Installing Mercedes W166 RAV Tool Box
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1. Vehicle Preparation
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Remove all loose items from the cargo area. Remove the cargo floor, spare wheel and tool tray.
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Remove rear seats as in WIS instructions (Save seat mounting hardware)
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Remove bolt from rear deck sill plate
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Unclip rear deck sill plate and remove.
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Install and bolt down center support bracket (2 Bolts M10 x 1.5 x35mm 6mm Allen cap, 10mm flat washers)
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Pay attention to the pin to align properly
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NOTE: To service TPMS control module remove drawers ad service through access door in bottom plate.
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2. Installation of Front Box
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Place box inside vehicle. It fits through the rear doors. This is a 2 person job.
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3. Installation of the rear plate
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Install 6 rear support brackets and tighten finger tight
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Set plate on brackets and align, overlapping the base plate of the front box on the center support bracket.
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Use punch tool to align holes and drop in 2 bolts M8 x 1.25 x 40mm in holes on each side and one bolt M8 x 1.25 x 30 in the center hole.
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Secure plate to center support bracket with 2 bolts on the outside and on in the middle, align and finger tighten
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Install 3 bolts securing base plate to vehicle frame
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and 4th bolt securing the tool box rail to the base plate and vehicle frame.
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Put bolt sizes in
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Install and loosely tighten 3 M8 black oxide bolts on each side until L bracket touches the underside of the base plate
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4. Install box
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Remove drawers and slide box on rail guides, align with bolt holes
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Install 6 (M12) bolts and fully tighten to 66 Nm
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Install drawers.
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After drawer is installed move rail clip to locked position
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