Note: : You must use a special tool/fixture.
1. License plate lighting. 2. Facing the tailgate (Car.1363). 3. Tailgate. 4. Tailgate wiper. 5. Emblem.
1. The secret of the tailgate lock. 2. A nut of fastening of a secret of the lock of a door of a luggage carrier. 3. A bolt of fastening of the lock of a door of a luggage carrier. 4. Tailgate lock.5. Tailgate release lever.
Removal and installation of a tailgate
Removing the tailgate without canopies
1. Remove tailgate trim.
2. Disconnect the following connectors:
- rear wiper motor;
- upper brake light;
- tailgate lock;
- heated rear window;
- license plate lighting.
3. Remove tailgate wiring.
4. Remove the rear window washer hoses.
5. To remove pneumatic racks of a door of a luggage carrier.
6. Loosen the screws (1) on both sides of the car.
7. Remove tailgate (two people are required).
Installing the tailgate without awnings
Installation is made in an order, the return to removal.
Adjust the gaps around the perimeter of the tailgate and the coincidence of the surfaces of the door and adjacent body surfaces.
Removing the tailgate with awnings
1. Partially remove headlining.
2. Remove the tailgate trim.
3. Disconnect the following connectors:
- rear wiper motor;
- upper brake light;
- tailgate lock;
- heated rear window;
- license plate lighting.
4. Remove tailgate wiring.
5. Remove the rear window washer hoses.
6. Remove the pneumatic pillars of the tailgate.
7. Loosen the nuts (2) on both sides of the car.
8. Remove tailgate (two people are required).
Installation of a tailgate with awnings
Installation is made in an order, the return to removal.
Adjust the gaps around the perimeter of the tailgate and the coincidence of the surfaces of the door and adjacent body surfaces.
Tailgate adjustment
Note: Body clearance values are given in section "Body repair and dimensions" below.
There are three ways to adjust the trunk lid:
- by means of bolts of fastening of canopies of a door of a luggage carrier;
- by means of nuts for fastening the canopies of the tailgate;
- through the tailgate lock bar panel.
Note: Observe the sequence of adjustment zones shown in the figure.
Note: The symbols A, B, C and D indicate the adjustment method. The black dot in the center corresponds to the bolt shank. The gray areas correspond to the controlled component. The white areas correspond to the Adjustment area.
Adjustment by means of bolts of fastening of canopies of a door of a luggage carrier
1. Loosen the bolts (1) attaching canopies to the tailgate on both sides of the car.
2. Adjust the gaps around the perimeter of the tailgate.
3. Tighten the bolts securing the canopies to the tailgate.
Adjustment by means of nuts of fastening of canopies of a door of a luggage carrier
1. Partially remove headlining.
2. Loosen the nuts (2) canopies on both sides of the car.
3. Adjust the gaps around the perimeter of the tailgate.
4. Tighten the nuts securing the canopies.
5. Install the headlining.
Adjustment via trunk lid latch panel
1. Remove the trunk sill lining.
2. Unscrew the bolts of the lock bracket (3).
2. Adjust the gaps around the perimeter of the tailgate.
3. Tighten the bolts securing the lock bracket.