Contents: Removal ↡ Installation ↡
Removal
1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery cable with the ignition off. The cabin air filter box must be removed first.
Warning! Before disconnecting the cable, find out the radio receiver security code, if any, refer to Section Replacing the battery.
2. Lower the window completely and open the door.
3. Remove the triangular cover, refer to the relevant section.
4. Insert the plastic wedge (1) into the upper and lower slots of the door handle and detach the trim (2).
5. Remove the screws (arrows in the illustration) in the door handle at the top and bottom.
6. Remove the SRS cover (1) from the trim.
7. Remove the screw (arrow on the illustration) behind the SRS cover.
8. Disconnect the door lock cover (2).
9. Using a plastic wedge, detach the door light bulb from the trim (1) on the rear edge of the door.
10. Remove the lamp and disconnect the connector (2).
11. Insert a plastic wedge into the clamp area (arrow on the illustration) between the door leaf and the trim and separate the trim from the door.
12. Reach under the trim (1) in the area of the outside rearview mirror and pull the trim upwards out of the inner rubber seal (2).
13. Have an assistant hold the door and remove the lower group of switches, refer to Section Removal and installation switches in doors.
14. Pull the inner door opener cable at the shell and out of the guide at the door handle. Disconnect the cable.
15. Place the door trim on the appropriate backing.
16. Remove the trim (1) in the area of the outside mirror at the window frame from the clip holder (arrows in the illustration) and disconnect it along the perimeter of the frame.
17. Lift the inner rubber seal (1) at the front of the window frame and detach it.
18. Lift the outer sealing strip at the window frame through the gap of the inner rubber seal and separate it.
Installation
1. Place the outer sealing strip into the groove on the window frame and press firmly.
2. Place the inner sealing rubber into the groove on the window frame and press firmly.
3. Press the window frame trim under the seal on the frame and secure it. The trim should not come off the frame.
4. Have an assistant hold the door trim and connect the cable to the interior door opener.
5. Install a group of switches in the cladding, refer to Section Removal and installation switches in doors.
6. Apply the trim to the door, insert the edge of the trim from above into the rubber seal at the edge of the window and press firmly.
7. Secure the trim to the door using the clamps.
8. Further installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
9. Connect the negative (-) cable to the battery with the ignition off. Reinstall the cabin air filter box. Enter the radio code and set the clock.