51 13 305 Removing and installing/replacing left or right roof railing

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Special tools required:

00 9 460

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Lower headlining. See REMOVING/INSTALLING (REPLACING) HEADLINING (ON VERSION WITHOUT PANORAMA GLASS ROOF) or REMOVING/INSTALLING (REPLACING) HEADLINING (WITH PANORAMA GLASS ROOF) .

Slacken top nuts (1).

Tightening torque 51 13 5AZ .

Installation note:

Replace nuts (1).

Fig 1: Identifying Nuts

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Remove roof rails (1).

Fig 2: Identifying Roof Rails

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Installation note:

Pretension valve clearance compensating elements (1) to a corresponding tightening torque with special tool 00 9 460 .

Fig 3: Identifying Valve Clearance Compensating Elements

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Position	Tightening torque
Valve clearance compensating element, right side, front	0, 7 Nm
remaining valve clearance compensating elements, right side	0, 5 Nm
all valve clearance compensating elements, left side	0, 5 Nm

Installation note:

Seals on roof railing (2) and threaded bolts (1) must not be damaged.

Fig 4: Identifying Seals On Roof Railing And Threaded Bolts

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