General body repairs, exterior

Assembly overview - rear lid

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Assembly overview - rear lid
1 - Rear lid
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
  • Adjusting → Chapter
2 - Bonnet lock
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
3 - Bolts
  • Qty. 2
  • 20 N·m
4 - Hinge
  • Left and right
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
5 - Adjustment buffer
  • Left and right
  • Adjusting → Chapter
6 - Ball-head pin
  • On rear lid
  • 20 N·m + 45°
7 - Gas strut
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
  • Releasing gas → Chapter
8 - Ball-head pin
  • On side panel
  • 20 N·m + 45°
9 - Hexagon nut
  • Qty. 1 for each hinge
  • 20 N·m + 45°
10 - Bolts
  • Qty. 2 for each hinge
  • 10 N·m
11 - Seal
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
12 - Hexagon nut
  • Qty. 2
  • 20 N·m
13 - Striker pin
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
  • Adjusting → Chapter
14 - Bolts
  • Qty. 3
  • 5 N·m
15 - Operating mechanism
  • The manufacturer emblem can be renewed separately → Chapter
  • Removing and installing → Chapter

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