1. DISPOSE OF BACK DOOR STAY ASSY LH

(a) Horizontally fix the stay in a vise with the piston-rod pulled out.
(b) Wearing safety glasses, gradually cut a part between A and B (shown in the illustration) using a metal saw to gradually release the gas.
Specification:

CAUTION: Be careful to cover the area that is being cut as there is a possibility that metal debris could be blown out by the gas (the gas is colorless, odorless and harmless).
ReplacementOn-vehicle inspection
1. CHECK AUTO OPERATION
HINT:
When pressing the switch for 0.3 seconds or less, the roof glass moves but auto
operation does not operate.
(a) Turn the ignition switch ON.
(b) When the roof glass is fully closed, check that pressing the slide roof open
side of the sliding roof switch
for 0.3 ...