Technical data
11 Safety information
11.1 Safety precautions when working on vehicles with a start/stop system
11.2 Safety precautions when working on subframe
12 Repair instructions
22.1 Leaks at shock absorbers
22.2 Noises from shock absorbers
22.3 Checking shock absorbers when removed
32.4 Steering rack
32.5 Gaskets and seals
42.6 Nuts and bolts
42.7 Electrical components
42.8 Routing and attachment of lines
52.9 Raising suspension to unladen position (vehicles with coil springs)
83 Evaluating accident vehicles
133.1 Check list for evaluating running gear on accident vehicles
134 Waste disposal
154.1 Releasing gas and draining front gas-filled shock absorbers
154.2 Releasing gas and draining rear gas-filled shock absorbers
17Front suspension
191 Front axle
191.1 Overview - front axle
192 Subframe
212.1 Assembly overview – subframe
212.2 Removing and installing subframe without steering rack
252.3 Removing and installing subframe with steering rack
282.4 Repairing subframe
322.5 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
432.6 Repairing thread in longitudinal member
482.7 Fixing position of subframe
482.8 Lowering subframe
493 Suspension strut, upper suspension link
533.1 Assembly overview - suspension strut, upper suspension link
533.2 Removing and installing suspension strut
563.3 Repairing suspension strut
704 Lower suspension link, swivel joint
734.1 Removing and installing lower suspension link
734.2 Renewing bush for track control link
794.3 Checking swivel joint
814.4 Removing and installing swivel joint
824.5 Renewing bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link
855 Wheel bearing
885.1 Assembly overview - wheel bearing
885.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
905.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
936 Drive shaft
966.1 Overview - drive shaft
966.2 Assembly overview - drive shaft
976.3 Removing and installing drive shaft
1056.4 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
1176.5 Removing and installing drive shaft heat shield
1216.6 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
1216.7 Checking outer constant velocity joint
1396.8 Checking inner constant velocity joint
140Rear suspension
1431 Rear axle
1431.1 Overview - rear axle
1431.2 Lowering rear axle
1441.3 Removing and installing rear axle
1462 Subframe
1512.1 Fixing position of subframe
1513 Anti-roll bar
1563.1 Assembly overview - anti-roll bar
1563.2 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
1564 Suspension link, track rod
1594.1 Assembly overview - transverse link
1594.2 Removing and installing upper transverse link
1614.3 Removing and installing lower transverse link
1624.4 Removing and installing track rod
1645 Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
1675.1 Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
1675.2 Removing and installing shock absorbers
1695.3 Repairing shock absorber
1735.4 Removing and installing spring
1766 Wheel bearing assembly, trailing arm
1796.1 Assembly overview - wheel bearing
1796.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
1806.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
1846.4 Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing
1866.5 Removing and installing trailing arm with mounting bracket
1896.6 Repairing trailing arm
192Self-levelling suspension
1961 Electronically controlled damping system
1961.1 Overview of fitting locations - electronically controlled damping system
1961.2 Removing and installing electronically controlled damping control unit J250
1971.3 Removing and installing front body acceleration senders G341/G342
1981.4 Removing and installing rear body acceleration sender G343
1992 Vehicle level sender
2012.1 Assembly overview - front vehicle level senders
2012.2 Assembly overview - rear vehicle level senders
2022.3 Removing and installing front vehicle level senders G78 / G289
2022.4 Removing and installing rear vehicle level senders G76 / G77
204Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
2051 Wheels, tyres
2051.1 Removing tyre from wheel
2051.2 Mounting tyre
2051.3 Wheel change
2061.4 Specified torques for wheel bolts
2101.5 Pressing tyre off wheel rim
2101.6 Tyre sealant
2111.7 Tyre sealant disposal
2111.8 Models with breakdown set
2112 Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
2122.1 System description - Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
2122.2 Assembly overview - tyre pressure sensor
2132.3 Removing and installing tyre pressure sensor G222 / G223 / G224 / G225
2143 Wheel alignment
2163.1 Notes for wheel alignment
2163.2 Prerequisites for testing
2173.3 Test preparations
2173.4 Specifications for wheel alignment
2193.5 Wheel alignment procedure
2203.6 Necessity of wheel alignment
2223.7 Adjusting camber at front wheels
2233.8 Adjusting camber on rear axle
2253.9 Adjusting front axle toe
2263.10 Adjusting toe at rear axle
2273.11 Wheel runout compensation
2283.12 Vehicle data sticker
2283.13 Steering angle sender G85 basic setting
2293.14 Checking maximum wheel lock
2294 Vibration due to wheels/tyres - causes and rectification
2304.1 Causes of rough running
2304.2 Conducting a road test before balancing wheels
2304.3 Balancing wheel
2314.4 Vibration control system
2354.5 Checking radial and lateral runout of wheels and tyres
2354.6 Checking radial and lateral run-out on wheel rim
2364.7 Matching wheels and tyres
2374.8 Determining flat spots on tyres
238Steering
2401 Steering wheel
2401.1 Removing and installing steering wheel
2402 Steering column
2432.1 Assembly overview - steering column
2432.2 Checking steering column for damage
2452.3 Handling and transporting steering column
2462.4 Removing and installing steering column
2473 Steering rack
2603.1 Assembly overview - steering rack
2603.2 Removing and installing steering rack
2633.3 Removing and installing boot
2783.4 Removing and installing track rod
2803.5 Repairing steering rack
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