Contents: Removal ↡ Installation ↡
Removal
1. Open the hood.
2. Remove the mudguards from the wheel arches of the front wheels, see the relevant chapter.
3. Remove the front bumper, see the relevant chapter.
4. Remove the triangular cover between the wing and the front pillar by pressing the fasteners with a plastic wedge. The plastic wedge should be installed as close to the fastener as possible.
5. Remove the side turn signal repeater on the wing by sliding its lens forward. After removing the repeater, disconnect its plug, see the relevant chapter.
Attention! Place the wing mounting bolts so that they can be screwed back into place during installation.
6. Unscrew bolt 2 at the bottom of the front part of the wing (see illustration).
7. Unscrew bolt 3 at the bottom of the rear part of the wing (see illustration).
(Material borrowed from an online resource: «MercedesMAN»)
8. Unscrew the bolts 4 behind the shock absorber strut (see illustration).
9. Unscrew the upper bolts 5 that secure the rear part of the wing (see illustration).
10. Unscrew the upper bolts 6 (see illustration).
11. Release wing 1 from the side guide of the headlight, then detach the wing from the side member by lifting it up and remove it (see illustration 32.10). If the wing is being replaced with a new one, remove the trim from the front pillar.
Installation
12. Install the outer trim on the front pillar if the old wing is being replaced with a new one.
13. Secure the wing to the side member and to the side guide of the headlight.
14. Screw the wing on without tightening the mounting bolts.
15. Fit the wing to the adjacent body parts and tighten the mounting bolts.
Nominal clearance values:
- The gap between the wing and the front door is 5.0±0.5 mm
- The gap between the wing and the hood is 3.5±0.5 mm
16. Connect the side turn signal repeater plug and secure the repeater to the mounting hole on the fender by inserting the rear part into the hole and then pressing the front part to secure it.
17. Check the condition of the three fastening clips of the triangular cover on the wing and the front pillar. If necessary, replace them with new ones.
18. Insert the fasteners into the holes and secure the cover to the mounting location.
19. Install the front bumper in place, see the relevant chapter.
20. Install the mudguard liner in place, see the relevant chapter.
21. Close the hood.