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 Evaluating accident vehicles
22.1 Check list for evaluating running gear on accident vehicles
23 Repair notes
43.1 Leaks at shock absorbers
43.2 Noises from shock absorbers
43.3 Checking shock absorbers when removed
53.4 Steering rack
53.5 Gaskets and seals
63.6 Nuts and bolts
63.7 Electrical components
63.8 Raising suspension to unladen position (vehicles with coil springs)
74 Disposal
104.1 Releasing gas and draining front gas-filled shock absorbers
104.2 Releasing gas and draining rear gas-filled shock absorbers
11Front suspension
141 Front axle
141.1 Overview of fitting locations – front axle
142 Subframe
152.1 Assembly overview – subframe
152.2 Removing and installing subframe without steering rack
172.3 Removing and installing subframe with steering rack
222.4 Repairing subframe
292.5 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
402.6 Removing and installing coupling rod
452.7 Repairing thread in longitudinal member
462.8 Fixing subframe in position
462.9 Lowering subframe
503 Suspension strut, upper suspension link
553.1 Assembly overview - suspension strut, upper suspension link
553.2 Removing and installing suspension strut
563.3 Repairing suspension strut
664 Lower suspension link, swivel joint
704.1 Assembly overview - lower suspension link, swivel joint
704.2 Removing and installing lower suspension link
714.3 Checking swivel joint
784.4 Removing and installing swivel joint
794.5 Renewing front bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link
834.6 Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link
875 Wheel bearing
915.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
915.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
915.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
986 Drive shaft
1026.1 Overview - drive shaft
1026.2 Assembly overview – drive shaft
1036.3 Removing and installing drive shaft
1116.4 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
1286.5 Removing and installing drive shaft heat shield
1306.6 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
1306.7 Checking outer constant velocity joint
1526.8 Checking inner constant velocity joint
153Rear suspension
1561 Rear axle
1561.1 Overview – rear axle
1561.2 Lowering rear axle
1571.3 Removing and installing rear axle
1631.4 Removing and installing shield for rear axle
1722 Subframe
1742.1 Assembly overview – subframe
1742.2 Assembly overview - add-on parts for subframe
1742.3 Fixing subframe in position
1752.4 Repairing subframe
1863 Anti-roll bar
2013.1 Assembly overview – anti-roll bar
2013.2 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
2013.3 Removing and installing coupling rod
2024 Suspension link, track rod
2064.1 Assembly overview - transverse link
2064.2 Assembly overview – track rod
2084.3 Removing and installing upper transverse link
2084.4 Removing and installing lower transverse link
2094.5 Removing and installing track rod
2115 Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
2135.1 Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
2135.2 Removing and installing shock absorber
2145.3 Repairing shock absorber
2175.4 Removing and installing spring
2196 Wheel bearing assembly, trailing arm
2266.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
2266.2 Assembly overview - trailing arm
2276.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
2286.4 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
2346.5 Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing
2366.6 Removing and installing trailing arm with mounting bracket
2406.7 Repairing trailing arm
2447 Drive shaft
2497.1 Assembly overview – drive shaft
2497.2 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
2537.3 Removing and installing drive shaft
2547.4 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
2617.5 Checking outer constant velocity joint
2687.6 Checking inner constant velocity joint
270Self-levelling suspension
2731 Electronic damping control
2731.1 Assembly overview - electronically controlled damping system
2731.2 Removing and installing electronically controlled damping control unit J250
2751.3 Removing and installing front body acceleration senders G341/G342
2761.4 Removing and installing rear left body acceleration sender G699
2782 Vehicle level sender
2802.1 Assembly overview – front vehicle level senders
2802.2 Assembly overview – rear vehicle level senders
2812.3 Removing and installing front vehicle level senders G78/G289
2812.4 Removing and installing rear vehicle level senders G76/G77
283Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
2841 Wheel alignment
2841.1 Notes for wheel alignment
2841.2 Conditions for testing
2851.3 Test preparations
2851.4 Specifications for wheel alignment
2871.5 Wheel alignment procedure
2881.6 Necessity of wheel alignment
2891.7 Vehicle data sticker
2901.8 Adjusting camber at front wheels
2911.9 Adjusting camber on rear axle
2921.10 Adjusting toe at rear axle
2941.11 Adjusting front axle toe
2941.12 Wheel runout compensation
2951.13 Checking maximum steering wheel angle
2962 Adaptive cruise control
2973 Front camera for assist systems
298Steering
2991 Steering wheel
2991.1 Assembly overview – steering wheel
2991.2 Removing and installing steering wheel
2992 Steering column
3012.1 Assembly overview – steering column
3012.2 Checking steering column for damage
3022.3 Handling and transporting steering column
3032.4 Removing and installing steering column
3042.5 Removing and installing control unit for electronic steering column lock J764
3133 Steering rack
3163.1 Assembly overview – steering rack
3163.2 Removing and installing steering rack
3213.3 Removing and installing bellows
3323.4 Removing and installing track rod
3343.5 Removing and installing track rod ball joint
3393.6 Repairing steering rack
3404 Sensors
3454.1 Removing and installing steering angle sender G85
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