51 24 004 Adjusting rear lid lock

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Prerequisite:

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

For ideal adjustment, refer to BODY GAP DIMENSIONS .

Preliminary work needed:

Remove COVER FROM TAIL PANEL

Completely screw in stop pad (1) left/right.

See REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BUMP STOPS ON TRUNK LID .

Fig 1: Stop Pad Location

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Slacken screws (1) until striker (2) can still just be shifted and centers itself.

IMPORTANT: Striker (2) must not brush against rear lid lock.

Fig 2: Striker Slacken Screws Location

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Close trunk lid.

Check GAP DIMENSIONS and locking comfort.

If necessary, repeat procedure.

NOTE: When the trunk lid is closed, the striker must not tap or scrape against the rear lid lock. Look out for scratch marks.

Open trunk lid.

Tighten down screws (1).

Tightening torque 51 24 2AZ .

Fig 3: Striker Slacken Screws Location

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Screw out stop pad (1) left/right until they are in contact with the trunk lid.

It must be possible to pull out paper strips with moderate friction resistance between the trunk lid and stop pad (1).

Then screw out stop pad (1) one-half rotation further.

See REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BUMP STOPS ON TRUNK LID .

Fig 4: Stop Pad Location

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Required reworking:

Install COVER ON TAIL PANEL