Removing and Installing Front Emergency Release

556219 Removing And Installing Front Emergency Release






Removing front emergency release






1. Open front lid.
2. Partly loosen luggage-compartment lining -1-.






3. Disconnect electric plug connection -2-.






4. Unclip finger plate -3- out of luggage compartment lining -1-. To do this, press in the locking tabs -arrows-.






Removing front emergency release






1. Open front lid.
2. Unscrew fastening screw -1- and unclip release handle -2- from luggage-compartment lining -3-.






3. Disconnect electric plug connection -1- for microswitch and remove release handle -2-.






Installing front emergency release






1. Clip finger plate -3- into luggage compartment lining -1-.






2. Lock electric plug connection -2-.






3. Fasten luggage compartment lining -1-.






4. Check inner release of luggage compartment (Trunk Entrapment).

Installing support for release handle






NOTE:
- In March 2005 Production introduced a technical modification to the release handle. The modification includes a new release handle support.
- For repair or interchangeability of the release handle, vehicles with an old release handle must also have a support fitted on the body.

1. Partly loosen luggage-compartment lining -1-.






2. Position support for release handle -2- on the body and tighten with the fastening nut -3-.

Tightening torque: 3 Nm (2 ftlb.) - 0.5 Nm (-0.5 ftlb.)

3. Fasten luggage compartment lining -1-.

Installing front emergency release






1. Connect electric plug connection -1- for microswitch.






2. Press release handle -2- into luggage-compartment lining -3- and tighten with the fastening screw -1-.

Tightening torque: 2.5 Nm (2.0 ftlb.) ± 0.5 Nm (±0.5 ftlb.)






3. Check inner release of luggage compartment (Trunk Entrapment).

Checking inner release of luggage compartment (Trunk Entrapment)






WARNING: The luggage compartment lid opens when the vehicle is in motion if a person trapped in the luggage compartment unlocks the lid.
- The warning light comes on.

- Stop the vehicle immediately when the warning lights light up.

1. Check whether the upper part of the lock automatically disengages from the lower part of the lock.
2. Engage the upper part of the lock = tool (Porsche spare part) in the lower part of the lock-direction of arrow-.






3. Unlock unlocking lever in the luggage compartment. Check whether the upper part of the lid lock disengages automatically.