Preliminary Work
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- Place protective covers on the vehicle.
- The amount of fuel left in the fuel tank must not be more than a quarter of the tank capacity!
Drain fuel.
> 200317 DRAINING AND FILLING FUEL - article on "Draining"
- Drain coolant.
> 193817 DRAINING AND FILLING COOLANT - article on "Draining"
- Remove the battery.
> 270619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING BATTERY - article on "Removing"
- Remove carbon canister.
> WM, 20251900 - REMOVING AND INSTALLING CARBON CANISTER WITHOUT LEAKAGE DIAGNOSIS UNIT or WM, 20251903 - REMOVING AND INSTALLING CARBON CANISTER WITH LEAKAGE DIAGNOSIS UNIT
- Remove filler flap.
- Remove front part of front wheel housing liner at the left and right.
> WM, 505619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT WHEEL HOUSING LINER
- Remove front-axle cross member.
> 400919 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT-AXLE CROSS MEMBER - article on "Removing"