Removing
1. Open the luggage compartment lid and remove the lid upholstery (see Section 12).
2. Disconnect the top level brake light harness connectors (central) and single lock systems. Remember to turn off the ignition and disconnect the battery (see chapter 5).
3. Press out the rubber guide bushing of the wiring harness and trunk lid and pull out the wire.
4. Disconnect the gas-filled telescopic stops from the luggage compartment lid, for which slightly raise the locking bracket with a screwdriver and remove the rack from the upper spherical support - you will need the help of an assistant to support the lid.
5. For subsequent installation, circle the position of the hinges on the cover with a marker.
6. Turn out 4 fixing bolts (2 on each side) (see resist. illustration), then, with the help of an assistant, remove the trunk lid and set it aside.
11.6 Attachment points and adjustment of the luggage compartment lid, the arrows indicate the screws that fasten the hinges to the body: 1. Cover bolts; 2. Lock bracket; 3. Adjustment buffers
Installation
7. With the help of an assistant, install the cover, aligning the hinge strips with the marks made during the dismantling process, then tighten the fixing bolts by hand.
8. Close the cover, align it in the body opening and adjust the gaps (see below).
9. At the end of the adjustment, tighten the bolts and secure the upper ends of the gas-filled stops to the cover.
10. Replace all removed components.
Trunk lid gap adjustment
11. Remove the lining of the lower edge of the opening of the luggage compartment (see Section 48).
12. Turn out 2 screws of fastening of a bracket of the lock (see illustration 11.6) on the lower edge of the luggage compartment opening and remove the bracket, then loosen the cover screws.
13. Close the luggage compartment lid and check the uniformity of the gap between adjacent body elements (see specs). The cover is adjusted correctly when there is a uniform gap around the entire perimeter in the closed position, and the edges of the cover are flush with the surrounding body surfaces.
14. If necessary, adjust the gaps by moving the cover in the appropriate direction.
15. Tighten the cover bolts with the required force (see specs).
16. If necessary, loosen the screws securing the hinges to the car body (see illustration 11.6) and by shifting the hinges relative to the body, adjust the height of the front (adjacent to the rear window) edges of the luggage compartment lid.
17. To adjust the seating depth of the lid in the opening of the luggage compartment by unscrewing / screwing in the adjusting dampers (see illustration 11.6), install them so that the cover in the closed position rests freely against the stops.
Note: To facilitate adjustment, apply a paste-like mass to the dampers - by the imprint on the mass, establish whether the door fits correctly.
18. At the end of the adjustment, lubricate the hinge fastening screws with a fixing compound (e.g. Loctite 243) and tighten them to the required torque (see specs).
19. Reinstall the trunk lid lock bracket and hand-tighten its fastening screws. Carefully close the luggage compartment lid: the lock bracket will move to the desired position. Open the cover and tighten the bracket fixing screws to the required torque.
20. Close and open the luggage compartment lid several times and make sure that it is adjusted correctly and that the lock functions properly, repeat the adjustment if necessary.
21. Establish an overlay of the bottom edge of an aperture of a luggage compartment.
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