Adjusting Front Door

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Fig 1: Identifying Front Door

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WARNING: Incorrect handling of safety bolts

Danger of injury
Loss of torque

→ Always use new fastening screws and nuts following removal.

→ Observe specified tightening torques.

→ Carry out a visual inspection of all re-used parts.

Information

Only tighten the fastening screws on the door hinges hand-tight from the inside until the doors are set correctly.

Information

If the door is fitted without a sub-frame, the rear edge of the outer door panel must be installed higher with respect to the rear door by the dimension -P- (approx. 2 mm). The door is lowered by approximately 2 mm when the door sub-frame is installed.

Fig 2: Identifying Gap Dimension From Front Door Trim Strip To Rear Door Trim Strip

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Adjusting front door
1. 1.1. Remove door lock striker.
  Unscrew fastening screws -6- and take off door lock striker.
  
  Fig 3: Removing Door Lock Striker
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2. 1.2. Unscrew fastening screws -1- , -2- and -3- and replace them. The new screws must initially be tightened by hand only (max. 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)).
3. 1.3. Set the contour with respect to the wing by moving the door both vertically and horizontally at the door-side hinge halves -4- , -5- .
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Door Mounting Screw
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  Fig 5: Adjusting Door Mounting Screw
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  Replacing fastening screws
  
  Fig 6: Adjusting Fastening Screw
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Adjusting rear door
1. 2.1. Install door lock striker and screw in fastening screws -6- hand-tight.
  
  Fig 7: Installing Door Lock Striker
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2. 2.2. Set the contour with respect to the rear door by moving the door lock striker -7- both vertically and horizontally.
  
  Fig 8: Adjusting Door Lock Striker
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Check gap dimension to B-pillar.
1. 3.1. Hold a flat object (e.g. a credit card) at the B-pillar and measure the dimension -R- .
  Gap dimension 0.8 mm +/-0.5 mm
  
  Fig 9: Identifying B-Pillar Gap Dimension
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Check all gap dimensions and adjust the door again if necessary. Then tighten all fastening screws to the specified tightening torque.
1. 4.1. Tighten fastening screws -1- , -2- and -3- to the specified tightening torque → Tightening torque: 20 Nm (15 ftlb.) +/-3 Nm (+/-2.0 ftlb.)
  
  Fig 10: Adjusting Front Door Mounting Screw
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  Fig 11: Adjusting Front Door Mounting Screw
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2. 4.2. Re-tighten fastening screws -1- , -2- and -3- to the specified torque angle → Torque angle: 90°
  
  Fig 12: Adjusting Front Door Mounting Screw
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  Fig 13: Adjusting Front Door Mounting Screw
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3. 4.3. Tighten fastening screws -6- to the specified tightening torque.
  → Tightening torque: 20 Nm (15 ftlb.)+/-2 Nm (+/-1.5 ftlb.)
  
  Fig 14: Adjusting Door Lock Striker
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