Remove the outer door handle when replacing it. Removing the upholstery of the left tailgate (see «Loading doors and their mechanisms»).
Remove the left tailgate glass cleaner.
head «on 10» with an extension, unscrew the two bolts securing the outer door trim.
Using the same tool, unscrew the nut securing the outer door trim...
... and take out the nut through the hole in the inner door panel.
Loosen the other nut in the same way...
... and remove the outer trim from the left tailgate.
By pressing the latch, we remove the cartridge with the license plate lamp from the socket of the lining.
Using the Torx T-20 key, we unscrew the three screws securing the outer handle to the overlay...
...and take it off.
Outer handle of the left tailgate.
Install the outer handle of the left tailgate in reverse order.