Removing rear bumper

Open the tailgate.

Fig 1: Identifying Sound Proofing And Screws

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Remove:

the rear floor hatch
the front floor hatch
the battery. See: Battery, replacing
the cover and the soundproofing on the right-hand side. See: Base plate and toolbox . Alternatively the subwoofer. See: Subwoofer and amplifier for the subwoofer
the 4 soundproofing sections (1) and the 4 nuts. Use a 13 mm long socket.

HINT: Use butyl tape to secure the nuts in the socket. Otherwise the nuts are easy to lose.

Fig 2: Identifying Screw And Bracket From Antenna Amplifier

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Remove:

the connector (2) for the antenna amplifier. Alternatively remove the screw (3). Then remove the bracket
the 4 connectors for the parking assistance sensors if applicable.

Fig 3: Identifying Rivets On Each Side

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Remove the rivets, 1 per side. See: Removing rivet .

Fig 4: Locating Screws To Slacken Off

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Slacken off the screws (5), 1 on each side, until the slide mounting releases from the bumper cover.

HINT: Press the screw so that the screw head bottoms out.

Fig 5: Identifying Bumper Pulled Back While Both Sides Pulled Out

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Pull the bumper backwards while pulling both the sides outwards so that the edge releases from the side bracket.

NOTE:

Two people are required for this task.