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AR72.16-D-1023-01H Adjust Gaps and Sliding Door Ridge Pattern



AR72.16-D-1023-01H Adjust Gaps And Sliding Door Ridge Pattern
MODEL 900.633
- except CODE (T16) Right load compartment sliding door

MODEL 906.6 /7
- except CODE (D03) Roof and rear-end doors, high version


















129 589 03 21 00, Feeler gauge











A Ridge pattern
O Upper gap dimension
P Lower gap dimension
Q B-pillar gap dimension
R C-pillar gap dimension


Adjust ridge pattern A






1 Loosen locknuts (5) and adjust rear ridge pattern A by lifting or lowering sliding door on adjusting screw (6).
2 Tighten jam nuts (5).






3 Loosen Torx bolts (7, 9) on upper and lower carriage.
4 Match front ridge pattern A at upper carriage by lifting or lowering sliding door.
5 Tighten Torx screws (7, 9). Observe specified tightening torque.






6 Loosen Torx screws (8) for locking eye and adapt to modified door adjustment by vertically adjusting (arrow) locking eye.
7 Tighten Torx bolts (8) Observe specified tightening torque.

Do not lift or pull down sliding door over lock striker.When the ridge pattern coincides, the bottom and top gap dimensions on the sliding door should be within the specified tolerance range.For optical reasons, a slightly wedge-shaped gap dimension at the top and bottom is preferable to a ridge offset.

Adjust upper and lower gap dimensions






8 Loosen bolts (10) and adjust upper gap dimension and lower gap dimension as well as minimum distance between sliding door and center guide rail by horizontally moving center carriage (11).

When adjusting ensure that, during the closing procedure (catch in door lock), the sliding door does not collide with the center guide rail. The specified minimum distance is prior to the adjustment of the C-pillar gap dimension. Otherwise the paint can be damaged.

9 Tighten bolts (10). Observe specified tightening torque.