41 61 014 Adjusting hood

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WARNING: Danger of injury!

Adhere to all applicable SAFETY INFORMATION (vehicles with active pedestrian protection).

The BATTERY EARTH LEAD must be clamped off prior to work on the hinge or engine compartment lid!

The GAP DIMENSIONS specified serve as the basis for the adjusting procedure.

Make unpainted surfaces visible by also moving the hinges. Touch these up in the appropriate color.

Do not damage adjoining body components.

Necessary preliminary work

Remove left COWL PANEL COVER .
If fitted: Remove the ACTUATOR .
Check the correct installation of the cable for hood lock before starting the adjusting procedures (see Figure).

NOTE: Check stop screws of engine compartment lid hinge on left and right.

The stop screws must not be damaged or missing, replace engine compartment lid hinge if necessary.

The stop screws are preset and must not be used to adjust the engine compartment lid!

Slacken nuts (1) on left and right.

Engine compartment lid must still just be able to be moved. Adjust engine compartment lid laterally and in longitudinal direction.

Tighten the nuts after adjusting the engine compartment lid.

Tightening torque 41 61 1AZ .

Fig 1: Engine Compartment Lid Nuts

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If the adjustment range is not sufficient, release screws (1) of engine compartment lid hinge on body and move hinge in longitudinal direction.

Fig 2: Hinge Screws

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Height adjustment at hinge:

Slacken screws (1) and adjust hinge.

Tightening torque 41 61 2AZ .

Fig 3: Adjusting Engine Compartment Lid Height

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Remove stop pad (1) at the hood (2).

Stop pad (1) is no longer needed.

Fig 4: Stop Pad And Hood

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Height adjustment at strikers:

Unclip the anti-twist lock (1) and remove.

Adjust the height of the engine compartment lid by turning the striker (2) towards the front panel.

Height adjustment of engine hood/hood to side panel by means of STOP BUFFERS .

Fig 5: Anti-Twist Lock And Striker

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The engine compartment lid is correctly adjusted in the front section by a combination of pulling the strikers and pressing the stop pads.

Incorrect adjustment results in either wobbling of the hood or sluggish unlocking.

IMPORTANT: Check function of retaining hook.

After the adjustment:

After adjusting the engine compartment lid, check GAP DIMENSION between headlights and engine compartment lid and adjust if necessary.
Tighten all screws and nuts to SPECIFIED TORQUE .
Touch up unpainted surfaces in the appropriate color.
If necessary, adjust front side panels (refer to GAP DIMENSIONS ).