Convertible Top Deck Lid: Adjustments

WM 619215 Adjusting hinge for hood compartment lid

Technical values





Preliminary work

1. Loosen drive for hood compartment lid at the left and right and set aside. -> 617219 Removing and installing transmission for hood compartment lid drive - section on "Installing" 61701900 Removing and installing convertible-top compartment lid drive
2. Remove additional flap at the left and right. -> 619119 Removing and installing additional flap - section on "Installing" 619119 Removing and installing additional flap

Adjusting hinge for hood compartment lid

Information

Two people are needed to adjust the hinges for the hood compartment lid!

1. Close hood.





Closing hood

1.1. Switch on ignition.
1.2. Close hood -1- carefully -arrow- until the hood lock -2- is positioned against the upper cowl panel frame.
1.3. Switch off ignition.
2. Carefully fold rear hood (rear window) upwards -arrows-.





Folding rear hood towards the front

3. Pull off rubber sleeve -1- from the water drip pan -2- at the left and right -arrow-.





Detaching rubber sleeve

4. Detach hinge.





Detaching hinge

4.1. Unscrew fastening screw -1- at the hinge at the left and right by 3 turns.
5. Lock hood compartment lid.





Locking hood compartment lid

5.1. Carefully move hood compartment lid -1- forwards by hand -arrows A-.
5.2. Lock hinges -2- at the left and right using a dia.5 mm centering pin (shop-made tool) -3- ( -arrow B- ).
6. Lock hood compartment lid.





Locking hood compartment lid

6.1. Switch on ignition.
6.2. Completely close hood until the locking hook -1- locks the hood compartment lid -2- ( -arrows- ).
6.3. Switch off ignition.
7. Adjust hood compartment lid and hinge.





Adjusting hood compartment lid and hinge

7.1. Unscrew fastening nuts -1- at the hood compartment lid and fastening nuts -2- at the hinge at the left and right.
7.2. Check contours with respect to the side panels and the rear lid and adjust if necessary. -> 501000 Diagram - body gap dimensions
7.3. Tighten fastening nuts -1- at the hood compartment lid and fastening nuts -2- at the hinge at the left and right. => Tightening torque: 9.7 Nm (7 ftlb.) => Tightening torque: 9.7 Nm (7 ftlb.)
8. Release hood compartment lid.





Releasing hood compartment lid

8.1. Switch on ignition.
8.2. Open hood until the locking hook -1- releases the hood compartment lid -2- ( -arrows- ).
8.3. Switch off ignition.
9. Release hood compartment lid.





Releasing hood compartment lid

9.1. Remove centering pin -3- from the hinges -2- at the left and right -arrow A-.
9.2. Carefully move hood compartment lid -1- to the rear by hand -arrows B-.
10. Secure hinge.





Securing hinge

10.1. Tighten fastening screw -1- at the hinge at the left and right. => Tightening torque: 9.7 Nm (7 ftlb.)
11. Press rubber sleeve -1- into the water drip pan -2- at the left and right -arrow-.





Pressing in rubber sleeve

12. Fold rear hood (rear window) to the rear -arrows-.





Folding hood to rear

13. Move hood to service position.

Subsequent work

1. Fasten drive for hood compartment lid at the left and right. -> 617219 Removing and installing transmission for hood compartment lid drive - section on "Installing" 61701900 Removing and installing convertible-top compartment lid drive
2. Install additional flap at the left and right. -> 619119 Removing and installing additional flap - section on "Installing" 619119 Removing and installing additional flap