Adjust engine hood

AR88.40-P-3020V

Adjust engine hood

16.11.10

Adjust

 Danger!

Risk of injury caused by fingers being pinched or crushed when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lids, liftgates or sliding roof

Keep body parts and limbs well clear of moving parts.

AS00.00-Z-0011-01A

1

Open engine hood (1)

AR88.40-P-1000V

Adjustment in transverse direction

2

Loosen bolts (5) on both engine hood hinges (6) and align engine hood (1) in lateral direction

Gap, engine hood to fender

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3

Screw bolts (5) tight

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*BA88.40-P-1008-01A

Adjust in longitudinal direction

4

Loosen bolts (7) on both engine hood hinges (6) and align engine hood (1) in longitudinal direction.

 Observe transitions between headlamp and engine hood (1) and between front bumper and engine hood (1) (arrows).

5

Tighten bolts (7)

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*BA88.40-P-1007-01A

Adjust height

6

Lay engine hood down on stop buffers (8)

7

Check transitions between engine hood (1) and front fenders as well as gaps between engine hood (1) and headlamps. If required, loosen counternuts (9) and adjust height of engine hood (1).

Gap between engine hood and headlamp

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8

Open engine hood (1)

AR88.40-P-1000V

9.1

Loosen nut (12), adjustment nut (11) and adjust height of striker eye (10)

Only if necessary.

 The locked engine hood (1) should not have any play in the area of the engine hood lock upper elements (2)

10

Check whether engine hood locks (13) and retaining hook (4) function properly.

 The engine hood locks (13) should arrest by themselves when the engine hood (1) is allowed to drop from a height of 100 to 130 mm (measured across front end).

11

Repair paint damage on bolts (3, 5, 7) with touch-up stick

Number

Designation

Model
171

BE60.00-P-1001-01L

Gap dimension

Engine hood to fender

Dim. "A"

mm

3.0 (+0.8)

Engine hood to headlamp

Dim. "R"

mm

3.0 (1.2)

Radiator grille to headlamp

Dim. "N"

mm

3.0 (1.2)

Engine hood to bumper

Dim. "B"

mm

-

Fender/headlamps

Dim. "C"

mm

-

Bumper to headlamp (circumferential)

Dim. "D"

mm

-

Mounting rail, bumper to engine hood

Dim. "G"

mm

-

Mounting rail, bumper to engine hood

Dim. "I"

mm

-

See picture

AR60.00-P-0700-01V

Number

Designation

Model
171

BA88.40-P-1007-01A

Bolt, engine hood to engine hood hinge

Nm

10

BA88.40-P-1008-01A

Bolt, engine hood hinge to wheel well

Nm

10