Rear Door Striker: Adjustments

Door Striker Pin, Adjusting

• The following describes adjusting the right rear door. Adjusting the left rear door is identical.

• When closing, door must lock completely without further applied force and must have no play.

• By adjusting the striker pin, door must not be pushed upward or downward.

The alignment of the rear door to the side panel can be adjusted using the striker pin (wind noises).

- Loosen the bolts - 2 - on the C-pillar and loosen the striker pin - 1 -.






- Adjust door with lock bracket - 1 - so that the rear door aligns with side panel when closed (wind noise).

- Tighten the bolts - 2 - on the striker pin - 1 -.

Bolt - 2 - tightening specification: 20 Nm