– Remove the luggage compartment carpet. Refer to
⇒ “5.1 Luggage Compartment Floor, Removing and Installing”, page 262 .
– Remove the luggage compartment carpet support. Refer to
⇒ “5.1 Luggage Compartment Floor, Removing and Installing”, page 262 .
– Remove the backrest. Refer to
⇒ “2.2 Rear Seat Backrest, Removing and Installing”, page 329 .
– Remove the rear wheel housing trim panel. Refer to
⇒ “4.6 Rear Wheel Housing Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”, page 248 .
– Remove the rear lock carrier cover. Refer to
⇒ “5.2 Lock Carrier Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”, page 264 .
– Loosen the rear shelf near the luggage compartment right side trim panel as far as necessary. Refer to
⇒ “4.7 Rear Shelf, Removing and Installing”, page 249 .
– Loosen the Right Luggage Compartment Lamp - W35- -1- in direction of -arrow- and remove it from the luggage compartment trim panel while disconnecting the connector -2- at the same time.
– Remove the clips -1-.
– Remove the trim panel -2- in direction of -arrow-. Loosen the trim panel from the rear lid seal molding.
– Depending on the vehicle equipment level, disconnect any wiring harnesses and remove the trim panel -2- from the vehicle.