Front Door: Adjustments

DOOR / HATCH: FRONT DOOR: ADJUSTMENT





CAUTION:
Before adjusting the door positions of vehicles equipped with side and curtain shield airbags, be sure to disconnect the battery. After adjustment, check that the SRS warning light is operating normally and there are no SRS DTCs output.

HINT
* Use the same procedure for the RH side and LH side.
* The procedure listed below is for the LH side.
* Centering bolts are used to mount the door hinge to the vehicle body and door. The door cannot be adjusted with the centering bolts installed. Substitute the centering bolts with standard bolts when making adjustments.
* A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the Standard Bolt Chart Standard Bolt - Specified Torque For Standard Bolts.
1. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL

CAUTION:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to disable the SRS system.

2. ADJUST FRONT DOOR

(a) Using SST, loosen the hinge bolts on the vehicle body and adjust the door position.

SST : 09812-00010





(b) Tighten the hinge bolts on the vehicle body after the adjustment.

Torque : 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)

(c) Loosen the hinge bolts on the door and adjust the door position.

(d) Tighten the hinge bolts on the door after the adjustment.

Torque : 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)

(e) Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws with a "TORX" socket wrench (T40) and hitting the striker with a plastic hammer.





(f) Using a "TORX" socket wrench (T40), tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.

Torque : 23 Nm (235 kgf-cm, 17 ft-lbf)

3. CONNECT CABLE TO NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL

4. INSPECT SRS WARNING LIGHT

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