Front Door: Adjustment

HINT:

• Before adjusting the door positions of vehicles equipped with side airbags and curtain shield airbags, be sure to disconnect the battery. After adjustment, inspect the SRS warning light, the side airbag system, and the curtain shield airbag system for normal operation. Then initialize both airbag systems.
• Use the same procedures for the RH side and LH side.
  Fig 1: Identifying Centering Bolt And Standard Bolt

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• The procedures listed below are for the LH side.
• Centering bolts are used to mount the door hinge to the vehicle body and door. The door cannot be adjusted with the centering bolts installed on it. Substitute the centering bolts with standard bolts (with washers) when making adjustments.
• A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the standard bolt chart (See SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS - STANDARD BOLT ).

1. DISCONNECT NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL 
   CAUTION: Wait for 90 seconds after disconnecting the terminal to prevent airbag deployment (See AIRBAG SYSTEM ).
   NOTE: When disconnecting the cable, some systems need to be initialized after the cable is reconnected (See INITIALIZATION ).
2. ADJUST FRONT DOOR 
   1. Using SST, loosen the hinge bolts on the vehicle body and adjust the door position.

      SST 09812-00010 

   2. Tighten the hinge bolts on the vehicle body after the adjustment.

      Torque: 26 N*m (265 kgf*cm, 19 ft.*lbf) 

   3. Loosen the hinge bolts on the door and adjust the door position.
   4. Tighten the hinge bolts on the door after the adjustment.

      Torque: 27 N*m (275 kgf*cm, 20 ft.*lbf) 

      Fig 2: Adjusting Front Door Hinge

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   5. Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws with a "TORX" socket wrench (T40) and hitting the striker with a plastic hammer.
   6. Using a "TORX" socket wrench (T40), tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.

      Torque: 23 N*m (235 kgf*cm, 17 ft.*lbf) 

      Fig 3: Adjusting Striker

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3. CONNECT NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL 
   NOTE: When disconnecting the cable, some systems need to be initialized after the cable is reconnected (See INITIALIZATION ).
4. INSPECT SRS WARNING LIGHT 

   (See DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM )