51 32... Adjusting vertical dimension of front left or right side window

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Special tools required:

Prerequisite:

Vehicle must be standing on its wheels on a level floor
FRONT DOOR correctly adjusted to fit

IMPORTANT: When closing, the door window glass must not jam on the trim strip in any area of the window (window glass breakage).

Necessary preliminary tasks

Remove OUTER WINDOW CAVITY WEATHER STRIP .
Remove FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL .

Vertical dimension

Raise the door window.

Close front door.

Measure dimension (A) with special tool 51 0 342 between flange (1) and door window glass (2).

A 10.7 mm ± 0.8 mm

Inside of flange edge (1) to door window glass (2) in area of B-pillar.

Fig 1: Measuring Dimension Between Flange And Door Window Glass Using Special Tool (51 0 342)

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Adjusting vertical dimension

Connect special tool 51 0 400 to adjustment pin (1) and release nut (2).
Tightening torque 51 33 6AZ .
Turn screw (1) to adjust dimension and lock with nut (2). Check dimension.
If necessary, repeat operations.

Fig 2: Identifying Side Window Screw And Nut
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