Removing rear window: Notes

Fig 1: Removing Rear Window

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CAUTION: Danger of injury caused by loose glass splinters and sharp window edges. During removal and installation, wear protective glasses and leather gloves.

REMOVING REAR WINDOW

No.	Procedure	Instruction
	Remove rear window wiper	Fold up the cap, unscrew the hexagon nut, lift and detach the spring washer and wiper arm.
	Open door windows	Wind down the door windows. NOTE: the door windows must not be closed until after the curing time has elapsed.
	Remove the left and right-hand C-pillar trim	Refer to REMOVING AND INSTALLING TRIM OF A, B AND C-PILLARS
	Removing rear wall lining
	Disconnect the plug connection of the rear window heater	Unplug the connector of the rear window heater on the rear window.
1	Pull off cover trim	Detach the cover trim -1-
2	Cut out rear window	Fit a U-type cutting knife -B-D-
	Remove rear window
	Pull off surrounding section Only if the rear window is replaced	Carefully detach the surrounding section from the rear window. If the surrounding section is removed from the rear window undamaged, it can be re-used.
3	Remove adhesive from the rear window Only if the rear window is re-installed	Equip the cutter -D-C-2-3-
4	Remove adhesive from the body	Remove adhesive residues -4-D-C-5-
5	Clean and prime paint damage or newly built-up paint areas in the window aperture of the body	Clean new paint surfaces and damage to the roof paint in the non-visible area of the window aperture of the body with cleaning solution -H1-H2-
6	Apply activator to the bonding section of the rear window Only with new rear windows	Apply activator -H3-