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51 24 105 Removing and installing/replacing tailgate lock

Necessary preliminary tasks:

• Remove top cover from tail panel

Removal:

Release screws (1).

Tightening torque 51 24 1AZ.
Version with Automatic Soft Close system only:

• Unclip Bowden cable (2) from tailgate lock

counter support, then feed out Bowden
cable nipple from fixture on tailgate
lock (3).

Feed out tailgate lock (1).

Unlock plug connections (4) and disconnect.

Installation:

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Connect and lock the plug connections (4).

Feed in tailgate lock (1).
Tighten down screws (1).
Tightening torque 51 24 1AZ.
Version with Automatic Soft Close system only:

• Feed Bowden cable nipple into fixture on

tailgate lock (3), then clip Bowden cable (2)
into tailgate lock counter support.

Installation note:
Perform a function check of tailgate lock with the
tailgate open.

Required follow-up work:

• Mount top trim on tail panel

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