Caution
There is a risk of malfunctions.
The door lock must be removed and installed together with the bracket to prevent overbending the cable when disengaging and engaging it.
The cable must be disconnected from/attached to the lever on the door lock outside of the door.
Removing
- Remove the door trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.
- Remove the inner door panel cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".
- The bracket and door lock are removed
- Turn the actuating link on the lever -1- 90º in the direction of -arrow A- and remove it from the cable bracket -2-.
- Rotate the cable on the door lock release lever -3- in the direction of -arrow B-.
- Disengage the actuating link -1- on the operating lever by pressing the cable bracket -3- out of the mount on the mounting bracket -2--arrow-.
- Remove the operating shaft.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
- Engage the actuating link -3- in the door lock operating lever -2-.
- Insert the actuating link in the cable bracket -1- and rotate the lever -4- 90º -arrow-.
Operating Cable for Interior Door Mechanism, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the housing. Refer to → Chapter "Housing, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the door trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.
- Remove the inner door panel cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the bolts -arrows-.
- Move the door lock -1- to the side. Disconnect the connector -2-, if necessary.
- Disengage the actuating link -3- at the door lock cable bracket -2--arrow A-.
- Turn the nipple -1- 90º in the direction of -arrow B- and remove it from the door opener release lever -4-.
Installing
- Insert the nipple -2- in the door opener release lever -3--bottom arrow-.
- Rotate the nipple 90º -top arrow- and press the actuating link into the cable bracket on the door lock -1- until it engages audibly.
Catch, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the bolts -2- and the striker pin -1-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
Note
- Striker Pin, Adjusting.
Outer Window Shaft Strip, Removing and Installing
Note
It is necessary to replace the window shaft strip after it has been removed.
- Release the window shaft strip retaining hooks one by one and pull it upward off the door.
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Removing
- Move the window into the "open" position.
- The door trim panel is removed. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.
- The C-pillar trim panel is removed.
- Before the window shaft strip -1- can be removed, first disconnect it from the door hooks -arrows-.
- Insert the first Window Slot Seal Tool - T40219- between the door window and the window shaft strip at the C-pillar trim.
- Slide the first Window Slot Seal Tool - T40219- sideways and towards the front to "dimension c".
- Pull the first Window Slot Seal Tool - T40219- upward and slide it into place into the window shaft strip.
Note
The mark on the Window Slot Seal Tool - T40219- must line up with the upper edge of the window shaft strip.
- Insert the second Window Slot Seal Tool - T40219- between the door window and the window shaft strip at the B-pillar.
- Move the second Window Slot Seal Tool - T40219- to "dimension b" and fit it in from underneath.
- Insert the third Window Slot Seal Tool - T40219- at the C-pillar trim and slide it sideways to "dimension c" and fit it into place.
1) The specified dimensions on the window shaft strip are measured starting at the "B-pillar".
- Gently push the Window Slot Seal Tool - T40219- outward and release the window shaft strip.
- Release the window shaft strip completely in stages and then remove it upward from the door flange.
Installing
WARNING
The hooks on the outer door panel and door window must not be pried open and must touch the door window completely, if necessary, they must be bent back into their original shape.
Special Tools
Special tools and workshop equipment required