Installing Mercedes W166 RAV Tool Box

1. Vehicle Preparation

Remove all loose items from the cargo area. Remove the cargo floor, spare wheel and tool tray.

Remove rear seats as in WIS instructions (Save seat mounting hardware)

Remove bolt from rear deck sill plate

Unclip rear deck sill plate and remove.

Remove plastic covers

Remove Felt liner

Remove side consoles and center support (T30 10 Bolts)

Install and bolt down center support bracket (2 Bolts M10 x 1.5 x35mm 6mm Allen cap, 10mm flat washers)

Pay attention to the pin to align properly

NOTE: To service TPMS control module remove drawers ad service through access door in bottom plate.

2. Installation of Front Box

Place box inside vehicle. It fits through the rear doors. This is a 2 person job.

3. Installation of the rear plate

Install 6 rear support brackets and tighten finger tight

Set plate on brackets and align, overlapping the base plate of the front box on the center support bracket.

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.

Secure plate to center support bracket with 2 bolts on the outside and on in the middle, align and finger tighten

Install 3 bolts securing base plate to vehicle frame

and 4th bolt securing the tool box rail to the base plate and vehicle frame.

Put bolt sizes in

Install and loosely tighten 3 M8 black oxide bolts on each side until L bracket touches the underside of the base plate

Fully tighten M8 (20 Nm)

Fully tighten M6 (8 Nm)

Fully tighten M10 bolts (35 Nm)

4. Install box

Remove drawers and slide box on rail guides, align with bolt holes

Install 6 (M12) bolts and fully tighten to 66 Nm

Install drawers.

After drawer is installed move rail clip to locked position

Fasten seat belt with bolt to floor