Transportation Safeguards, Removing Transportation Blocks From Front Axle Struts
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
For vehicles with Sport suspension, transportation blocks are installed in the front axle struts. These models can be identified by a tag attached at the mirror -arrow-.
NOTE:
Locking pieces should prevent vehicle from bouncing when being driven on to an automobile transport or railroad car and thereby become damaged.
WARNING:
The transportation blocks must always be removed before delivering the vehicle! There is a "Warning!" hang tag hanging from the rearview mirror as a reminder.
Perform the following procedure:
NOTE:
It is not necessary to remove the wheels.
Be careful not to damage surface of coil springs.
-- Relieve load on coil spring by raising vehicle on lifting platform.
-- Press transportation block -arrow- from coil spring.