1 | Electrical wiring harness |
2 | Trailer socket bracket |
4 | Trailer hitch |
8 | Cross member bracket |
13 | Trailer hitch |
16 | Bolts |
X58 | Trailer socket (13-pin) |
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4 | Trailer hitch | 14 | Bolts | |
13 | Trailer hitch | 15 | Nuts |
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3 | Rear longitudinal member | 7 | Bolts | 10 | Screw | ||
4 | Trailer hitch | 8 | Cross member bracket | 11 | Nut | ||
5 | Base | 9 | Bolts | 12 | Bolts | ||
6 | Bolts |
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3 | Rear longitudinal member |
Danger | Risk of death caused by vehicle slipping or toppling off of the lifting platform. | Align vehicle between vehicle lift columns and position the four support plates at the vehicle lift support points specified by the vehicle manufacturer. | |
Caution | Risk of injury caused by scraping or cutting body parts on sharp vehicle parts | Always wear protective gloves when working on or near sharp and non-deburred vehicle parts. | |
Topical note | Notes on installing a trailer hitch | ||
Topical note | Notes on self-locking nuts and bolts | ||
| Remove | ||
1 | Raise vehicle. | ||
Topical note | Special instructions for lifting and supporting vehicle | ||
2 | Remove screws (16) from 13-pin trailer socket (X58). | To do so, counterhold nuts of screws (16). | |
3 | Remove 13-pin trailer socket (X58) from trailer socket holder (2). | To do so, guide 13-pin trailer socket (X58) through cutout (arrow) and out of trailer socket holder (2) on trailer hitch (4). | |
Secure 13-pin trailer socket (X58) on electrical wiring harness (1) outside the working area. | |||
4 | Remove nuts (15) from screws (14). | If trailer hitch (4) or trailer coupling (13) is replaced. | |
To do so, counterhold screws (14). | |||
5 | Remove trailer coupling (13) from trailer hitch (4). | If trailer hitch (4) or trailer coupling (13) is replaced. | |
To do this, remove screws (14). | |||
6 | Remove screws (9, 10, 12). | To do so, counterhold nut (11) on screw (10). | |
7 | Remove crossmember holder (8) from trailer hitch (4). | ||
8 | Support trailer hitch (4) and secure with tensioning strap. | ||
| 000 588 11 62 00 Major assembly mount | ||
| 000 588 10 62 00 Support plate | ||
Commercially available devices/tools | |||
9 | Remove screws (6, 7). | ||
10 | Lower and remove trailer hitch (4). | ||
| 000 588 11 62 00 Major assembly mount | ||
| 000 588 10 62 00 Support plate | ||
| Clean | ||
11 | Clean contact surfaces in hatched areas on rear longitudinal members (3). | Assembly cleaner | |
| Install | ||
12 | Lift trailer hitch (4), position it and screw in screws (6, 7). | ||
| 000 588 11 62 00 Major assembly mount | ||
| 000 588 10 62 00 Support plate | ||
To do so, use shim (5) between right rear longitudinal member (3) and trailer hitch (4), as shown. | |||
13 | Mount crossmember holder (8) onto trailer hitch (4) and screw in screws (9, 10, 12). | Use washers for screws (10, 12). | |
14 | Tighten screws (6, 7). | Install trailer hitch (4) free of tension. | |
Bolt, cross member for trailer hitch to rear longitudinal member | |||
15 | Tighten screws (9, 10, 12). | Install crossmember holder (8) free of tension. | |
Bolt, cross member bracket to rear longitudinal member | |||
Bolt, cross member for trailer hitch to holder for cross member | |||
16 | Remove major assembly mount and mounting plate as well as tensioning strap. | ||
| 000 588 11 62 00 Major assembly mount | ||
| 000 588 10 62 00 Support plate | ||
Commercially available devices/tools | |||
17 | Apply wax. | ||
Topical note | Underfloor preservation | ||
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Wax for vehicle underside (1 l container) | |||
18 | Attach trailer coupling (13) to trailer hitch (4) and fix in place using screws (14) and nuts (15). | If trailer hitch (4) or trailer coupling (13) was replaced. | |
Use washers for screws (14) and nuts (15). | |||
If necessary, | |||
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Align trailer hitch (13). | |||
19 | Tighten screws (14). | If trailer hitch (4) or trailer coupling (13) was replaced. | |
Bolt, fixed ball head to cross member for trailer hitch | |||
20 | Attach 13-pin trailer socket (X58) to trailer socket holder (2). | To do so, guide trailer hitch electrical wiring harness (1) through cutout (arrow) in trailer socket holder (2). | |
21 | Screw in screws (16) on 13-pin trailer socket (X58). | To do so, counterhold nuts of screws (16). | |
22 | Lower vehicle. | ||
| Check | ||
23 | Perform function check of 13-pin trailer socket (X58). | ||
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| 000 588 00 63 00 Test box |