Removing Drive Belt
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
WARNING:
Rotating components
- Danger of limbs being trapped or severed
- → Disconnect power supply to the drive motor of components or to the battery.
NOTIFICATION
Drive belt removed incorrectly
- Risk of damage to drive belt
- → Only remove the drive belt when it is cold.
- → Replace damaged drive belt.
NOTIFICATION
Drive belt breaks and becomes jammed
- Risk of damage to components (trim panels, electric cables, etc.)
- Leaks at the crankshaft vibration damper sealing ring
- Vibration damper can overheat and lose its strength
- → Following belt breakage, check adjacent components and the interior of the engine compartment for damage. Repair or replace damaged parts.
- → Find out why the belt broke. Check deflection rollers or crankshaft vibration dampers for prior damage.
- → If the drive belt is jammed, replace the vibration damper.
Information
Before removing the drive belt, the rolling direction must be marked for re-installation with chalk or a felt-tipped pen.
- Use chalk or a felt-tip pen to mark the rolling direction of the drive belt for re-installation.
- Remove drive belt -1-
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Drive belt
- 2.1 Swivel the belt tensioner -2- to relieve tension on the drive belt -1- (in -direction of arrow- ).
- 2.2 Lock belt tensioner -2- using T10060A - locking pin .
- 2.3 Remove drive belt -1- .