Windshield Assembly Overview

Windshield Assembly Overview

• On vehicles equipped with lane assist, the camera must be recalibrated if the windshield has been replaced.

• The windshield projection head up display control module (J898) must be calibrated if the windshield on a vehicle with windshield projection is replaced.






1 Windshield

• Distance to the roof, dimension - a - = 2 mm

• Align the side distance - c -.

2 Adhesive sealing material

• Observe minimum curing time => [ Minimum Curing Time ] Flush-Bonded Windows.

• Dimension - b - = 17 mm +/- 2 mm

• Dimension - d - = 8 mm +/- 2 mm

• Dimension - e - = 12 mm +/- 2 mm

3 Gap cover

• No replacement part

4 Drip rail

5 Plenum chamber cover molding

• No replacement part

• With a new window, protective piping must first be removed before installing plenum chamber cover.

6 Plenum chamber cover

• Press into retaining strip only after window adhesive minimum curing time is complete (3 hours).

Water Deflector, Removing






1 Pop rivet

• Quantity: 5

• Rivet the guide rails beginning at the top.

2 Guide rail

• To remove, drill out rivet heads - 4 - and drive out rivet shafts.

3 Drip rail

• Press into the guide rail as far as the stop, beginning at the top and working toward the bottom.

• Check for flushness at the transition to the A-pillar.

Removing protective piping





- With a new windshield - 1 -, protective piping - 2 - must be removed from molding - 3 - before installing plenum chamber cover - 4 -.