Remove/install engine hood - AR88.40-P-3000EW
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MODEL 212, 218
Shown on model 212 with CODE (U60) Pedestrian protection
| Remove/install | |||
| Risk of injury caused by fingers being jammed or pinched when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lid/rear-end door or sliding roof. | No parts of the body or limbs should be within the operating area when the components are moving. | AS00.00-Z-0011-01A | |
| Risk of injury from fingers being pinched or jammed when working on gas struts under pressure | Only remove and install pneumatic springs when they are not under tension and when the components are properly secured. | AS00.00-Z-0012-01A | |
| 1 | Remove left and right reserve aid (4) from engine hood hinges (6) on engine hood (1) | MODEL 212 with CODE U60 (Pedestrian protection) |
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| 2 | Unscrew two of the three nuts (5) on each of engine hood hinges (6) on left and right | ||
| 3 | Remove both gas-operated struts (3) from engine hood (1) | Do not remove retainers (2). Otherwise the tension of the retainers (2) is no longer ensured. |
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| 4 | Unscrew nuts (5) still on the left and right engine hood hinge (6) and remove engine hood (1) | ||
| 5 | Install in the reverse order | ||
| 6 | Adjust engine hood (1) | AR88.40-P-3020EW |