Technical data
11 Safety information
11.1 Safety measures when working on vehicles with a start/stop system
11.3 Safety precautions when working on subframe
12 General information
22.1 Running gear
22.2 Steering
22.3 Tyre types
23 Repair instructions
33.1 Checking shock absorbers when removed
33.2 Rules for cleanliness
33.3 General repair instructions
43.4 Contact corrosion
43.5 Gaskets and seals
43.6 Nuts and bolts
53.7 Electrical components
53.8 Routing and attachment of lines
53.9 Raising suspension to unladen position (vehicles with coil springs)
64 Evaluating accident vehicles
115 Disposal
135.1 Releasing gas and draining front gas-filled shock absorbers
135.2 Releasing gas and draining rear gas-filled shock absorbers
14Front suspension
151 Front axle
151.1 Overview of fitting locations – front axle
152 Subframe
162.1 Assembly overview – subframe
162.2 Removing and installing subframe without steering rack
202.3 Removing and installing subframe with steering rack
232.4 Repairing subframe
242.5 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
352.6 Removing and installing coupling rod
362.7 Repairing thread in longitudinal member
372.8 Fixing subframe in position
372.9 Lowering subframe
423 Suspension strut, upper suspension link
463.1 Assembly overview - suspension strut, upper suspension link
463.2 Removing and installing suspension strut
463.3 Repairing suspension strut
534 Lower suspension link, swivel joint
574.1 Assembly overview - lower suspension link, swivel joint
574.2 Removing and installing lower suspension link
584.3 Checking swivel joint
614.4 Removing and installing swivel joint
614.5 Renewing bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link
635 Wheel bearing
715.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
715.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
715.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
786 Drive shaft
836.1 Assembly overview – drive shaft
836.2 Removing and installing drive shaft
876.3 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
946.4 Removing and installing drive shaft heat shield
966.5 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
976.6 Checking outer constant velocity joint
1076.7 Checking inner constant velocity joint
109Rear suspension
1121 Rear axle
1121.1 Overview – rear axle
1121.2 Removing and installing rear axle
1132 Axle beam
1182.1 Assembly overview – axle beam
1182.2 Removing and installing axle beam
1203 Subframe
1233.1 Assembly overview – subframe
1234 Anti-roll bar
1244.1 Assembly overview – anti-roll bar
1244.2 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
1254.3 Removing and installing coupling rod
1285 Suspension link, track rod
1305.1 Removing and installing track rod
1306 Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
1326.1 Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
1326.2 Removing and installing shock absorber
1336.3 Removing and installing spring
1357 Wheel bearing assembly, trailing arm
1387.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
1387.2 Assembly overview - trailing arm
1397.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
1417.4 Removing and installing trailing arm with mounting bracket
1458 Drive shaft
1498.1 Assembly overview – drive shaft
1498.2 Removing and installing drive shaft
1518.3 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
1568.4 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
1568.5 Checking outer constant velocity joint
1588.6 Checking inner constant velocity joint
158Self-levelling suspension
1591 Vehicle level sender
1591.1 Assembly overview – front vehicle level senders
1591.2 Assembly overview – rear vehicle level senders
1591.3 Removing and installing front vehicle level senders G78/G289
1601.4 Removing and installing rear vehicle level senders G76/G77
162Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
1631 Wheels, tyres
1631.1 Removing tyre from wheel
1631.2 Fitting tyres
1641.3 Wheel change
1661.4 Balancing wheels
1701.5 Specified torques for wheel bolts
1731.6 Pressing tyre off wheel rim
1731.7 Tyre sealant
1741.8 Tyre sealant disposal
1741.9 Alloy wheels with metal valves
1751.10 Models with breakdown set
1752 Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
1762.1 System description – Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
1763 Wheel alignment
1783.1 Notes for wheel alignment
1783.2 Conditions for testing
1783.3 Test preparations
1793.4 Specifications for wheel alignment
1803.5 Wheel alignment procedure
1823.6 Necessity of wheel alignment
1833.7 Adjusting camber at front wheels
1843.8 Adjusting camber on rear axle
1853.9 Adjusting toe at rear axle
1853.10 Adjusting front axle toe
1853.11 Wheel runout compensation
1863.12 Vehicle data sticker
1873.13 Checking maximum steering wheel angle
1884 Vibration due to wheels/tyres - causes and rectification
1894.1 Causes of rough running
1894.2 Conducting a road test before balancing wheels
1894.3 Balancing wheel
1894.4 Vibration control system
1904.5 Checking radial and lateral runout of wheels and tyres
1904.6 Checking radial and lateral run-out on wheel rim
1914.7 Matching wheels and tyres
1924.8 Determining flat spots on tyres
193Steering
1951 Steering wheel
1951.1 Assembly overview – steering wheel
1951.2 Removing and installing steering wheel
1952 Steering column
1972.1 Assembly overview – steering column
1972.2 Checking steering column for damage
1982.3 Handling and transporting steering column
1982.4 Removing and installing steering column
1992.5 Removing and installing control unit for electronic steering column lock J764
2043 Steering rack
2063.1 Assembly overview – steering rack
2063.2 Removing and installing steering rack
2083.3 Removing and installing bellows
2153.4 Removing and installing track rod
2173.5 Removing and installing track rod ball joint
2213.6 Repairing steering rack
2234 Sensors
2264.1 Removing and installing steering angle sender G85
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