Eliminating Symptoms In Body Exterior - Reworking Hood Covering
Eliminating Symptoms In Body Exterior - Reworking Hood Covering
General information
Symptoms
Dirtying of driver-side hood covering above sealing frame 2.
Causes and remedial action
NOTE: Only for colored hood coverings.
The winding around the wiring harness brushes against the hood covering when the hood is opened and closed. The hood covering becomes dirty in this area due to adhesive emerging at the cable winding.
If a complaint is received, a boot must be attached to the wiring harness and the hood covering cleaned to remedy the situation on vehicles manufactured before the specified date of introduction January 2007.
Tools and materials
000.043.204.83 Teflon tape -] Adhesive tape
997.561.965.00 Cable protection -] BOOT
Preliminary work
1. Clean hood covering.
1.1. Clean dirt on hood covering exterior. Refer to Care and cleaning of the hood
2. Move hood to service position. Refer to Hood service position
3. Remove seal for hood tip.
3.1. Unscrew fastening screws -1- and remove cover strip -2- and buffer -3- from the roof frame -4- (-arrow-).
NOTE: The seal on the roof frame is in two parts.
3.2. Pull the lower seal at the side -1- out of the profile of the retaining strip -2- (-arrow-).
3.3. Unscrew fastening screws -3- at the front on the roof frame.
3.4. Unscrew fastening screws -1- on the retaining strip -2-. Pull off seal for hood tip -3-.
3.5. Remove additional seal -4- (-arrow-).
4. Detach hood covering at the front from the roof frame.
4.1. Detach the hood covering at the front from the roof frame and lay it down to the rear -arrow-.
5. Remove hood covering from the roof frame at the sides.
5.1. Undo fastening screws -2- from the side of the roof frame -1- and lift the shaped sheetmetal part together with the hood covering -3-.
Reworking hood covering
1. Fold over hood covering at the sides of the roof frame.
1.1. Fold over shaped sheetmetal part together with the hood covering -1- inwards at the sides in -direction of arrow-.
2. Clean dirt in hood covering interior. Refer to Care and cleaning of the hood
3. Detach felt strip.
3.1. Detach felt strip -1- carefully at the roof frame -2- (-arrow-).
4. Detach wiring harness.
4.1. Press locking lugs together at the fixing clip -1- (-arrows A-) and unclip wiring harness -2- at the roof frame -3- (-arrows B-).
4.2. Detach clip -1- at the fixing clip -2- (-arrow A-).
4.3. Lift tension strap -3- and cover -4- slightly -arrows B- and pull wiring harness -5- carefully out of the roof frame -arrow C-.
5. Rework wiring harness.
5.1. Wind boot -1- between the fixing clips -2- on the wiring harness -3- so that the opening edge of the boot is on the side of the fixing clips.
5.2. Wind Teflon tape -4- once around the fixing clips -2-, then four times around the boot, overlapping the tape by half its width.
5.3. Press Teflon tape -4- down firmly.
NOTE: Check protective tube is positioned correctly:
- The protective tube must lie between the fixing clips.
- Do not cover fixing clips.
- Opening edge of protective tube and fixing clip must point in the same direction.
6. Secure wiring harness.
6.1. Lift tension strap -3- and cover -4- slightly -arrows A- and insert wiring harness -5- into the roof frame -arrow B-.
6.2. Engage clip -1- at the fixing clip -2- (-arrow C-).
6.3. Press in wiring harness -2- at the roof frame -3- (-arrows A-) until the fixing clips -1- engage -arrows B-.
7. Stick on felt strip.
7.1. Stick felt strip -1- onto the roof frame -2- (-arrow-).
8. Fold over hood covering at the sides of the roof frame.
8.1. Fold over shaped sheetmetal part together with the hood covering -1- outwards at the sides in -direction of arrow-.
Subsequent work
1. Fasten hood covering at front.
NOTE: There must be no bubbles, especially in the area of the lap seam. If necessary, re-tighten convertible top covering with pliers.
1.1. Fold the hood covering around the roof frame and into the groove without wrinkles -arrow-.
1.2. Fix hood covering at front using clamps.
2. Fasten the hood covering at the sides of the roof frame.
2.1. Insert shaped sheetmetal part together with the hood covering -3- into the roof frame -1- from above.
2.2. From the bottom side of the roof frame -1-, starting from the rear, fasten the hood covering -3- using the fastening screws -2-. -] Tightening torque: 5 Nm (3.5 ftlb.)
3. Install seal for hood tip.
NOTE: The seal on the roof frame is in two parts.
3.1. Pull off protective film and fit additional seal -4- flush with the roof frame -arrow-.
NOTE: Make sure the additional seal is clamped under the retaining strip.
3.2. Insert seal for hood tip -3- into the roof frame at the corners from the front, position retaining strip -2- on the side of the roof frame and secure using the fastening screws -1-. -] Tightening torque: 2.8 Nm (2 ftlb.)
NOTE: Seal for convertible-top tip must not protrude downwards in the corner area. Make sure it is positioned correctly.
3.3. Press the lower seal -1- into the profile of the retaining strip -2-.
3.4. Screw in fastening screws -3- at the front on the roof frame. -] Tightening torque: 2.8 Nm (2 ftlb.)
NOTE: Seal for convertible-top tip must not be trapped. There must be no gap between seal and covering, and the seal with the covering must run evenly. If necessary, pull the seal up and out and tap it in again.
3.5. Slide the buffer -3- onto the middle of the cover strip. Position cover strip -2- on the roof frame -4- and screw down using the fastening screws -1- (-arrow-). -] Tightening torque: 3.5 Nm (2.5 ftlb.)
4. End hood service position. Refer to Hood service position