- remove the door upholstery as described above;
- disconnect the wire from the negative terminal of the battery;
Pic. 9.62. Tailgate connector
- disconnect the male part of the contact connector, then remove the female part of the connector from the holder (pic. 9.62);
Pic. 9.63. screws (A) lock fasteners and traction (arrow) tailgate opening mechanism
- remove the two lock screws (pic. 9.63);
- Disconnect the door release linkage, then remove the lock-rod-wire harness assembly;
Pic. 9.64. Pin connector (A), hose (IN) and three bolts (WITH) tailgate opening mechanism
- Disconnect the door release connector (pic. 9.64);
- remove the washer fluid hose;
- unscrew the three mounting bolts;
- remove the release mechanism bracket and release mechanism (pic. 9.65).
Pic. 9.65. Removing the tailgate release mechanism (1)
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.