Hood, Adjusting: Notes
Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required
- Torque Wrench 1331 5-50 Nm VAG 1331
- Pry Lever 80-200
The vehicle must be standing on the ground when adjusting the hood.
The left and right buffers -2- are not meant for adjusting. Their function is to stabilize and to cushion the hood -5- .
The hood is properly adjusted when there is an overall even gap dimension when closed, it is not too far inward or outward and contours align.
The hood must latch without much force into the hood latch.
-- Remove the catch -3- , refer to RADIATOR GRILLE THROUGH JUNE 2011 .
-- To align the hood, just loosen the left and right bolts -5- on the hinge; do not remove them.
-- To adjust the height at the rear of the hood, just loosen the left and right bolts -6- on the hinge; do not remove them.
-- Turn the adjusting buffer -2- in or out to adjust the position of the hood.
-- Make sure gap dimensions are uniform body dimensions:
-- After adjusting, apply corrosion protection to the hinge -4- and the bolts -5- and -6- .
-- After adjusting the hood, install the catch -3- and adjust it, refer to RADIATOR GRILLE THROUGH JUNE 2011 .
-- By adjusting the hood lock -1- , the height of the front of the hood, refer to HOOD LATCH, ADJUSTING