Body repairs – exterior · Body – front · Bulkhead

Removing and installing plenum chamber cover

Removing

  • Unbolt wiper arms ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92; Windscreen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper arms.
  • Pull entire length of seal -2- off plenum chamber cover -1-.

The plenum chamber cover must not be levered off with a tool (screwdriver, wedge). The windscreen will be damaged and may subsequently crack.

  • Lift plenum chamber cover -1- by hand at edge of front windscreen.
  • Pull plenum chamber cover -1-, starting from edge of windscreen -6-, upwards out of windscreen seal -5-.
  • Remove plenum chamber cover -1- from vehicle.

Installing

If the plenum chamber cover -1- is knocked into the windscreen seal -5-, the windscreen -6- may crack.

  • Spray windscreen seal -5- with a soapy solution so that plenum chamber covers -1- are easier to press on.
  • Position plenum chamber covers -1- on windscreen seal -5- and clip into windscreen seal -5- starting from the middle and by applying light pressure.
  • Push on seal -2- on plenum chamber cover -1-.
  • Install wiper arms ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92; Windscreen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper arms.