Exhaust system, installing free of tension

• Align exhaust system when cold.

• Loosen threaded connections on all double clamps of exhaust system.

• Press rear muffler toward front - arrow  - until following pre-loads on retaining loops are achieved:

• Front retaining loop: - a  - = 11 mm.
• Rear retaining loop: - a  - = 14 mm.

• Align rear muffler horizontally.
• Position double clamps centered to section points.

• Adjust front double clamps so that bolt ends do not project over lower edges of double clamps.

• Adjust rear double clamps so that bolt ends do not project over lower edges of double clamps.
• Tighten threaded connections of double clamps evenly.

Tail pipes, aligning 

• Check distance of end pipes at left and right to bumper cover:

• Dimension - x  - left = dimension - x  - right.

If necessary, correct dimension "x" as follows:

• Loosen threaded connections - arrow  - of brace between exhaust pipes.
• Adjust distance between rear mufflers.
• Tighten bolts.

• Check distances - y  - and - z  - of end pipes to bumper:

• Dimension - y  - = 18 to 22 mm.
• Dimension - z  - = 8 to 12 mm.