SKODA Rapid NH 2014, Rapid Spaceback 2014 Workshop Manual

Service
Workshop Manual
Rapid NH 2014 ➤ Rapid Spaceback 2014 ➤
Body Work
Edition 10.2018
Service Department. Technical Information
List of Workshop Manual Repair Groups
Re pa ir G ro up
50 - Body - front 55 - Bonnet, rear lid 57 - Front doors, door components, central locking 58 - Rear doors, door components 60 - Sunroof 63 - Bumpers 64 - Glazing 66 - Exterior equipment 68 - Interior equipment 69 - Passenger protection 70 - Trim, insulation 72 - Seat frames 74 - Seat - padding, covers
Service
Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a matter of course, be observed.
Rapid NH 2014 ➤ , Rapid Spaceback 2014 ➤
Body Work - Edition 10.2018
Contents
50 - Body - front
1 Front body
1.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Lock carrier with components parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Removing and installing lock carrier with component parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.5 Front wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.6 Removing and installing the wing support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.7 Bulkhead plenum chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.8 Plenum chamber cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.9 Noise insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.10 V-ribbed belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.11 Underfloor trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.12 Tunnel bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
55 - Bonnet, rear lid
1 Front flap
1.1 Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1.2 Removing and installing the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.3 Removing and installing the hinge for the front flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1.4 Removing and installing the support bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
1.5 Lock and unlock components of front flap - Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.6 Removing and installing front flap lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.7 Separating the Bowden cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.8 Removing and installing the locking clamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.9 Removing and installing the operating lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.10 Adjusting the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2 Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.1 Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.2 Removing and installing tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.3 Removing and installing the locking mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.4 Adjusting tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.5 Removing and installing the tailgate lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.6 Removing and installing pressurized gas strut of tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.7 Tailgate seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3 Fuel tank lid unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.1 Fuel-tank lid unit - Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.2 Removing and installing fuel tank lid unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.3 Fuel-tank lid unit (Spacebook)- Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4 Removing and installing fuel tank lid unit (Spacebook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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57 - Front doors, door components, central locking
1 Front door
1.1 Assembly overview - door hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1.2 Removing and installing the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
1.3 Door adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2 Door internal parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.1 Front door - Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.2 Removing and installing the door cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2.3 Door handle and door lock - Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2.4 Removing and installing cap for lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2.5 Removing and installing lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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2.6 Removing and installing cap (without lock cylinder)
2.7 Removing and installing the door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
2.8 Removing and installing the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
2.9 Removing and installing bearing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
2.10 Front door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
2.11 Removing and installing door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
2.12 Removing and installing window lifter motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
2.13 Remove and install window lifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
2.14 Removing and installing the window run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
2.15 Removing and installing the inner window channel strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
2.16 Removing and installing the outer window channel strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
2.17 Removing and installing the inside door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
2.18 Removing and installing the outside door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
3 Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
3.1 Adjustment of radio control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
3.2 Summary of components – battery for the (foldable) radio control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
3.3 Removing and installing the battery for the foldable key with radio remote control . . . . . . 86
58 - Rear doors, door components
1 Rear door
1.1 Assembly overview - door hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.2 Removing and installing the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
1.3 Door adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
2 Door internal parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
2.1 Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
2.2 Removing and installing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
2.3 Removing and installing the door retaining strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
2.4 Removing and installing the locking clamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
2.5 Door handle and door lock - Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
2.6 Removing and installing the cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
2.7 Removing and installing the door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
2.8 Removing and installing the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
2.9 Removing and installing bearing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
2.10 Rear door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
2.11 Removing and installing door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
2.12 Removing and installing window lifter motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
2.13 Removing and installing the manual drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
2.14 Removing and installing window crank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
2.15 Remove and install window lifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
2.16 Removing and installing the window run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
2.17 Removing and installing the rear fixed door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
2.18 Removing and installing the rear fixed door window (Spaceback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
2.19 Removing and installing the inner window channel strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
2.20 Removing and installing the outer window channel strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
2.21 Removing and installing the inside door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
2.22 Removing and installing the outside door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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60 - Sunroof
1 Panoramic roof
1.1 Summary of components of panoramic roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
1.2 Removing and installing panoramic roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
2 Removing and installing roof roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
3 Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
63 - Bumpers
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1 Front bumper
1.1 Front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
1.2 Front bumper bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
2 Rear bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
2.1 Rear bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
2.2 Rear bumper bracket and runners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
3 Rear bumper (Spacebook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
4 Cutting out the openings for the parking aid sensors (drill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
64 - Glazing
1 Glued windows
1.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
1.2 Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
1.3 Windscreen - Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
1.4 Removing windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
1.5 Rear window - Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
1.6 Removing and installing the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
1.7 Installing rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
1.8 Extended rear window (Spacebook)- Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
1.9 Removing and installing extended rear window (Spacebook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
1.10 Removing and installing side window (Spacebook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
1.11 Removing and installing side window (Spacebook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
1.12 Preparing the new window for fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
1.13 Prepare body flange for fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
1.14 Installation instructions for all panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
1.15 Minimum hardening time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
1.16 Window repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
1.17 Cleaning necessary due to soiling through glue sealing material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
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66 - Exterior equipment
1 Wheelhouse liner
1.1 Front wheelhouse liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
1.2 Rear wheelhouse liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
2 Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
2.1 Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
3 Strips and trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
3.1 Summary of components - trim strips and covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
3.2 Removing and installing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
3.3 Removing and installing door sill panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
3.4 B-pillar trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
3.5 Cover strip of wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
4 Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
4.1 Rear spoiler - Rapid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
4.2 Rear spoiler - Spaceback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
5 Letterings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
5.1 Installation instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
5.2 Removing and installing the emblem on the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
5.3 Dimensions of letterings on the tailgate - Spaceback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
5.4 Dimensions of letterings on the tailgate - Rapid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
5.5 Trailer coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
68 - Interior equipment
1 Interior rear-view mirror
1.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
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1.2 Removing and installing the interior rear-view mirror
1.3 Glueing the retaining plate for the interior rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
2 Covers, storage areas and trim panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
2.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
2.2 Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
2.3 Summary of components – armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
2.4 Removing and installing the sustainer (vehicles with armrest) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
2.5 Removing and installing the armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
2.6 Removing and installing the sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
3 Recessed handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
3.1 Removing and installing the recessed handles of the roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
69 - Passenger protection
1 Seat belts
1.1 Removing and installing the front seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
1.2 Removing and installing the front seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
1.3 Removing and installing the front seat belt buckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
1.4 Removing and installing the front seat belt buckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
1.5 Removing and installing the outer rear seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
1.6 Removing and installing the rear middle seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
1.7 Removing and installing the rear seat belt buckle with lap belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
1.8 Removing and installing the rear double belt buckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
2 Inspect seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
2.1 Test sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
2.2 Special instructions for the belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
2.3 Storage, transport and disposal of airbag, belt tensioner and battery separation units
(pyrotechnical components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
3 Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
3.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
3.2 Airbag system - Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
3.3 Observe the general safety instructions for working on airbag, belt tensioner and battery
separation units (pyrotechnical components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
3.4 Special instructions for driver and front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
3.5 Storage, transport and disposal of airbag, belt tensioner and battery separation units
(pyrotechnical components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
3.6 Replacing parts of the airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
3.7 Removing and installing the airbag control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
3.8 After replacement, configure the control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
3.9 Installing and removing sensor for side impact on the B-pillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
3.10 Installing and removing sensor for side impact on the C-pillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
3.11 Removing and installing front passenger airbag key switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
3.12 Summary of components of steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
3.13 Removing and installing driver airbag unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
3.14 Removing and installing restoring ring with slip ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
3.15 Removing and installing airbag unit on the passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
3.16 Removing and installing side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
3.17 Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
70 - Trim, insulation
1 Dash panel
1.1 Removing and installing the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
1.2 Removing and installing the glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
1.3 Removing and installing the steering column trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
1.4 Removing and installing the decorative trim of the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
1.5 Removing and installing the cross member for the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
1.6 Removing and installing impact absorbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
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2 Door and side trim panels
2.1 Removing and installing the front door trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
2.2 Removing and installing the rear door trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
3 Trim panels of pillars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
3.1 Removing and installing top trim panel of pillar A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
3.2 Removing and installing bottom trim panel of pillar A on the driver's side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
3.3 Removing and installing bottom trim panel of pillar A on the front passenger side . . . . . . 265
3.4 Removing and installing top B-pillar trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
3.5 Removing and installing bottom B-pillar trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
3.6 Removing and installing trim panel of pillar C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
3.7 Removing and installing C and D pillar trim panels (Spaceback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
3.8 Door sill panel and wheel house trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
4 Tailgate trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
4.1 Removing and installing tailgate trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
4.2 Removing and installing the tailgate trim panel (Spaceback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
5 Luggage compartment trim panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
5.1 Removing and installing the tailgate/luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
5.2 Removing and installing top part of side luggage compartment trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
5.3 Removing and installing side luggage compartment trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
6 Removing and installing side luggage compartment trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
7 Moulded headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
7.1 Removing and installing moulded headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
7.2 Removing and installing the dampings and roof reinforcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
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72 - Seat frames
1 Front seats
1.1 Removing and installing front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
1.2 Removing and installing the seat upholstery on the rail side (seat without height
adjustment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
1.3 Removing and installing the seat upholstery on the rail side (seat with height adjustment)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
1.4 Removing and installing the operating lever of the seat height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
1.5 Removing and installing the seat trim panel on the tunnel side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
1.6 Removing and installing the grip for the seat height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
1.7 Removing the headrest guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
2 Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
2.1 Removing and installing the rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
3 Removing and installing backrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
74 - Seat - padding, covers
1 Covers and upholstery of the front seats
1.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
1.2 Removing and installing the cover and the upholstery of the front seat cushions . . . . . . . . 299
1.3 Removing and installing the cover and the upholstery of the front seat backrest . . . . . . . . 301
2 Rear covers and seat upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
2.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
2.2 Removing and installing cover and seat upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
2.3 Removing and installing entire cover and backrest upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
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50 – Body - front

1 Front body

(SRL001304; Edition 10.2018)

1.1 Tools

Special tools and workshop equipment required ♦ Guide bars - T30092 (3411)-
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1.2 Lock carrier with components parts

Summary of components
Note
Depending on the model version, slight differences in the mounting parts are possible.
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1 - Lock carrier with compo‐ nents parts
Service position
⇒ “1.3 Service position ”, page 2 .
❑ Removing
⇒ “1.4 Removing and in‐ stalling lock carrier with component parts”,
page 4 .
2 - Hose clamp 3 - Air guide duct 4 - Screw
Tightening torque - 2
Nm. 5 - Screw
❑ Tightening torque - 20
Nm. 6 - Screw
❑ Tightening torque - 8
Nm. 7 - Lock carrier - top compo‐
nent parts 8 - Air deflector 9 - Screw
❑ Tightening torque - 8
Nm. 10 - Screw
❑ Tightening torque - 30
Nm. 11 - Bumper bracket 12 - Air deflector
and installing

1.3 Service position

Carry out the service position
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– Removing front bumper ⇒ “1.1.2 Removing”, page 132 .
– Pull off the control cable from the lock carrier
⇒ “1.7 Separating the Bowden cable”, page 28 .
– Remove the screws -3- at the left and right frame side rails. – Install the guide bars - T30092 (3411)- on the left and right
frame side rails. – Remove top screws - 2 -. – The lock carrier -1- can be pulled on the guide bars - T30092
(3411)- by approx. 10 cm forwards
-arrows-.
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1.3.1 Reinstallation
– Install screws -2- and -3-. – Take
– Tightening torque of screws (Pos. 2) is 20 Nm. – Tightening torque of screws (Pos. 3) is 30 Nm. – Further installation occurs in reverse order.
Hoses and lines must not be pinched.
the mean of the lock carrier with component parts -1- at the frame side rails and between the wings ⇒ Body Repairs; Rep. gr. 00 ; technical data; body gaps; front body .
Note

1.4 Removing and installing lock carrier with component parts

Removing
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– Bring to service position ⇒ “1.3 Service position ”, page 2 . – Separate electrical plug connections. – Drain the coolant and separate the coolant line ⇒ Engine
cooling; Rep. gr. 19 .
– Separate the lines for the condenser ⇒ Heating and air con‐
ditioning system; Rep. gr. 87 .
– Remove the guide bars - T30092 (3411)- at the left and right
frame side rails - 2 - with the help of a second mechanic and remove the lock carrier with component parts
WARNING
- 1 -.
If the cables of the air-conditioning system and/or the coolant are separated, the drive unit must no longer be started.
Note
The condenser and hydraulic oil cooler must not be tied up to the cables.
The condenser and hydraulic lines must not be kinked.
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Installing
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– Position the lock carrier - 1 - on the frame side rails - 2 -. – Install the left and right guide bars - T30092 (3411)- . – Resetting service position ⇒ “1.3.1 Reinstallation”, page 4 . – Further installation occurs in reverse order.
Make sure that the plug connections and the hose connections
are correctly mounted during assembly.
– Take the mean of the lock carrier at the frame side rails and
between the wings ⇒ Body Repairs; Rep. gr. 00 ; technical data; body gaps; front body .
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1.5 Front wing

1.5.1 Summary of components
1 - Wing
Removing
⇒ “1.5.2 Removing front wing”, page 8 .
Installing
⇒ “1.5.3 Installing the front wing”, page 10 .
2 - Screw
Tightening torque - 4 Nm.
3 - Screw
❑ Tightening torque - 8
Nm.
4 - Wing support
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ “1.6 Removing and in‐ stalling the wing sup‐ port”, page 11 .
5 - Interior trim
❑ Removing
⇒ “1.5.2 Removing front wing”, page 8 .
6 - Foam part
Inserted between the wing and the front top frame side rail.
7 - Damping of interior trim
and installing
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1.5.2 Removing front wing
– Remove front wheelhouse liner
⇒ “1.1 Front wheelhouse liner”, page 158 .
– Remove side turn signal ⇒ Electrical System; Rep. gr. 94 . – On
vehicles fitted with a damping, first of all remove the damp‐
ing. – Loosen catch hook -3- and clip -2-. – Slightly pull the interior trim -1- in the lower area forwards
-arrow b- and then guide it out towards the bottom -arrow a-.
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Carry out the following tasks – Removing front bumper ⇒ “1.1.2 Removing”, page 132 . – Pull out the foam part between the wing and the frame side
rail. – Pull the damping of the interior trim out of the wheelhouse. – Unscrew screw -2-. – Unscrew screws -3-. – For this step the bumper holder -4- must not be removed. – The rear screw -2- can be reached when the front flap is
closed.
tect it from damage. – Carefully remove the wing - 1 -.
Cover the front flap with adhesive tape in order to pro‐
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1.5.3 Installing the front wing
Carry out the following tasks – The installation of the wing - 1 - occurs in the reverse order. – Tightening torque of screw -2- (4 Nm). – Tightening torque of screws -3- (8 Nm). – Observe
pairs; Rep. gr. 00 ; technical data; body gaps; front body .
The wing support must be loosened when the fitting is carried out
⇒ “1.6 Removing and installing the wing support”, page 11 .
Install the wing -1- free of stress.
the parallelism and the correct gap sizes ⇒ Body Re‐
Note
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1.6 Removing and installing the wing support

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Removing – Remove front bumper cover ⇒ “1.1.2 Removing”, page 132 . – Release screws - 3 - and remove wing support - 2 -. Installing – Install wing support - 2 -. – Adapt wing support with the wing -1- to the front flap and
bumper ⇒ Body Repairs; Rep. gr. 00 ; Technical data; body
gaps; front body . – Tightening torque of screws -3- (8 Nm).
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1.7 Bulkhead plenum chamber

1.7.1 Summary of components
1 - Bulkhead plenum chamber Removing
Remove the plenum chamber cover
⇒ “1.8.2 Removing”, page 14 .
Remove engine air duct (depending on engine).
Remove engine control
unit and engine control module holder.
Remove noise insula‐
tion.
Unscrew screws -2-.
Remove the bulkhead
plenum chamber -1- up‐ wards and out of the ple‐ num chamber -4-.
Installing
The installation occurs
in reverse order.
2 - Screw
❑ Tightening torque - 8
Nm.
3 - Plenum chamber 4 - Seal
Note
Ensure that the seal is correctly seated when installing the bulkhead plenum chamber.
5 - Damping
❑ Attached to the bulkhead plenum chamber with clamping plates.
6 - Circlip
❑ For attaching the damping on the bulkhead plenum chamber.
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1.8 Plenum chamber cover

1.8.1 Summary of components
1 - Additional cover
Fitted on the wing web plate.
2 - Plenum chamber cover
❑ Removing
⇒ “1.8.2 Removing”, page 14 .
Installing
⇒ “1.8.3 Installing”, page 15 .
3 - Additional cover
Fitted on the wing web
plate. 4 - Moulded foam part 5 - Seal 6 - Moulded foam part
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1.8.2 Removing
– Remove wiper arms ⇒ Electrical System; Rep. gr. 92 . – Detach the seal -2- along the entire length of the plenum
chamber cover -1-.
Caution
The plenum chamber cover must not be levered off with a lever tool (screwdriver, wedge). The washer is damaged and can subsequently tear.
– Lift up the plenum chamber cover -1- on the edge of the wind‐
screen by hand.
– Pull the plenum chamber cover -1- starting at the edge of the
windscreen -6- towards the top and out of the fitting section
-5-.
– Remove plenum chamber cover -1- from vehicle.
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Caution
Breaking open the plenum chamber cover -1- in the fitting sec‐ tion -5- of the windscreen -6- can lead to cracks in the wind‐ screen.
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Note
An inlay is installed in the fitting section on new windscreens. This inlay must be removed before installing the plenum chamber cover.
The plenum chamber cover must be slightly pressed into the fitting section by hand, but on no account knock or press in using a tool.
Carry out the following tasks – Wet the fitting section -5- with soapy water so that the plenum
chamber covers -1- can be pressed in more easily.
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– Place the plenum chamber covers -1- onto the fitting section
-5- and clip it, starting from the centre, into the fitting section
-5- with slight pressure. – Fit the seal - 2 - onto the plenum chamber cover - 1 -. – Installing windscreen wipers ⇒ Electrical System; Rep. gr.
92 .

1.9 Noise insulation

1.9.1 Summary of components
Note
Depending on the model version, slight differences must be taken into consideration when removing and in‐ stalling.
1 - Noise insulation Removing
Remove the screws -2-
and push out the noise insulation towards the rear.
2 - Screw
❑ Tightening torque - 2
Nm.
3 - Shock absorber cover
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1.10 V-ribbed belt protection

1.10.1 Summary of components
1 - V-ribbed belt protection Removing
Unscrew screws -2-.
Installing
The installation occurs
in reverse order.
2 - Screw
❑ Tightening torque - 2
Nm.
3 - Snap nut
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1.11 Underfloor trim panel

1.11.1 Summary of components
1 - Floor covering Removing
Unscrew nuts - 2 -.
Installing
The installation occurs
in reverse order.
2 - Nut
❑ Tightening torque - 2
Nm.
3 - Threaded bores
❑ Welded to the floor pan‐
el.
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1.12 Tunnel bridge

1.12.1 Summary of components
1 - Tunnel bridge Removing
Remove underbody panels
⇒ “1.11 Underfloor trim panel”, page 18 .
Unscrew nuts - 2 -.
Installing
The installation occurs
in reverse order.
2 - Nut
❑ Tightening torque - 20
Nm.
3 - Threaded bores
❑ Welded to the floor pan‐
el.
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55 – Bonnet, rear lid

1 Front flap

1.1 Summary of components

1 - Front flap
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ “1.2.1 Removing”, page 21 .
❑ Setting
⇒ “1.10 Adjusting the
bonnet”, page 32 .
2 - Plug 3 - Adjusting buffer 4 - Locking clamp 5 - Damping Removing
Unclip all the clips for
the damping in se‐
quence.
Remove the damping
from the bonnet.
Installing
The installation occurs
in reverse order.
6 - Bump stop 7 - Adjusting buffer 8 - Plug 9 - Hinge
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ “1.3 Removing and in‐
stalling the hinge for the
front flap”, page 23 .
❑ Setting
⇒ “1.10 Adjusting the bonnet”, page 32 .
10 - Spray nozzles
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ Electrical System; Rep. gr. 92 .
11 - Support bar
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ “1.4 Removing and installing the support bar”, page 24 .
12 - Flap lock bonnet
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ “1.6 Removing and installing front flap lock ”, page 25 .
13 - Screw
❑ Tightening torque - 20 Nm.
14 - Nut
❑ Tightening torque - 20 Nm.
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15 - Retaining clip

1.2 Removing and installing the bonnet

1.2.1 Removing
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– Remove
– Unclip the cable -4- from the front flap -1-.
– Pull the cable -4- out of the opening of the front flap -1-.
– Slacken the nuts -3- on the left and right at the hinge -2- (do
not unscrew).
Carry out further removal only with the assistance of a second
mechanic.
– Remove support bar -6- from the front flap.
– Only now unscrew the nuts -3- and lift the front flap -1- out of
the hinges -2-.
spray nozzles -5- ⇒ Electrical System; Rep. gr. 92 .
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1.2.2 Installing
Installing – The installation occurs in reverse order. – Adjust front flap -1-
⇒ “1.10 Adjusting the bonnet”, page 32 .
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