Replacing Bonnet

Prerequisite 

• Vehicle does not have active pedestrian protection.

Preliminary work 

• Refer to REMOVING THE EMBLEM .
• Refer to REMOVING THE NOZZLE CHAIN .
• refer to REMOVE BONNET .

Prerequisite 

New part is painted.

• Undo all clips using special tool 2 298 505. 
• Remove damping material (1) and install on the new bonnet.
• Fit all clips.

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• Remove all seal plugs and install on the new bonnet.

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• Remove clip (1) and install on the new bonnet.
• Replace faulty clips (1).

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• Remove all seal plugs and install on the new bonnet.
• Remove clip (1) and install on the new bonnet.
• Replace faulty clips (1).

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• Remove spacer (1) and install on the new bonnet.

• Remove spacer (2) and install on the new bonnet.

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• Paste label (1) on the new bonnet.
  Fig 1: Hood Panel Label Component Location

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Paste auxiliary heater sign 

• Paste label (1) on the new bonnet.

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• Loosen the expanding rivet (1).
• Remove stop pad (2) and install on the new bonnet.
• Loosen screws (3). 
• Remove striker (4) and install on the new bonnet.
• Tighten down screws (3). 

Tightening torques 

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Striker to bonnet
Screw	Tightening torque  8 Nm

Follow-up Work 

• refer to INSTALL BONNET .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE NOZZLE CHAIN .
• refer to ADJUSTING BONNET .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE EMBLEM