Windshield, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the left and right A-pillar upper trim panels. Refer to A-PILLAR UPPER TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the left and right sun visors. Refer to SUN VISOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the interior rearview mirror. Refer to INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR .

Vehicles with Rain/Light Recognition Sensor -G397-

-- Remove the Rain/Light Recognition Sensor -G397-. Refer to RAIN/LIGHT RECOGNITION SENSOR G397, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Continuation for all vehicles

Vehicles with Driver Assistance Systems Front Camera -R242-

-- Remove the Driver Assistance Systems Front Camera -R242-. Refer to DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FRONT CAMERA R242, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Continuation for all vehicles

-- Lower the headliner in the area of the windshield far enough that the windshield can be cut out without damaging the headliner. Refer to HEADLINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the plenum chamber cover. Refer to Plenum Chamber Cover, Removing and Installing .

-- Remove the left and right drip rails. Refer to DRIP RAIL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Vehicles with Windshield Defogger -Z2-.

-- Disconnect the Windshield Defogger -Z2- connector.

-- Remove the Front Roof Module -WX3-. Refer to FRONT ROOF MODULE WX3, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Detach the ground wire for the Windshield Defogger -Z2-.

Continuation for all vehicles

-- Insert a cutting guard from the window removal set in the vehicle interior between the cutting wire and the instrument panel.

-- Secure the Cutting Cord :VAS 861 001/1A  -2- in the piercing awl -1- from the window removal set.

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-- Cover the cutting area of the piercing awl -1- on the body flange with adhesive tape.

-- Pierce the piercing awl -1- in this area from the inside outward through the adhesive bead and pull through the cutting cord -2- outward.

-- Position the cutting cord -1- all around under the windshield.

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-- Use the threading tool -1-, for inserting the cutting cord -2- between the roof and windshield.

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-- Secure the outside end of the cutting cord -1- on the right hinge -2- -arrow-.

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-- Secure the removal device -1- from the window removal set at the lower left of the inner side of the window.

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-- Insert the cutting cord -3- in the removal device -1- -arrow-.

-- Tension the cutting cord -3- with the removal device -1-.

-- Insert the cutting guard -2- between the cutting cord -3- and the instrument panel cover.

-- Cut free the lower area of the windshield using the cutting cord -1-.

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-- Move the removal device -1- to the upper left corner of the windshield.

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-- Cut free the area on the left A-pillar using the cutting cord -1- in -direction of the arrow-.

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-- Move the removal device -2- to the upper right corner of the windshield.

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-- Slide in the reel device -1- between the cutting cord -3- and the headline.

-- Cut free the upper area of the windshield using the cutting cord -1-.

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-- Move the removal device -1- to the lower right corner of the windshield.

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-- Cut free the area on the right A-pillar using the cutting cord -1- in the -direction of the arrow-.

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Conditions

• The help of a second person is necessary for the following procedure.

-- Lift the windshield out of the vehicle with two commercially available suction lifters.