51 24 004 Adjusting rear lid lock

Precondition:

Rear lid must be correctly adjusted to fit; if necessary, ADJUST REAR LID .

Carefully lever out trim (1) with a suitable tool.

Installation:

Make sure trim (1) is correctly seated.

Fig 1: Identifying Trim

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NOTE: The operation is shown on the left side; proceed in the same way for the right side.

Slacken screws (1) until striker (2) can be moved.

Close rear lid and keep release button pressed so that rear lid lock snaps closed.

This corrects the position of the striker.

Open rear lid.

Tighten down screws (1).

Fig 2: Identifying Striker And Screws

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Tightening torque 51 24 11AZ .

Check alignment of rear lid and striker, readjust if necessary.

Adjust rear lid buffers to body aperture

IMPORTANT: Do not adjust buffers too wide, as otherwise pre-tension will occur during height adjustment!