Removing and installing trim panel at D-pillar - AR68.30-P-4495ES

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MODEL 212.2

Shown on right side of vehicle

Fig 1: Trim Panel D-Pillar Remove/Install Components

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	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
	Notes on sensor system for trunk lid opening/closing		AH80.61-P-0001-01A
	Remove/install
1	Remove upper side load compartment paneling (6)		AR68.30-P-1180ES
2	Remove rear center section paneling (5)
3	Unclip cover frame (4) from rear (arrow) toward center of vehicle	Clip remover	Figure
4	Lift lower C-pillar paneling (3) from bottom and unclip toward center of vehicle	Clip remover	Figure
5	Loosen guide tube (8) on rear backrest release handle (9)	Insert guide tube (8) into omega clips.
6	Unscrew nut on rear backrest release handle (9) and remove rear backrest release handle (9)	Do not remove Bowden cable from rear backrest release handle (9).
7	Disconnect electrical connector (10) and remove from bracket	Only for removing guide rail (2).
8	Remove bolts (11)
9	Remove guide rail (2) downward from upper D-pillar paneling (1)	For removing upper D-pillar paneling (1) allow guide rail (2) to hang down on electrical wiring harness.
10	Loosen upper D-pillar paneling (1) from clips (13)
11	Disconnect electrical connector from cargo area lamp
12	Disconnect electrical connector from speaker	MODEL 212.2 with CODE 810 (Sound system)
13	Unclip cover frame (14) from upper D-pillar paneling (1) to center of vehicle	MODEL 212.2 with CODE 844 (Rear-facing folding bench seat in load compartment) Do not remove cover frame (14) from seat belt.
13		Clip remover	Figure
14	Pull upper D-pillar paneling (1) toward rear out of cutouts (7) and remove	Ensure that fasteners (12) are seated correctly in recesses (7) and in relation to headliner.
15	Install in the reverse order

Fig 2: Identifying Clip Remover (452 589 01 63 00)

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