tailgate MITSUBISHI COLT 2006 Service Repair Manual

GENERAL INFORMATION
EXTERIOR51-2
GENERAL INFORMATION
M2510000101603
FEATURES
BETTER APPEARANCE
1. Two kinds of radiator grille have been provided.
2. Exclusive radiator grille and front bumper ART Version-R>
3. Exclusive rear bumper
4. Side air dam
5. Tailgate spoiler
6. Rear wiper with resin arm
BETTER AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
7. Front and rear overfenders

8. Side air dam
9. Tailgate spoiler
10. Low air-resistance door mirrors
11. Front under cover
Improvement of cooling efficiency
12. Air guide panels have been installed behind the
front bumper for efficient cooling of the radiator.
BETTER USER-FRIENDLINESS
13. Electric retractable remote controlled door mirror
BETTER PRODUCT PACKAGE
14. Vehicle speed sensitive intermittent time variable
windshield wipers
15. Initial continuous operation and reverse inter-
locked operating rear intermittent wiper
16. Tailgate lower garnish< RALLIART Version-R>
SUPPORT RECYCLING OF RESOURCES
Aggressively uses PP (polypropylene) materials that
are easy to recycle and easy to stamp material sym
-
bols on the plastic (resin) parts.
AC601394

6, 15
10, 13
4, 8
12 14
11
6, 15
16
10, 137
14
5, 9
4, 8
AB
5, 9
3
11
7
2
1

AERO PARTS
EXTERIOR51-7
AERO PARTS
M2510003000583
CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM
AC601394
Side air damTailgate spoiler
Side air dam
Tailgate spoiler

Front overfenderRear overfenderA
C
•Side air d a m, t a ilgate spo iler , front/re a r overfend-
ers impro v e a e rody-
namic char acte ristics and a ppeara n ce.

GARNISH
EXTERIOR51-8
GARNISH
M2510008300329
TAILGATE GARNISH
AC601467AB
Tailgate garnish
Ta ilgate garnish ha s be en in st alled on the bod y to
imp
r ove t he app earance and market ability .

GENERAL INFORMATION
BODY42-2
GENERAL INFORMATION
M2420000100842
FEATURES
WEIGHT REDUCTION AND HIGH RIGID-
ITY
•Application ranges of high tension steel plate,
antirust steel plate, and uneven thickness steel
plate have been expanded.
•The upper frame outer and front pillar connection
has been strengthened by adopting the upper
frame-to-front pillar brace.
•The radius of each opening corner for the doors
and tailgate has been enlarged.
•Cowl top lower panel and spring house panel are
directly joined for higher rigidity.
•Strut tower bar has been adopted <4G1>.
•A front suspension axle side plate has been
adopted <4G1>.
•The air outlet garnish has been installed to the
hood, improving the sporty image and cooling
efficiency in the engine compartment. <4G1>
REDUCTION OF VIBRATION, NOISE, AND
AERODYNAMIC NOISE
•Straight frame structure has been adopted.
•Curved front floor and uneven thickness steel
plate have been adopted.
•Rigidity of the suspension installation part has
been improved.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY
•RISE (Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution) has
been used for the main body.
•Features a side door beam to boost safety upon
side impact.
•Direct combination key cylinder and inside lock
cables for the front doors have been adopted to
improve safety upon impact.
IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION
QUALITY
•The central door locking system, which
locks/unlocks all the doors and the tailgate, is
adopted.
•"P" position shift linked door-unlock function has
been introduced to the central door locking sys
-
tem(F1C1A).
IMPROVEMENTS OF PRODUCT
PACKAGE AND APPEARANCE
•Rigidity of door sash bottom section has been
improved.
•By improving the engaging sound between the
door latch and striker, the door locking sound
quality has been enhanced.
•UV & heat protect glass has been used for the
windshield.
•UV-reducing glass has been used for the front
door window glasses and rear door window
glasses.
•Privacy glasses have been used for rear door
window glasses, quarter window glasses, and
tailgate window glass (Option).
•Multi-mode keyless entry system (with door mir-
ror retraction/return control function) has been
adopted.
•Protector film has been attached on side sill
.
•Sunroof has been installed (Option).

MAIN BODY
BODY42-4
•RISE (Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution) has
been adopted for the main body in order to
ensure all-round impact safety at high level.
•The use range of rust-resistant steel plates has
been expanded and high strength steel plates
have been optimally arranged. In addition,
rust-resistant steel plates are adopted for items
such as the hood, doors, inner panels of tailgate,
and reinforcements in order to improve the rust
resistance of the main body and to reduce its
weight.
•Sealer has been applied to the entire folded area
of the flanges for the doors, hood, and tailgate in
order to improve rust resistance.
BODY SHELL
M2420003000651
IMPACT SAFETY BODY RISE (REIN-
FORCED IMPACT SAFETY EVOLUTION)
AB201266
AB201267AB502015
AB400214
AB
1
2
4
Front sidemember inner
Front sidemember outer
B AA
B
Section B – B Section A – A
Front sidemember inner
Front sidemember outer
3
The fron
t and re ar st ructure s to abso r b hig h ener gy ,
and the
high ly tough cabin str u cture reduce the risk
of p
a ssenger inju ries at fron t-, rear-, and side-imp a ct
collisions, se
cure the sp a c e fo r life protection , and
facilit
ate rescuing p a sse ngers. The structures also
have
the followin g feat ures:1.The front side of the front sidemember , for wh ich
oct a gonal section stru cture is a dopted , has been
enlarged for improved rigidity .
2.The rear side o f the fr ont sidememb e r , for which
8-shape cross section struct ure is adop ted, ha s
bee n enlarged for improved rig i dity .

MAIN BODY
BODY42-5
3. The dash side brace has been manufactured as an unit in order to strengthen the joint between
the front sidemember and the front pillar, increas
-
ing the rigidity of the entire body.
4. The installation position of the steering gearbox has been lowered, and the sidemember from the
front to the rear has been straightened in order to
improve rigidity of the entire body.
UNEVEN THICKNESS STEEL PLATE
AB400963
AB400941
AC
The rear door inner panel
is thicker toward the front of the vehicle.The front sidemember rear
is increasingly thicker toward
the front of the vehicle.The front floor pan
is thicker at the inner part.
The front door inner panel
is thicker toward the front of the vehicle.
The centre pillar reinforcement
is thicker at the upper part. (With the side outer panel removed) The tailgate inner panel
is thicker at the upper part.
The rear floor sidemember
is thicker at the front part.
Uneven thickness steel plate* wit h inte grate d uneven
thickness structure ha
s bee n ado pted fo r imp r ove d
safet
y upo n imp a ct an d redu ced weight.NOTE: *: S t ee l p l a t es with di ffer ent th ickn ess welded
togethe
r to make one steel plate .

MAIN BODY
BODY42-6
DRIVING STABILITY
AB502016
AB400213
A
A
Cowl top lower panel
Spring house panel
Corner of door opening
Corner of tailgate opening
AB
Section A – A
1.
The cowl t op lo we r p a nel a nd the spring ho use
p a n e l h a ve be en dire ct ly inst alled , a n d th e rigidity
of the fro n t suspen sion inst allation area ha s b een
in creased, in orde r to improve drivin g st abilit y .2.In o r der to imp r ove h andling st ability , th e radius
of t he ope ning corne r s for the do or and t a ilgat e
has bee n enlarged t o driving rigidity of the frame
connection s.

MAIN BODY
BODY42-7
DRIVING STABILITY
AB400932
AB400232AB400233
AB400213A
A
Cowl top lower panel
Spring house
panel
Corner of door opening
Corner of tailgate opening
AB
Section A – A1
2
2
4,5
3
Upper frame to
front pillar brace
Front upper
outer plate
Front upper
frame outer
Cowl top extension lower
1.
The cowl t op lo we r p a nel a nd the spring ho use
p a n e l h a ve be en dire ct ly inst alled , a n d th e rigidity
of the fro n t suspen sion inst allation area ha s b een
in creased, in orde r to improve han dling st ab ility .
2.In o r der to imp r ove h andling st a b ility , the radius
of t he ope ning corne r s for the do or and t a ilgate
has bee n enlarged t o increase rigidity of th e
frame connection s.
3.The cowl t op extension lower has bee n adde d to
the cowl t op p anel and d i rectly secured t o the
sp ring house p anel. This improves rigidity a t the
su spen sio n mo untin gs.
4.Driving st ability has bee n improved by jo ining the
fron t uppe r frame outer a nd the front p illar by the
upp er frame-to-fro nt pillar b r ace . (RALL I AR T V e r
-
sion-R)
5.Rigidity has been impr ove d at the suspension
mountings b y joining the front u pper fra m e ou ter
and the cowl top lower p a n e l by the t h icker fro n t
upp er oute r plat e.

DOOR
BODY42-11
DOOR
DOOR LOCKM2420009000499
CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING
•Centre door locking system that locks and
unlocks all doors (including tailgate) via the
driver’s door key cylinder or the driver’s door
inner lock knob has been adopted.
•A child protection is used to prevent the rear
doors from being opened accidentally during driv
-
ing.
•Key-in prevention function has been introduced
for driver's door.
•"P" position shift linked door-unlock function has
been introduced.
•Direct combination key cylinder mechanism has
been adopted to maintain its function at the side
impact and improve theft protection.
CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM
AC206475 AD


Outside handle
Inside lock cable Key cylinder

Door latch assembly
Door lock actuator
Inside handle cable
Inside handle Inside lock cable
Outside handle
Door latch
assembly
Door lock
actuator
Inside handle cable
Inside handle

Door lock actuator Pull handle
Tailgate latch assembly Key cylinder
Outside handle

DOOR
BODY42-12
DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE AND
OPERATION
CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING
•When the driver's door inner lock knob is oper-
ated to the lock position with all doors closed, all
the doors (including tailgate) will lock.
•The driver’s door can be opened by pulling the
driver’s door inner handle even when the driver’s
door inner lock knob is in the lock position. This
function is called "Override function". All doors
and tailgate can be unlocked at the same time
that the driver's door is opened.
KEY-IN PREVENTION FUNCTION
If the driver’s door remained open, it cannot be
locked even though the driver’s door key cylinder or
driver’s side inside lock knob is pushed. This pre
-
vents the ignition key from being left in the passenger
compartment.
"P" POSITION SHIFT LINKED
DOOR-UNLOCK FUNCTION
When the selector lever is shifted to the "P" (parking)
position, all the doors (including tailgate) will unlock,
improving passengers' conv enience during alighting.
Using an adjustment function*, "P" position shift
linked door-unlock function can be changed to
"Active", or "Inactive". The initial setting at factory is
"Inactive".
NOTE: *: "P" position shift linked door-unlock func-
tion can be changed as a customise function. Refer
to GROUP 54B, Customise Function
P.54B-25.
DIRECT COMBINATION KEY CYLINDER
MECHANISM
•
AC207518AB
Door latch
assembly
Key cylinder Direct combination key cylinder mechanism
When d
oors a r e unlocked, a n imp a ct of a side colli-
sion is not easily transmitted to the do or lat c h
structu
r ally , imp r oving do or open ing p e rform
-
ance.
•Even if a n y d oor ke y cylinder is a ttemp ted to b e
t
a mp ered wit h the d oors locked, t he t a mp ering
force is not
easily transmitt ed to t he doo r latch to
det
er thie ves.