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Anti-roll Bar Trim







Anti-Roll Bar Trim

Removal and installation are same for right and left.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Trim Removal Wedge (3409)

Removing






Follow the safety precautions for the rollover protection. Refer to => [ Rollover Protection Safety Precautions ] Rollover Protection Safety Precautions.

- Open the convertible top until the displayed position of the top and the convertible top compartment cover is reached.

- Support the convertible top with a suitable wood stick.

- Disconnect the Ground (GND) cable on the battery.

- Unhook the hooks - 1 - on the rollover protection trim through the openings in the aluminum mount - arrow A -.






- At the same time push the trim with the trim removal wedge (3409) upward - arrow B - to prevent the hooks from getting hooked in again.

- Do this to all 4 hooks and then remove the trim.

Installing

Follow the safety precautions for the rollover protection. Refer to => [ Rollover Protection Safety Precautions ] Rollover Protection Safety Precautions.

Installation is reverse of removal, but note the following:

- Press the rollover protection trim back on until it engages audibly.

Make sure no one is standing near the rollover protection when reconnecting the battery. Stand at least 1 meter away.

- Connect the GND cable on the battery.

- ALWAYS perform an output diagnostic test under "Guided Functions" after repairing the rollover protection and only after all work procedures are completed (also if a new rollover protection was installed). Refer to the vehicle diagnostic tester.