Adjusting bonnet

Note

• Vehicle must be standing on its wheels to enable bonnet to be adjusted.
• The adjustment buffers -2- on the left and right are not a means of adjustment. They have the function of stabilising and damping the bonnet.
• The bonnet is correctly adjusted when all shut lines are even when closed. The bonnet must not protrude too far inwards or outwards. The contours must also be flush with each other.
• The bonnet must engage into the bonnet lock without excessive force

• Remove striker pin -1- → Chapter.
• Front part of bonnet can be adjusted in height to wings by means of bonnet lock -4- → Chapter.
• After bonnet has been adjusted, the striker pin -1- can be re-installed and adjusted → Anchor.

Specified torques

Only loosen bolts -5-, do not remove them completely.

• If fitted, remove caps -3 or 4-.
• By loosening hexagon nuts -5- on left and right bonnet hinges -1-, bonnet can be centred laterally -arrows b- and in longitudinal direction -arrows a- between wings.
• By loosening bolts -2- on left and right bonnet hinges -1-, bonnet can be centred vertically -arrows c- and in longitudinal direction -arrows a- between wings.
• Ensure that gaps are uniform → Rep. gr.00.
• Specified torque for hexagon nuts -5- and bolts -2-: 22 N·m.
• After adjusting, carry out corrosion protection measures on bonnet hinges -1-, hexagon nuts -5- and bolts -2-.
• If necessary, readjust adjustment buffers.

Specified torques

• Turn adjustment buffers -1- to adjust -arrows-.
• After bonnet -2- has been adjusted, the striker pin can be reinstalled and adjusted → Anchor.

• Loosen bolts -2-.
• Striker pin -1- can now be adjusted on bonnet -2- in lateral elongated holes.

Specified torques

Note Use new bolts when adjusting the lid lock .

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-

• Loosen bolts -2- to adjust lid lock -1- relative to bonnet laterally -arrow a- and vertically -arrows b- → Rep. gr.00.

Specified torques