uneven, loosen the hood hinge mounting nut and
hood hinge mounting bolt, move the hood to and
fro, and left and right to adjust the hood so the
clearance around the hood is even.

Hood hinge mounting nut tightening torque:
11

± 2 N⋅m

Hood hinge mounting bolt tightening torque:
21

± 4 N⋅m

Y0215AU

X0424CA

AC005948AF

Section A – A

Hood

Hood bumper

16.5 mm

2. Rotate the hood bumper by using the arrow mark

on the hood bumper as a guide to adjust the hood
height. If the hood bumper is rotated just one turn,
the hood height changes by approximately 3 mm.

AC005947AF

3. If the hood level, floating, unlock, lock is heavy

check the cord of the release cable, loosen the
hood latch mounting bolts, lift the hood latch and
adjust the bite with the hood striker.

Hood latch mounting bolts tightening
torque: 9.0

± 2.0 N⋅m

DOOR

M4080006000342

DOOR FIT ADJUSTMENT

CAUTION

• Attach protection tape to the fender and door

edges where the hinge is installed.

• Do not rotate special tool MB991164 with a

torque of over 98 N

⋅m.

AC000592

MB990900

MB991164

1. Use special tool MB990900 or MB991164 to

loosen the hinge mounting bolts on the body side,
and then adjust the clearance around the door so
that it is uniform on all sides.

Door hinge mounting bolts tightening
torque: 27

± 5 N⋅m

2. If a door is not flush with its surrounding panels,

loosen the door-side door hinge mounting bolts
and obtain the flushness by moving the door.

Door hinge mounting bolts tightening
torque: 21

± 4 N⋅m

BOLTED PANEL FIT AND ADJUSTMENT

REFERENCE MATERIAL

8-3

NOTE:

AC206498

Washer

Bolts

Washer

Door hinge

Weld point

If the door hinge mounting bolts washers are
welded, grind off the welding according to the pro-
cedure below beforehand.

1. Remove the door hinge.
2. Use a chisel or grinder to release the door

hinge mounting bolts washer, which is welded
to the door hinge.

3. On completion, paint the affected area with a

suitable touch-in brush to prevent corrosion.

4. Install the door hinge.

3. When the door is stiff to lock and unlock:

AC006109AE

Temporary

bolts

Striker

MB990939

(1) Adjustment by using the striker (toward the

inside of the vehicle and vertical direction)
Install an temporary bolts instead of the striker
mounting bolt, and use special tool MB990939
and a hammer to tap the bolt to the desired
direction.

AC006110

Striker

MB990211

MB990243

(2) Adjustment by using the striker (toward the

outside of the vehicle)
Use special tools MB990211 and MB990243
to pull the striker toward the outside of the
vehicle.

AC006111AB

Shim

Striker

(3) Adjustment by using shims (forward and

rearward)
Increase or decrease the number of shims so
that the striker engages with the door latch
properly.

Door striker mounting bolts tightening
torque: 11

± 2 N⋅m

TAILGATE

M4080007000282

TAILGATE FIT ADJUSTMENT

1. If the striker and latch mesh badly, follow either of

the procedures below to adjust.
(1) If the striker is secured by the screws, replace

with the replacement parts (striker; MR523105
and striker mounting bolt; MU000474).

NOTE: The striker was secured by special
screws at the factory. If the screws are reused,
the striker alignment is impossible.

(2) Loosen the bolts if the striker was secured by

bolts.

AC203659

2. Move the replaced striker forward and backward

or to the left and right to adjust, after bolting the
striker temporarily.

BOLTED PANEL FIT AND ADJUSTMENT

REFERENCE MATERIAL

8-4

3. After adjusting, tighten the bolts to the specified

torque.

Tailgate striker mounting bolts tightening
torque: 24

± 4 N⋅m

NOTE:

AC203660

Grind here

When the bolt head interferes with the rear end
trim, rasp the interference area with a round file.

AC201556

4. If uneven clearance is present between tailgate

and body, reposition the hinge to adjust the
clearance.

Tailgate hinge mounting bolts tightening
torque: 9.0

± 2.0 N⋅m

AC103269

Section A – A

17.4 mm

Bumper

Body

5. Turn the tailgate bumper using the arrow of the

tailgate bumper as a guideline to adjust the height
of the tailgate. The bumper height is altered by
approximately 3 mm by turning the tailgate
bumper one rotation.

FUEL FILLER LID

M4080008000229

FUEL FILLER LID FIT ADJUSTMENT

AB300142 AB

If the levelling and clearance of the fuel filler lid is
uneven, loosen the fuel filler lid mounting bolts, then
move and adjust the fuel filler lid.

Fuel filler lid mounting bolts tightening
torque: 5.0

± 1.0 N⋅m

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