51 24 004 Adjusting rear lid lock: Notes

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Prerequisite:

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

For ideal adjustment, refer to GAP DIMENSIONS .

Necessary preliminary tasks:

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

Fig 1: Stop Pad

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

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

Fig 2: Striker And Screws

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Close rear lid.

Check GAP DIMENSIONS and locking comfort.

If necessary, repeat procedure.

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

Open tailgate.

Tighten down screws (1).

Tightening torque 51 24 2AZ .

Fig 3: Striker And Screws

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

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

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

Fig 4: Stop Pad

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