig 1: Front Door, Locking Eye, Bolts, Screw And Adhesive Strips

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Fig 2: Front Door, Closing Wedge, Bolts, Upper And Lower Door Hinge Leaf

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	Risk of injury  caused by fingers being jammed or pinched when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lid/rear-end door or sliding roof.	No parts of the body or limbs should be within the operating area when the components are moving.	AS00.00-Z-0011-01A
	Check
1	Check gap dimensions on front door (1) all the way round	Always perform adjustment work on uneven gaps on corresponding upper and lower hinge leaves. Otherwise tension and damage can occur.	AR60.00-P-0700-01LF
		Front/rear door to roof paneling, side	*BE60.00-P-1009-01BA
		Front door to fender	*BE60.00-P-1010-01BA
		Front door to rear door	*BE60.00-P-1011-01BA
		Front door cover to rear door cover	*BE60.00-P-1013-01BA
		Feeler gauge	Figure
2	Check transition between front fender and front door (1)	The contour of the front fender must align with the contour of the front door (1) or project by a maximum of 1 mm.
3	Check transition between front door (1) and rear door	The contour of the front door (1) must align with the contour of the rear door or project by a maximum of 1 mm.
	Remove
4	Glue on adhesive strips (14) and cut in center of door joint	Adhesive strips (14) serves as orientation when adjusting.
5	Mark installation position of lock striker (13)
6	Unscrew bolts (12) and remove locking eye (13)
7	Remove striker wedge (2) at bottom of front door (1)
8	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) at outer paneling. Otherwise the front door (1) can be damaged by its high dead weight.
	Adjust
9	Loosen bolts (15, 16) on A-pillar
10	Adjust gap dimensions at front door (1) by lifting or lowering floor jack	Front/rear door to roof paneling, side	*BE60.00-P-1009-01BA
		Front door to fender	*BE60.00-P-1010-01BA
		Front door to rear door	*BE60.00-P-1011-01BA
		Front door cover to rear door cover	*BE60.00-P-1013-01BA
		Feeler gauge	Figure
11	Tighten bolts (15, 16)	Bolt, hinge to A-pillar	*BA72.10-P-1002-01Y
12	Lower floor jack and remove
13	Loosen bolts (17) on upper door hinge leaf (18) and adjust transition between front door (1) and front door by moving front door (1)	The contour of the front fender must align with the contour of the front door (1) or project by a maximum of 1 mm.
14	Loosen bolts (19) on lower door hinge leaf (20) and adjust transition between front door (1) and front fender by moving front door (1)	The contour of the front fender must align with the contour of the front door (1) or project by a maximum of 1 mm.
15	Tighten bolts (17, 19)	Bolt, hinge to front door	*BA72.10-P-1001-01Y
16	Insert lock striker (13) and screw in bolts (12) up to stop	It should still be possible to adjust the lock striker (13).
17	Adjust transition between front door (1), rear door and headliner by moving locking eye (13)
18	Tighten bolts (12)	Bolt, lock striker to B-pillar	*BA72.10-P-1004-01Y
	Install
19	Repair paint damage to screw heads in working area with suitable touch-up paint pen
20	Position closing wedge (2) and position bolt on closing wedge (2)
21	Coat striker wedge (2) with grease	MB multipurpose grease	*BR00.45-Z-1034-06A
22	Carefully close and open front door (1) and determine on basis of grease impression on closing wedge (2), whether height of closing 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 closing wedge (2) by removing shims. The front door (1) is supported by the striker wedge (2) so that the entire dead weight does not rest on the lock striker (13). The front door (1) should be easy to close.
23	Tighten bolts on striker wedge (2)	Bolt, door stop to front door	*BA72.10-P-1015-01Y
24	Protect front door (1) and A-pillar in area of both hinges against corrosion	Wax for engine compartment (400 ml spray can)	*BR00.45-Z-1018-05A
	Calibrate
25.1	Calibrate 360° camera on left outside mirror or 360° on right outside mirror with diagnostic system	Model 222 with code 501 (360° camera) with code Z07 (Top protection) If the front door (1) has been adjusted on driver and passenger side.
			AD00.00-P-2000-04B
25.2	Calibrate all the cameras for the 360° camera system using the diagnostic system	Model 222 with code 501 (360° camera) with code Z07 (Top protection) If the front door (1) has been adjusted on driver and passenger side.
			AD00.00-P-2000-04B

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

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