Tightening Specifications: Installing

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Install In Reverse Order Of Removal.Note The Following:

CAUTION:

Risk of leaks
Water could enter the luggage compartment if the seals are twisted or are not positioned correctly.
Make sure the installed seal is in good condition and installed correctly.

-- Check the seal between the camera and pivoting emblem and make sure it is not loose or turned.

-- Insert the pivoting motor wire into the wiring guide -1- for the rearview camera housing -2-.

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-- Insert the rearview camera housing -2- together with the pivoting motor -3- into the pivoting emblem -4-.

CAUTION:

The pivoting mechanism may be difficult to move.
The screw in the pivoting motor that is difficult to access -lower right arrow- may fall out when inserting it in the rear view camera housing.
The pivoting emblem must be held so that the pivoting motor -3- is at the bottom when positioning the bolts.

-- Install the screws -arrows-.

-- Install the pivoting emblem with the rear view camera housing and pivoting motor in the rear lid. Refer to REARVIEW CAMERA -R189-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Install In Reverse Order Of Removal. Note the following:

-- Check if the release lever and the sliding surface on the pivoting motor are sufficiently lubricated with grease.

-- Connect the rearview camera housing and the pivoting motor.

-- Install the bolts.

-- Install the rear view camera housing with the pivoting motor in the pivoting emblem. Refer to TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS .