Body repairs – exterior · Body – front · Lock carrier

Moving to and back from service position

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Moving to service position

Remove front bumper cover ⇒ 1.4 Removing and installing bumper cover.
Detach Bowden cable at lock carrier ⇒ 1.14 Detaching Bowden cable.
On vehicles with charge air cooler, disconnect pressure hoses ⇒ Rep. gr. 21; Charge air system; Assembly overview – charge air system.
Support bonnet with suitable workshop equipment.
Remove bolts -4- on left and right sides.
Only remove one bolt -5- on left and right side of each longitudinal member.
Screw in special tool guide pins - 3411- or guide pins - T10228- to left and right longitudinal members where the bolts were previously located.
Unscrew bolts -3- on left and right from upper part of retaining brackets -2-.
Remove remaining bolts -5- on left and right side of longitudinal members.
Lock carrier with add-on parts -1- can be pulled forwards about 10 cm on the special tool guide pins - 3411- or guide pins - T10228-. When doing this, be careful with the electrical wires/ cables leading to lock carrier and, if necessary, detach connectors.
Install special tool adapter - T10480- (2 on each side) on left and right between bumper carrier and longitudinal member.

Moving from service position

Remove special tool adapter - T10480- on left and right from between bumper carrier and longitudinal member.
Push lock carrier together with add-on parts -1- on guide pins
- 3411- or guide pins - T10228- onto longitudinal member.
Place bolts -5- on left and right.
Unscrew guide pins - 3411- or guide pins - T10228- on left and right.
Align lock carrier together with add-on parts -1- to longitudinal members and between wings ⇒ Body Repairs; Rep. gr. 00; Body gaps/shut lines; Body - front.

Further installation is carried out in reverse order of removal. Observe the following.

Adjust headlights ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 94; Headlights; Adjusting headlights.

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