Mercedes Benz

Interior - Glove Box Hard to Latch/Pops Open SI M51 03 05 Body Equipment June 2005 Technical Service This Service Information bulletin supersedes Service Measure M5 1 200 04 dated April 2002-2006. SUBJECT Glove Box Difficult to Latch or Open 2002-2006 Mini Cooper (R50) L4-1.6L (W10) Page 145 MODEL R50 (Cooper) and R53 (Cooper S) SITUATION Glove box is difficult to latch or pops open on rough roads. CAUSE The glove box latch does not sufficiently engage the striker. CORRECTION Move the striker downward for more positive engagement of the latch into the striker. PROCEDURE ^ Remove the glove box. ^ Install three A6.4, 1 mm washers (P/N 88 10 0 141 709) on each of the T20 screws holding the top of the glove box (between the glove box and the blue plastic nuts).