Windshield Assembly Overview

Windshield Assembly Overview

• Calibrate the camera if the windshield was replaced on a vehicle with lane assist.

• The windshield projection head up display control module (J898) must be calibrated if the windshield on a vehicle with windshield projection is replaced.






1 Windshield

• Two left and right locking pins at the top of the windshield will get cut during the removal.

• These pins are not needed when installing the windshield again.

• Use adhesive tape to keep the windshield from falling out when installing it.

Disconnect the battery before removing a windshield with heating.

• Distance to roof dimension - a - = 2 mm.

• Align the side distance - c -.

2 Adhesive sealing material

• Observe minimum curing time => [ Minimum Curing Times ] Minimum Curing Times.

• Dimension - b -= 15 mm +/- 2 mm

• Dimension - D - = 8 mm +/- 2 mm

3 Plenum chamber cover

• Press into retaining strip only after window adhesive minimum curing time is complete (3 hours).

4 Plenum chamber cover molding

• No replacement part

• With a new window, protective piping must first be removed before installing plenum chamber cover.

5 Gap Cover

• The cutting wire must be laid under the gap cover.

• Replacing, refer to => [ Cover Profile ] Cover Profile

6 Drip rail

Heated windshield control module (J505)

- The heated windshield control module (J505) is located inside the spare wheel well on the left side.






Disconnect the battery before removing.

- Open the cover and remove the nuts from the connections.

- Disconnect the connector from the heated windshield control module (J505).

- Tighten the nuts to 7.5 Nm.

Water Deflector, Removing






1 Drip rail

• Remove from the guide rail starting from the bottom and working up.

• Press into the guide rail as far as the stop, beginning at the top and working toward the bottom.

• Check for flushness at the transition to the A-pillar.

2 Pop rivet

• quantity: 5

• Rivet the guide rails beginning at the top.

3 Guide rail

• The windshield is removed.

• To remove, drill out rivet heads - 4 - and drive out rivet shafts.

Removing protective tubing





- With a new windshield - 1 -, protective piping - 2 - must be removed from molding - 3 - before installing plenum chamber cover - 4 -.