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General InformationBody Repairs,
General Body Repairs
Edition 10.2007
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Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
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General InformationBody Repairs, General Body Repairs Edition 10.2007
Contents
1 General notes 1
1.1 Diagnosis of accident vehicles 1
1.2 General notes on body repairs 1
1.3 Condition in which body and/or individual parts must be delivered to paintshop 1
1.4 Straightening 1
1.5 Separating cuts 2
1.6 Body sub parts and part sections 2
1.7 Original joint 2
1.8 Galvanised body parts 2
1.9 Removing remaining material 2
1.10 New parts 2
1.11 Replacement parts 3
2 Safety notes 4
2.1 Removing components 4
2.2 Battery, welding operations 4
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2.3 Electronic control units 4
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2.4 Procedure for electronic control units following accident repairs 4
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