Remove/install engine hood

AR88.40-P-3000FR

Remove/install engine hood

07.08.2018

Model

257, 290

Shown on model 257

1

Engine hood

2

Washer fluid hose

3

Nuts

4

Hinge

5

Fuse

6

Gas-filled strut

 Warning

Risk of injury caused by fingers being jammed or pinched when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lid/rear-end door or sliding roof.

No parts of the body or limbs should be within the operating area when the components are moving.

AS00.00-Z-0011-01A

 Warning

Risk of injury from fingers being pinched or jammed when working on gas struts under pressure

Only remove and install pneumatic springs when they are not under tension and when the components are properly secured.

AS00.00-Z-0012-01A

Notes on safety-relevant components

AH00.00-Z-0019-01A

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Remove/install

1

Open hood (1) and position vertically.

2

Remove spray nozzles with washer fluid hose (2) from hood (1) and lay down in the engine compartment.

3

Unscrew two of the three nuts (3) on the left and right hinge (4).

 Installation: Tighten nuts (3) so that engine hood (1) can still be moved. Nuts (3) are bolted when the engine hood (1) is adjusted.

4

Lift retainers (5) with a suitable screwdriver and detach pneumatic springs (6) from mounts.


Do not remove retainers (5).
Otherwise the preload of the retainers (5) will be lost.

 Helper required for securing engine hood (1).

 Installation: Clip gas-filled struts (6) into mounts with retainers (5) installed.

5

Unscrew remaining nuts (3) and remove hood (1).

 Helper required for removing engine hood (1).

 Installation: Tighten nuts (3) so that engine hood (1) can still be moved. Nuts (3) are bolted when the engine hood (1) is adjusted.

6

Install in the reverse order.

7

Adjust engine hood (1).

AR88.40-P-3020FR

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Check

8

Perform function check of the windshield washer system.

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AP82.35-P-8252D