3.9 Apply adhesive

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Adhesive is applied to the window glass with a cartridge gun.

Glue cartridge must be vertical to window glass.

The almost vertical part of the adhesive bead must be facing the outer window glass edge.

On window glass with guidelines, the adhesive bead must be applied centrally between the guidelines.

On window glass without guidelines, the position of the adhesive bead is specified in the vehicle-specific repair instructions.

Spread the bead joint (1) with special tool 00 9 322 .

Effect of differing adhesive quantities:

Too little adhesive:	Too much adhesive:
Window glass rests too low in body aperture Insufficient squeezing of adhesive bead (leaking)	Window glass rests too high in body aperture Wind noise may occur Strains/tensions may occur (window glass breakage) Dirt contamination of add-on parts by emerging adhesive Adhesive on uninsulated strainer pressure lines of aerial(s) (interference of reception)

Note on bonding of windscreen:

The adhesive amount specified in the vehicle-specific repair instructions is sufficient if the specified adhesive bead size is maintained.

If too much adhesive is applied due to application-related variations (manual application), the specified adhesive amount may not be sufficient. To avoid interrupting adhesive application for longer than the permitted period, have another glue cartridge ready.

IMPORTANT: Once the adhesive bead has been applied, the window glass must be installed within 7 minutes (depending on air humidity, temperature).
After 7 minutes the adhesive bead forms a skin which can no longer guarantee a perfect bond.