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Painting Sensor Brackets and Sensors







Painting Sensor Brackets and Sensors

Painting Sensor Brackets

- Remove grease from sensor brackets in the area to be painted - 1 - using isopropyl alcohol.






- Paint sensor bracket in the area to be painted - 1 - in the color of the bumper cover.

The paint application dimension - A - must not cross over 2.5 mm into inside of sensor bracket.

Paint inside of sensor bracket only up to the specified area. If this is not observed, it may lead to difficulty when assembling or malfunctions in the parking aid system.

Painting Sensor

If the sensors are packaged in a box, where the sensor head (painted area) is stickling out, then these sensors can be painted still packaged in the box.






- Remove coupling ring (black silicone ring) from sensor head, if necessary.

- Remove grease from the black sensor head - 1 - in the area to be painted - 2 - with isopropyl alcohol.

Parking Aid Sensor Through 05.07





- Paint sensor, through 05.2007, in the area to be painted - 2 - in the color of the bumper cover.

Parking Aid Sensor From 06.07





- Paint sensor, from 06.07, in the area to be painted - 2 - in the color of the bumper cover.

Paint application dimension - B - is 3 mm (+ maximum 2 mm).

- After the paint has dried, attach the coupling ring (black silicone ring) to the sensor head.