Vehicles With All-Wheel Drive

Exhaust System, Aligning Free of Stress


NOTE: Align exhaust system when cold.


- Vehicles without clamping sleeve between center and rear muffler

- Loosen double clamp bolts -item 15-.







- Push exhaust system far enough forward (arrow) so that the pre-tension at the right retaining loop at center muffler a = 5 to 9 mm.
- Tighten double clamp bolts uniformly to 40 Nm.
- Align end pipes.

- Vehicles with clamping sleeve between center and rear muffler


NOTE: Only for vehicles with double clamp between center and rear mufflers, the center muffler must also be aligned.


- Loosen double clamp bolts -item 15-, and -item 26-.







- Push front part of exhaust system far enough forward (arrow) so that the pretension at the retaining loop at center muffler a = 5 to 9 mm.
- Tighten front double clamp bolts -item 15-, evenly to 40 Nm.







- Push rear part of exhaust system far enough forward (arrow) so that the pretension at rear retaining loops at rear muffler a = 7 to 11 mm.
- Align rear muffler horizontally.
- Tighten rear double clamp bolts -item 26-, evenly to 40 Nm.
- Align end pipes.

Tailpipes, aligning







- Check distance of end pipes at left and right to bumper:
- Dimension x left = dimension x right

If necessary, correct dimension x as follows:







- Loosen nuts (arrows) of brace between exhaust pipes.
- Change the distance of the rear mufflers to each other.
- Tighten nut to 23 Nm.







- Check distances -y- and -z- of end pipes to bumper:
- Dimension y = 20 to 28 mm
- Dimension z = 8 to 10 mm